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We are more than gratified at the evidence we 

 are every day receiving that our efforts to fur- 

 nish a good agricultural paper, and one so cheap 

 as to be within the reach of every farmer, are so 

 well appreciated by those for whose benefit we 

 are laboring. As the large lists of subscribers 

 come in with every mail, requiring all our time 

 to transfer the names to our books, the conviction 

 is thrust upon us that there is "a good time com- 

 ing," and it is with difficulty that we can suppress 

 a little self-complacency at the thought that we 

 must have done a little to awaken that thirst for 

 knowledge, now becoming so general among 

 American farmers. 



We are not yet able to determine what will be 

 our circulation the present year, as "still they 

 come," but it cannot fall for short of 50,000. For 

 this result we are much indebted to the voluntary 

 labors of our friends, and the friends of agricultural 

 improvement, in all parts of the country. We are 

 sending the Farmer now to thousands of Post offi- 

 ces, where only from one to five copies are taken, 

 and where, with a little exertion on the part of 

 our friends, the number might be more than 

 doubled. Will not each of our subscribers at 

 these offices consider himself an agent, and form 

 and forward a Club? Additions can be made to 

 clubs at any time, at the lowest club price. Tliose 

 who have forwarded clubs of five can incease to 

 eight by forwarding $1 ; and those who have sent 

 $1 for two subscribera can have the number in- 

 creased to five, by sending another dollar. We 

 aiithorize money to be sent by mail at our risk, 

 only asking proper care in enclosing and direct- 

 ing. Back numbers can always be furnished. 



Our subscribers in Pennsylvania have reason to 

 complain of the late arrival of the February num- 

 ber. This was unavoidable, but we think it will 



not occur again. 



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Sheep Frauds. — We continue to receive com- 

 plaints from the Western States, respecting "east- 

 ern Sheep Pedlars palming off common sheep, 

 which have not been shorn for a year or two, for 

 valuable Merinos." But we were surprised to 

 learn, from Mr. W. Anderson, Ann Arbor, Mich., 

 and others, that even "some of the gentlemen 

 who eloquently condemn such frauds in the agri- 

 cultural papers," should themselves be accused of 

 playing the same game. Such conduct is far from 

 honorable or politic, and seriously retards the im- 

 provement of our breeds of sheep. 



Annual Meeting of the N. Y. State Ag. So 

 oiETY. — The annual meeting of this Society wai 

 held at Albany, on the 21st and 22d of January. 

 The following is a list of officers for the ensuing 

 year: 



President— HENRY WAGER, of Oneida. 

 Vice - Presfdents. 

 I. James Monroe, of New York. 

 II. Lewis G. Morris, Westchester. 



III. Anthony Van Bergen, Greene. 



IV. WiNSLow C. Watson, Essex. 

 V. Theodore S. Faxton, Oneida. 



VI. Olcut C. Chamberlin, Otsego. 

 VII. Charles Lee, Yates. 

 VIII. James McElwafne, Wyoming. 

 Cor. Secretary — B. P. Johnson, Albany. 

 Jiec. Secretary — Erastus Corning, Jr., Albany. 

 Members of the Executive Committee — J. T. 

 Blanchard and J. A. CoRy, Saratoga ; J. Butter- 

 field, Oneida ; J. B. Burnett, Syracuse ; and Wm. 

 Kellet, Dutchess. 



Mr. Delafield, the President, delivered ap ad- 

 dress on the subject of the World's Fair, and pre- 

 sented the medals awarded by this Society, to 

 those who had received premiums at the London 

 exhibition. 



Prof Norton delivered a lecture on the depen- 

 dence cf agriculture upon science for improvement, 

 in whidi he said, that Agricultural Chemistry was 

 in its infancy ; that it was not so easy a matter to 

 become a chemist as some people imagined ; that 

 several yeai's of study and practice were necessary 

 to enable any one to analyse hi^ soil and obtain 

 results sati-sfactory and useful. He was in favor 

 of an Agricultural College, but advised a small 

 beginning ; let students and teachcra be provided, 

 and the superstructure and other necessaries would 

 follow in their turn. The lecture was well-timed, 

 and calculated to direct public sentiment aright 

 in respect to agricultural improvement. 



There was an exhibition of fat stock, dressed 

 meat, grain, tkc, which, although only an experi- 

 ment^ and the weather very unfavorable, was bet^ 

 ter than could be expected, and such as to warrant 

 a more liberal list of premiums for the coming 

 year. 



At a meeting of the i^ecutive Committee on 

 the 23d, it was res-.ived that the Fair for this 

 year be held at Utica, on the Yth, 8th, 9th, and 

 10th of September, if the requirements of the 

 Committee are complied with, which we suppose 

 means that the citizens pay all the expenses of the 

 Fair, except the premiums. 



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