174 Agricultural Society. [March, 



NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting Executive Committee, Feb., 18, 1847, 



Present — Geo. Vail, President ; Wra. Buel, C. N. Bement, 

 Vice-Presidents ; A. Stevens, T. J. Marvin, J. T. Blanchard, Ex. 

 Committee ; B. P. Johnson, Secretary ; Luther Tucker. 



Proceedings of the board of agriculture of the State of Ohio, 

 were received from Mr. Bateham, editor of the Ohio Cultivator, and 

 the thanks of the Society were voted him. Letters were received 

 from Z. B. Wakeman, Herkimer ; H. S. Randall, Vice-Presi- 

 dent ; W. Winthrop, Esq., U. S. Consul, Malta ; Lewis F. Al- 

 len, Esq., on the subject of fruit, and the location of the Fair, and 

 from Hon. E. Burke, com'r of patents, proposing an exchange 

 of documents and publications with the Society ; from A. L. Fish, 

 Herkimer county, on the subject of cheese dairies, accompanied 

 with a proposal to make experiments with a dairy of 50 cows, 

 the ensuing season. The Secretary was directed to accept the 

 proposal made by Mr. Fisk. 



Col. J. M. Sherwood, ex -president, presented to the Society a 

 draft of the buildings and show grounds at Auburn, neatly framed, 

 and the thanks of the Society were voted him. 



A premium of $15 was awarded to Charles Lee of Penn Yan, 

 for his crop of spring wheat, raised in 1845, being the best crop 

 raised that year — a mistake having occurred in the examination 

 of his papers when presented. 



T. J. Marvin, Esq., presented a bond, as required at the last 

 meeting of the committee, in relation to the erections, &c., at 

 Saratoga, for the Show and Fair, which was accepted. 



The committee on the premium list, presented their report, 

 which was accepted, and the list, after examination and amend- 

 ment, was adopted, except as to fruits, which was refered to 

 Messrs. Johnson, Stevens and Bement, to perfect, after receiving 

 statements from Mr. L. F. Allen, to whom the subject was refer- 

 red at the annual meeting. The secretary was directed to have 

 the list published. 



Messrs. Tucker, Johnson and Geddes, were appointed a com- 

 mittee to prepare statements in relation to the manner of conduct- 

 ing experiments in the fattening of different animals upon Indian 

 corn, for the purpose of ascertaining its value for that purpose — 

 and to report at the meeting of the committee in March. 



The President, Mr. Bement and Mr. Johnson, were appointed 

 a committee to prepare premiums for animals from other states 

 and countries, to be added to the premium list. 



Report of Mr. Bement on D. B. Stockholm, Esq., communica- 

 tions on " chemical guano," presented and adopted at the last 



