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GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. 



For ihe Genesee Farmer. 



Oneida County Ag. Society. 



Editor Gen. Farmer: — Our Agricultural 

 Society held its Annual Meeting, on the 8th inst., 

 at Trenton. Considering the day, wliich was 

 stormy, there was a large attendance. The fol- 

 lowing Gentlemen were elected Officers for the 

 year 1846 : 



DOLPHUS SKINNER, of Dcerfield, P.esidmt. 

 VICE PRESIDENTS : 

 Squike M. Mason, of New Hartford; 

 Hknry Rhojjes, Trenton ; 

 David Utlkv, Western; 

 Calvary Wetmokk, Vernon; 

 Horatio Seymour, Uiica; 

 Davi!) Gray, Marcy ; 

 Eli B. Lucas, Kirkland; 

 John J. Knox, Augusta; 

 Henry B. Bartlftt, T'aris ; 

 Pliment Mattoon, Vienna. 

 Cor. Sea-etari/ — John P. Burcett, of Utica. 

 Rec. Secretary — Benj. N. Huntington, of l{orao. 

 Treasurer — William Bristol, of Utica. 

 Managers — Israel Denio, jr., of Rome; Lucius War- 

 HER, Vernon ; Chauncey C. Cook, Kirkland ; Lewis Ben- 

 edict, Vernon ; Lewis Eames, T^ee. 



Premiums were awarded on 66 bushels, .56 

 54-60 bushels, and 41 9^60 bushels Winter 



Wheat per acre : 34 bushels, and 28 40-60 bush- .,.,,,,, ^^ , , . , . , tt t^t 



els Spring Wheat, per aero: 89 bushels, 79 i [^'^ '^'^'^^"'^ ^^^^ '?' '"/^.s city, by II. N 

 5., and 75 bushels 12 lbs. per T^a>.«7«^hy, Esq. of Irondequoit. They were 



State Agricultural Society. 



The Albany Journal of the 2l5-t ult., says: — 

 "The foll'jwing persons were this evening elect- 

 ed officers of this Society for the ensuing year : 



JAMES M. SHERWOOD, Auburn, President, 

 Vice Prexidejits. 

 Lst Dis. — R. IL Ludlow, 5th I'is.— R Jones, 

 2d " A. BocKEE, C<ih " J. R. Steed, 



3d " E. P. Prentice, 7th " H. S. Randall, 

 4th " T. J. Marvin, 8th " L. F. Allen. 



Luther Tucker, Recording Secretary. 



J. B. Nott, Corresponilhig Secretary. 



J. McD. McLntyre, Treannrer. 



Hon. Alfred Coneling, Ami Doubleday. George 

 Vail, Ambrose Stevens, John Miller, Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



The Committee recommended Auburn as the 

 place for holding the next Annual Fair. 



The Executive Committee are yet to pass 

 'upon this recommendation, but it will doubtless 

 be carried out." 



The subjoined article was intended for the 

 Horticultural Department, but overlooked until 

 after that portion of our paper was arranged : 



Grapes. 



On the last day of December, we saw beauti* 



bushels and 48 lbs., and I'o bushels 12 lbs. per 

 acre of Indian Corn: 63 bushels 27 lbs., and 

 63 bushels 9 lbs., per acre of Barley. Premi- 

 ums on Root Crops, (fee, were awarded at the 

 same meeting. B. N. H. 



i?07«e-, Jan., 1846. 



For the Genesee Farmer. 



Inqiiiry, 



Editor Gen. Farmer: — Can you, or any of 

 your corresj)ondents, give the manner of raising 

 Sun-Flower Seed — the average crop per acre — 

 the weight per bushel — and also tlie amount of 

 oil that is usually obtained per bushel ? 



By answering these inquiries, in the next 

 number, you will mu-^h oblige the undersigned, 

 and perhaps many other subscribers. 



Yours, &c. Amos P. Granger. 



Syracuse, Jan. 24, 1846. 



Remarks. — The above was received durinjs: 



as fresh, in appearance and flavor, as wlien pick- 

 ed from the vine — and, we think, even better. 

 They were sold readily at one shilling [^er lb. 



Every farmer can ra'se the hardy native grapes 

 as easily as he can tomatoes, if he will but go 

 about it. It is a great luxury to have grapes, and 

 particularly of one's own raising, at this season 

 of the year. We should like to see every gar- 

 den in the country enriched with grape vines. — 

 We will endeavor to give an article on the sub- 

 ject, in a future number. 



Mr. Langvvortiiy is a tasteful and experienced 

 Horticulturist, in the fruit and vegetable flepart- 

 menls particularly — and we would te glad to have 

 him communicate some of his exprience through 

 our pages. P. B. 



time for our March number? 



For the Genesee Farmer, 



Apples. 



We have never knov/n belter spec'mens of 

 the absence of the Editor, and just as our paper ^^^^^^ ■^^■^ q^,. market, than during the fall and 

 was being put to press. Will some correspond- j ^j^te,. ^f i845. The labor bestowed in grafting 

 ent who is acquainted with the subject, favor us;j^„,] cultivating good fruit, for the Ia.st five vears, 

 with an answer to the inquiries of lAIr. G., in jg beginning to devclopc itself— and t'-.e time is 



not far distant when poor, common apples, as well 

 as other poor fruit, will not be found amongsttho 



Boquets. — The New York Herald states that | fVuit growers of Monroe County. Tlie Northern 

 between ^~iGO and -SlOOO were expended tor ''-'O- Spy Ts justly a favorite; it keej^s well nnd has 

 qurfs at a jirivate soiree recently given by a res- ' blended just sweet and sour enough to make the 

 ident in Park j)lace in that city. [best apple we ever saw. 



^Ve arc glad to hear this. A large portion of| The lied (ilanadx is next best with us ; and the 

 the superabundant wealth of "Gotham" must be Swaar, S|)itzembcrg, Yellow Pelle Flower, York 

 spent upon luxuries, and certainly none so inno- Pippin, arid Holly Apple. Who, we a-k. wants 

 cent or so beautiful lus flowers. jbclter fruit ? We have them all, and are tiiere* 



There is yet hope for the New Yorkers. [with content — for this time, at Ic.Lst. W. 



