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'THE OENESEE FARMER. 



failure of his own to find a g-ood sevviceaMe aniniJil in that 

 state, and aigued that the characicr of its horses for use 

 bad beeh over-rated. In respect to the " Female Equestri- 

 anism,'" so prevalent and popular, its effect was to place 

 our dauglners on a level with professional circus riders; 

 with tliein they were forced to eompefe, although they could 

 not do Ko siiccesi«full.v, as a matter of course. 



Mr. BuiiiiouGns, of Orleans, followed, expressing the 

 belief that premiums could not be properly decided on a 

 course of less than a quarter of a mile, and stated th t even 

 If the euliject had been already brought forward by others. 

 U was his intention to have offered a resolution, directing the 

 Jxecutive Committee to provide a track at the next Show of 

 at least the length he had specified, and full forty feet in 

 width. 



Hon. A. B. Dickinson, of Steuben, expressed some 

 very pracricnl views in definition of " thorough- breeding" 

 for the fanner — v, hat it is and should be, and justly claimed 

 more excellence for New York horses than had been 

 allowed them — introducing the results of his long experi- 

 ence and oliservanon on this and other suliiects in connec- 

 tion, and m iking some happy h)ls, which were responded 

 to by much merriment and applause. 



It was voted to leave the matter with the Executive 

 Committee, and adjournment was had for supper. 



Dr. Fitch, the Entomologist of the Society, delivered a 

 Tery interesting address in the evening, followed by a de- 

 sultory discussion on Dwarf Pears. 



Mr. Ar.f.KN mentioned the ravages of the mice in his 

 orchards, gaidens and. pastures last- winter, stating that 

 they ate off the roots under ground, so that no preventive 

 applied on the surface had the least effect. 



Dedicatio."* of tiik Aguicui.tuhal Rooms.— On 

 Thursday evening, the new and commodious rooms of the 

 Society, in the (Jeological Hall, were dedicated, in connec- 

 tion with the usual inauguration of the new President. 



B. P. Johnson, the Secretary, reviewed the past as 

 related to the peculiar features of the occasion, and argued 

 the prospects of a brilliant future from the previous success 

 #nd still more important position now assumed by the 

 Society. 



Ex-President Chekveb followed, tracing the history of 

 Agriculiuriil progress for the past half century, together 

 with that of the Society, in the estimation of the people, 

 and the attention received from the State — very justly 

 attributing a great influence for good to the Agvictdtural 

 Journals, alluding to the old Gevesee Farmer s.x\(\ Cvlliva- 

 tor. The State Society from the time it was awakened to 

 life in 1841. had effected much, and taken a stand at the 

 head of similar institutions throughout the country. 



After addresses from V. H. Bog art, of Cayuga, and the 

 Hon. T. C. Pktkrs, of Genesee, who took the position that 

 the wheat crop is rapidly diminishing thrfiugh the State, 

 and that its cultivation will soon have to be given up, 

 except so far as requisite for the domestic wants of the 

 farmer — arguin<j: that daiiy-farming is to take its place, 

 strengthening his view.) by citations from the statistics of 

 the census, and advocating such a change from numerous 

 eonsiderations. 



Ex-President Ket.ly introduced Governor King, whose 

 remarks were felicitous and pointed, showing ttie connec- 

 tion of the fa.riiier to the government, and via versa, and 1 



cons-ratulating the agriculturists of the State upon the 

 position they now hold, and assuring them of all their 

 interests demand, at the hands of the Legi-nlature. 



The address of T. S. Faxton. the retiring President) 

 was read, referring to the success of the "SVatertown Show, 

 adding statistics to prove the importance of the Agriculture 

 of New York, and closing with the introduction of the 

 President elect, the Hon. Alonzo S. Ui'HA^Nr, who briefly 

 returned thanks, and assured the members of his heartiest 

 efforts in behalf of the common cause. 



Great Si;ccess of the Genesee Fakmek. — As stated 

 in cur last, we have had to reprint the January number of 

 the Farmer three times. Our last edition of six lliousaBd 

 is now almost exhausted, and we are daily receiving large 

 additions to our subscription list. Wesl.all have to strike 

 off another edition in a short time. Our cirrvlation this' 

 year fur exceeds our most sarigjiine expert/ilio7ts. This ur»- 

 paralleled success is mainly due to the efforts of the friends 

 of rural improvement, who have kindly volunteered to ob- 

 tain and forward us the names of subgcrilers. We are 

 deeply grateful to our numerous agents for their dittinter- 

 ed labors, and will endeavor to reward them by making 

 the Faimer still more worth\ of their pafrotif>ge. There 

 is still abundance of time to canvass for subscvibers, and 

 we hope tiur friends will still urge all their neighbors who 

 have not already done so, to join the club for the (renesee 

 Farmer and Rural Ainiual. There are thousands and 

 tens of thousands of farmers in the United States and Can- 

 aria, who take no agricultural paper whatever. Th« 

 Genesee Farmer is so cheap that all can afford to take it, 

 and though our circulation is now very great, there is no 

 reason why we should not count our su'sscribers by hun- 

 dreds of thousands, instead of tens of thousands. Still, as 

 too many farmers prefer a paper devoted mainly to sillj 

 charadt!S and stories, we shill have to be content for the 

 present with somewhat less than fifty thousand subscri- 

 bers ; but \e hope that the time is net far distant, when a 

 paper fill< with the practical experience of fiur best farmers 

 and gardei./TS, and puliHshed at a price within the reach 

 of all, will hdse at least one hundred thousand regular 

 subscribers. 



Premium Es!>..rs. — Our offer of a dollar book for the 

 bfcst essay on vari^ us subjects connected with rural pur- 

 suits has elicited i.-\uch useful and practical information, 

 with which we hope \o enrich the future pages of our jour- 

 nal. This month wt give the e?says to which the premi- 

 ums have been awai led ; and we hope ths writers will 

 inform us what book o? books they will have, and we will 

 ser.d them, postage pa'd, by return of mail. Much diffi- 

 culty has been experienced in deciding on the relative 

 merits of the respective essa\s. Without excejnion, all 

 the articles received are i'rief, practical, and to the point, 

 and our only regret is that we cannot award a premium to 

 each one of them. We trust that every one of the writers 

 will betiome regular correspondents of tiie Genesee Farmer. 



We would remark in this connection, that we must not 

 be held responsible for all the views set forth in the pre- 

 mium essay"!, any more tlian in ordinary conimuuicationa. 



Correction. — In the article on page bD of last num- 

 ber, four lines from the bottom of second column, read 

 •* cut out the joung wood," instead of "set out," &c. 



