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NEW YOEK AGRICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting and winter exhibition of the New York Agricul- 

 tural Society were held in Albany, February Stli and Dth. The attend- 

 ance was larger than usual. Hon. B. F. Angel, one of the vice-presi- 

 dents, iiresided, in the absence of the presidenf, Solon D. Hungerford. 

 The report of the executive committee was read by T. L. Harison, cor- 

 responding secretary. The report of the treasurer, Luther H. Tucker, 

 showed the total receipts of the year to be $24,308 67, of which 

 $20,309 72 was received through the Utica State fair, and the total 

 disbursements $22,133 48, leaving a balance, with the reserve from for- 

 mer years, of $20,152 G4. This substantial surplus has been obtained 

 without recourse to the race -course. 



The oflicers selected for the ensuing year are as follows : 



President — Richard Church, of Allegany. 



Vice-presidents — 1st, Thomas H. Faile, Jr., of New York City ; 2d, 

 Edwin Thorne, of Duchess ; 3d, Jurian Wiuue, of Albany ; 4th, Frank 

 D. Curtis, of Saratoga ; 5th, James Geddes, of Onondaga ; Cth, Wil- 

 liam M. Ely, of Broome; 7th, Benjamin F. Angel, of Livingston; 8th, 

 Horace S. Huntley, of Cattaraugus. 



Corresponding secretary — Thomas L. Harison, of St. Lawrence. 



Recording secretary — W. H. Bogart, of Cayuga. 



Treasurer — Luther H. Tucker, of Albany. 



Executive committee — Adin Thayer, jr., Rensselaer ; Milo Ingalsbe, 

 Washington ; Fordham Morris, Westchester; Robert J. Swan, Geneva; 

 Harris Lewis, Herkimer; George H. Brown, Dutchess; Josei^h Juliand, 

 Chenango ; John L. Cole, Wayne. 



Miss Middy Morgan, of the New Y'ork Times, was introduced by Gen- 

 eral M.R.Patrick, and read a paper upon the transportation of cattle, its 

 inadequacy, cruelty, and wastefulness, and the neglect and brutality 

 which characterized their treatment after aiTival at the market. Shealso 

 presented earnestly the subject of reformatorj' schools for vagrant chil- 

 dren of both sexes, under the direction of the New Y^ork Agricultural 

 Society, in which the boys may be taught practical agriculture, and 

 the girls may be trained to household arts. This important subject was 

 effectively presented, and its spirit and aims were heartily indorsed by 

 the society. It is to be hoped that State aid may be obtained for such 

 an institution. 



On motion of Vice-President F. D. Curtis, a resolution was adopted 

 aijproving the existing law for the prevention of cruelty to animals. 



The evening of the 8th was occupied by addresses, in the assemblj' 

 chamber of the State-house, on wool and mutton in America, by J. R. 

 Dodge, of the Department of Agriculture, and on stock-breeding, by Prof. 

 James Law, of Cornell University. The former explained the causes of 

 depression in wool-growing, giving condensed statistical statements of 

 consumption and production, and showed where and how lamb raising, 

 mutton-producing, and wool-growing yield relativ'cly the largest ijrofits. 

 The latter made a lucid i)resentation of the principles which underlie 

 successful breeding of farm stock, illustrated by instructive diagrams. 



On Wednesday a report on needed reforms of the market system, by 

 Joseph B. Lyman, of the New York Tribune, was read by Vice-Presi- 

 dent F. D. Curtis, who also read a paper of his own on the conveniences 

 and adornments of country homes. 



The winter exhibition at the rooms of the secretary was an interest- 

 ing show of well-kept fruits and vegetables. 



