﻿90 
  Sevekth 
  x\nnual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  AGRICULTURAL 
  SOCIETIES. 
  

  

  The 
  appropriations 
  made 
  by 
  tlie 
  Legislature 
  for 
  the 
  promotion 
  

   of 
  agriculture, 
  to 
  be 
  distributed 
  to 
  agricultural 
  societiea, 
  were 
  

   $183,773.91. 
  The 
  acts 
  appropriating 
  these 
  moneys 
  and 
  the 
  

   amounts 
  appropriated 
  thereby 
  are 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  Chapter 
  593 
  of 
  

   the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1898, 
  $8G,000; 
  chapter 
  218 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1899, 
  

   $98,000; 
  but 
  there 
  being 
  but 
  $97,773.91 
  available 
  in 
  the 
  State 
  

   Treasurer's 
  hands, 
  that 
  amount 
  only 
  was 
  apportioned 
  to 
  the 
  agri- 
  

   cultural 
  societies, 
  thus 
  making 
  the 
  total 
  amount 
  of 
  $183,773.91 
  

   appropriated 
  and 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  agricultural 
  societies 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  for 
  

   the 
  fairs 
  of 
  1898; 
  $20,000 
  of 
  this 
  was 
  a 
  direct 
  appropriation 
  to 
  

   the 
  l^ew 
  York 
  State 
  Agricultural 
  Society, 
  and 
  $6,000 
  was 
  paid 
  to 
  

   societies 
  claiming 
  $2,000 
  each, 
  under 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  chapter 
  

   587 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1895, 
  thus 
  leaving 
  the 
  sum 
  of 
  $157,773.91 
  to 
  

   be 
  distributed 
  to 
  the 
  societies 
  upon 
  the 
  basis 
  of 
  premiums 
  paid 
  in 
  

   1898; 
  of 
  this 
  amount 
  $97,773.91 
  were 
  moneys 
  derived 
  from 
  the 
  

   provisions 
  of 
  chapter 
  479 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1887, 
  as 
  amended 
  by 
  

   chapter 
  197 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1894, 
  and 
  chapter 
  570 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  

   of 
  1895, 
  and 
  commonly 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  " 
  Ives 
  pool 
  moneys." 
  

  

  There 
  was 
  reserved, 
  pending 
  the 
  settlement 
  of 
  a 
  question 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  two 
  agricultural 
  societies 
  in 
  the 
  county 
  of 
  Rensselaer 
  as 
  

   to 
  their 
  rights 
  to 
  participate 
  in 
  the 
  distribution 
  of 
  the 
  moneys, 
  

   the 
  sum 
  of 
  $4,942.12, 
  which 
  amount 
  is 
  now 
  in 
  the 
  hands 
  of 
  the 
  

   State 
  Treasurer 
  awaiting 
  a 
  settlement 
  of 
  the 
  question 
  in 
  dispute. 
  

  

  The 
  amounts 
  apportioned 
  and 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  agricultural 
  societies 
  

   in 
  the 
  State 
  entitled 
  to 
  the 
  above-namxcd 
  moneys 
  are 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Xew 
  York 
  State 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  $22,000 
  00 
  

  

  Hornellsville 
  Farmers' 
  Club 
  2,000 
  00 
  

  

  Cambridge 
  Yalley 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  and 
  Stock 
  

  

  Breeders' 
  Association 
  2,000 
  00 
  

  

  Albany 
  County 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  and 
  Exposi- 
  

   tion 
  - 
  2,114 
  33 
  

  

  Allegany 
  County 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  1,340 
  85 
  

  

  Broome 
  County 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  1,678 
  01 
  

  

  Cattaraugus 
  County 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  1,606 
  74 
  

  

  Chemung 
  County 
  Agricultural 
  Society 
  1,787 
  85 
  

  

  