KDITOU'S TAIILIC 



New Bedford 1Ioeticultuil\l Societv. — At the Aniiuul Mcctini: of (his Sotitty, tho following 

 officoM wore (.•hoseii for the ensuing yi-iir : 



IIKXKY n. I'lt.vrO, Pri-iiihnt. JAMrx Aknoi.ii, AVii.i.iam 1'. .Iknm.y, -InNATii vn I'.m iisr., .ir, \\ ii.i iam Swiit, 

 r/.v /VfAi./»H/.v. KiiHAUi) S. Taih-.r, Trumtiffi: \\. C. Antiki.vy, /C'Ccnlini/ .•v<';/. <l. 11. W. I'ai.i:, Cur. .'<<i'i/. 



Ci'MMiTTKiLS.— Ili'iir)' II. C'rn|>o, Kihvard S. Tuber, K. C. Antli>>iiy, L. li. Kciili, .Iiiiiu-.h II. ('•■Uin.H, Jutiu-s .Mourcii, 

 Krtfiitir^ Committff. Henry II. Cropo, Thomas A. (iroono, Jiwcph Congdori, Ik-tluicl IV-nninmn, Jr., WlllarU Nye, 

 Getirge Tappnn, (\»»iwiiW#'' on /•;vm/MMM. Joseph C. Delano, George llowlanil, Thomas 1). Kliol, CommitUe on 

 l.ihritnj. Henry 11. I'rnpo, ■\Villiani Swift, Jiihii MeAfee. John M. llowlanJ, K. N. Swifl, CwiiitiitUe on FruU«. 

 Dothuel IVnnunan, Jr., John 15. IJiirgesx, ICilnniiul Tiariliier, .loseph Cliirk, I'hilip Anthony, ('uiiiiiiilUf an Vegita- 

 hlfs. Thomas A. Greene, William V. Coftln. \Vellw(MMl Yoiiiig, Kreileriek I'. Chase, Isaac M. Hall, CommiUee on 

 Floirtrn. Joseph Congdon, Obcd Nye, Ilaltil Kelley. Lorenzo iJavis, Joseph G. Grinncll, Cimnnittve on EnUnnoUii/y. 

 James B. (.'ongdon, L\immitUe on I'ublication. Albert 1). Hateh, Com in it Ue on Ej-clutngis. 



A.N.MAL Mt-ivTiXG OF TiiE New YouK Statk Ag. Societv. — ^Tlic Annual Meeting of this Society 

 •was well atteuJeil, and an unusual degree of interest manifested in regard to the reports of 

 committees and the arrangeiuents for tho future. One of tlie most prominent topics was the 

 propriety- of selecting one or two central and permanent locations for the Annual Fairs. A 

 committee, appointed a year ago to consider this matter, read a carefully prepared rei)ort ia 

 favor of permanent locations, but tho lion. Mr. Burrows, of Orleans county, made a very effec- 

 tive argument agamst the report, and it was laid over for another year. 



One thing is very evident to us, viz. : that such a Society as this .should have far more com- 

 plete arrangements at its exhibitions. The winter show at Albany of grain, poultry, fat cattle, 

 dressed carcasses, <tc., was held in miserable filthy sheds, no better than we could find around 

 any country tavern. The funds have greatly decreased within two or three j'cars; and, instead 

 of charging this decrease upon the weather or the prevalence of cholera, we are prettj' well 

 satisfied that it is mainlj- due to the notorious discomforts of State Fairs — the \iniversal jam 

 and rush, and the utter impossibility of seeing satisfactorilj-^ what people came to see. Only 

 make good arrangements for exhibitions, and provide for the visitors means of easy access to 

 every department of the Show, and have eveiy thing made as plain and instructive as possible, 

 and there will be no lack of visitors, even if the admission were 50 cents, instead of a sliilling. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year, and the next fair is to be held in the 

 city of New York : 



AVILLIA>r KELLY, Rhinebeck, Dulehcss Co., Pi-emdent. J. C. Jackson, New York ; A. B. Conokp., Toekland ; 

 Geo. Yail, Rensselaer; Le Eov Mowry, Washington; J. C. Woodrctf, Onondaga; J. IJarber, Cortland; D. H. 

 Adell, Livingston ; S. M. RuRRouons, Orleans, Vice PresU/ents. B. P. Johnson, Albany, Correttpoiiding Secre- 

 Uiry. E. Corning, Jr., Albany, lieconUng ScertUinj. B. B.JKirtland, Rensselaer, Treasurer. Edgar C. Dibble, 

 Genesee ; Elon Comstock, Oneida ; Chas. Morrcll, Tompkins; T. B. Ardcn, Tulnam ; Ambrose Stevens, New York, 

 Eifcxitite Committee. 



The show of Fat Cattle, Poultry, Grain, <fec., was much the best the Society has yet made. Tliis 

 winter Show promises to become important. The show of fruit was about equal to previous 

 ye.irs. Tliere were several very handsome collections of Apples : N. <fe E. S. Ila^ward, Brighton, 

 Monroe county, twenty-one varieties; Isaac Merrit, of Penfield, eleven varieties; R. II. Brown, 

 Greece, twenty varieties; Henry Freeman, Richfield, fourteen varieties; F. Atwater, Ithaca, ten 

 or twelve varieties (all handsome, including fine specimens of the King Apple and Powell Sweet); 

 Hart Massey, "NVatertown, ten varieties; Isaac Foster, fine Baldwins and Greenings; James II. 

 "Watts, a dish of Northern Spy ; Jas. AVinslow, Watertown, three varieties. Of Pears, there was 

 but one collection, of twenty-eight varieties, from Elhvanger it Barry, Rochester. Some fine 

 Isabella Graj^cs were shown bj- John S. (Joold, Esq., of Albany. 



We must remark that if it be desirable to have a Show of Winter Fruits, it should be maile 

 in some place more accessible, as we saw very few in the room, and very manj- inquiring Avhere 

 the Fruit Show was to be found. 



The farmers in the interior are not quite pleased with taking the Fair to Xew York city. It 

 will no doubt be inconvenient to many ; but it is easy of access and affords amjile accommoda- 

 tion, besides, the New Yorkers .should once see an Agricultural jubilee. It will aid the funds of 

 Society, we think, and do no harm to the Agricultural interets in general. It should be the 

 st Agricultural Show ever witnessed in America. 



