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commend it to the favorable notice of the officers of the County 

 Agricultural Societies for premiums. 



DONATIONS. 



For the library of the Society have been received: 



From the Philadelphia Society for the promotion of Agriculture, 

 5 volumes of their transactions. 



From W. H. Starr, proprietor N. Y. Farmer and Mechanic, 4 

 bound volumes, and the volume of 1847, as far as published. 



From the Hon. E. Burke, commissioner of patents, 4 copies of 

 the Patent Office Reports, for 1846. 



From S. H. Terry, Secretary of Rensselaer Agricultural Society, 

 several copies of the transactions of the society for 1846. 



From James Rees, Secretary Oneida Agricultural Society, pam- 

 phlet containing constitution, regulations, premiums and com- 

 mittees for 1847. 



From Franklin Knight, New York, Washington's Agricultural 

 Correspondence. 



Thanks were tendered to the respective donors. 



JUDGES FOR THE FAIR. 



The vacancies in the list, which was made at the last meeting 

 of the board, were supplied, and the secretary directed to prepare 

 the same with directions, &c., in pamphlet form. 



On Durham Cattle — Effingham Lawrence, Flushing, Long 

 Island; Henry Holmes, Washington; Thomas Hollis, Otsego. 



On Herefords, Devons and Jjyreshires — Lemuel Hulbert, Win- 

 chester, Conn. ; Frederick Ingersoll, Oneida; Thomas Bell, West- 

 chester. 



Cross-Improved and JYative — Richard Griswold, Lyme, Conn. ; 

 Wm. Fuller, Skaneateles; John Budd, Greene county. 



Worlcen Oxm— Sanford Howard, Albany ; Joseph Bennett, Ot- 

 sego; Hiram Clift, Onondaga. 



Steers — John Boicc, Homer; J. B. Dill, Auburn; Julius Cur- 

 tis, Oneida. 



Fat Cattle — Hiram Slocum, Troy; Thomas Devoe, New^-York ; 

 Lester Barker, Oneida. 



Milch Cows — Newbury Bronson, Wyoming; John Bathgate, 

 Morrisania; Eli as Cost, Ontario. 



Horses, class 1 and 2 — Hon. Adam Ferguson, Canada West; 

 Theodore S. Faxton, Oneida; A. W. Clark, Jefferson. 



Blood Horses — Charles Henry Hall, Harlem; John T. Cooper, 

 Albany; Alexander 0. Spencer, Wayne. 



Matched Horses and Geldings — Silas K. Stow, Troy; W. S. 

 Stoutenbergh, Coxsackie; Barent P. Staats, Albany. 



Long Wooled Sheep — Edward Halleck, Ulster county; L. D. 

 Clift, Putnam; Thomas Dunn, Albany. 



