1849. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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of a cause which you admit is nil important — and 



render it as perfect and as successful as any thing 

 can be in this imperfect world. This would be w i.-e; 

 this would be noble; this would be worthy of an 

 American Farmer. 



I have a word for those who are officers and man- 

 agers of these associations. In every thing pertain- 

 ing to your duties, see that the most rigid rules re- 

 lating to the awarding of your premiums is observed. 

 Endeavor faithfully to award your premiums for 

 articles of real merit, so that it may never be said, 

 the exhibitor, and not the article exhibited, received 

 the award. In regard to grain crops be particularly 

 careful to receive evidence of the quantity raised that 

 will stand the test of examination. Remember that 

 there are many who are watching with careful, per- 

 haps I may say with jealous eyes, to see how you will 

 conduct your operations. Be careful then so to man- 

 age your business in relation to crops, that you can 

 before the world show that you have taken such pre- 

 cautions that when you award a premium, every ono 

 will be satisfied that the- crop was actually raised for 

 which the premium was given. 



A word to the Farmers of New York. The season, 

 for your annual shows is at hand. Will you, this 

 year, by your presence, by the exhibition of the pro- 

 ducts of your farjn — your dairy — your orchard — ■ 

 show that you still feel an undiminished interest in 

 the great cause of agricultural improvement ? To 

 those who never yet enlisted their energies with their 

 brother farmers, I would say, come up this year to 

 their help. You have your stock, or choice dairy 

 products; why not let them be seen in competion 

 with those of your neighbors and friends ? It may 

 be you have better than others; if so, by all means 

 exhibit. But you may, feel that others may possibly 

 excell you; by all means then exhibit. If any one 

 has better than yourself, you want to know it; for if 

 you have not the best, you surely desire to have; 

 and how, except by comparison and competition, will 

 you ascertain it ? 



Let me say to every one — you have a duty to per- 

 form in relation to the improvements in your own 

 town, in your county, in the state. Have you in 

 every respect discharged those duties as connected 

 with the agricultural associations around you, as you 

 should ? If not, let me urge you not to let this season 

 pass by, without giving your personal attention to 

 this subject. Become a member of your County 

 Society — exhibit your articles — enlist the females of 

 your household, which will be no difficult matter — 

 attend with your family — and if you do not at the 

 close of the exhibition admit that you have been 

 amply repaid for your trouble and expense, then I 

 will concede that, for once, I have been mistaken. 

 And do not forget that the State Society has an 

 exhibition, where you may meet the ten thousands 

 of farmers and others who will gladly welcome you 

 to their gathering — show you the fine animals — the 

 choice and beautiful handiwork of the farmer's wives 

 and daughters — the new and useful agricultural im- 

 plements, that will lighten your toil, and increase the 

 rewards for your labor. And this is not all : your 

 mind will be improved by intercourse with intelligent 

 and liberal minded men — your own happiness will 

 be promoted — your capacity for usefulness increased 

 — and you will return to your own home a wiser 

 man, better to discharge the various duties that de- 

 volve upon you in the field of operations which you 

 have selected as the business of your life. 



FAIR OF THE STATE AGRICULTIRAL SOCIETY. 



We hope t<> Bee B very general attendance of the 

 best farmers of the Empire State at the great Rural 

 Jubilee in Syracuse. Being held near the center of 

 the State, it ie accessible to all. Much will be ex- 

 pected by thousands of Btrangers from other States, 

 Canada and Europe; let not these expectations be 

 disappointed. For the information of competitors 

 and others interested we annex the following par- 

 ticulars from the show-hill of the Society: 



Annual Exhibition at Syracuse Sept. llth, 12th 

 and 13th, 1849. The amount of premiums offered 

 exceed $6,000. Articles should be entered with the 

 Secretary on or before Monday, Sept. 10th. 



The Grounds selected contain about eighteen acres, 

 including a fine grove of several acres. The So- 

 ciety's Large Tents, with commodious buildings, 

 will be arranged for the exhibition of Fruits, Flowers, 

 Vegetables, Domestic Goods, Implements, Sic. 



The Executive Committee will meet on the show- 

 ground, at the Large Tent, on Tuesday at 12 o'clock 

 — and the Judges are desired to be present, as vacan- 

 cies will then be filled. The First Day, (Tuesday, 

 llth,) will be devoted to examinations by the Judges; 

 and the Grounds will only be open to Officers, Guests, 

 Delegates, Members, Judges and Exhibitors. On 

 Wednesday the Exhibition will be opened to the pub- 

 lic, and continue open for two days. 



The Annual Address will be delivered on Thurs- 

 day, at 3 P. M., on the Show Grounds, by Prof. 

 James F. W. Johnston, of Durham, England. 



The President and Vice President of the United 

 States, and the Governors of several of the States 

 are expected to be in attendance. Meetings will be 

 held each evening, for free conversation on the sub- 

 ject of Agriculture, Pomology, &c. 



Articles designed for exhibition will be transported 

 over the rail-roads without charge, and visitors will 

 be furnished with tickets at half the usual rates, 

 enabling them to return at any time during the week 

 of the Show. Fees of Members, $1 . Single Tickets 

 for admission to the grounds, on and after Wednes- 

 day morning, one shilling. Tickets to drive a car- 

 riage round the enclosure, $1, in all cases, except 

 the inmates are members of the Society. Badges 

 for Members will be furnished by the Secretary at 

 the Business Office. Single Tickets will be fur- 

 nished at the Treasurer's Office on Wednesday 

 morning. 



Exhibitors of Stock should give at least one w T eek's 

 previous notice of their intention, to the person at 

 the Station from which their stock is to be sent: To 

 E. Foster, Jr., [Railroad Office, Albany; L. R. Sar- 

 geant, Supt. Troy and Whitehall Railroad; G. W. 

 Young, Schenectady: T. M. Francis, Railroad Office, 

 Utica; W. D. Stevens, Oswego; J. B. DiH, Auburn; 

 John Fargo, Geneva; Joseph Alleyn, Rochester; M. 

 Beach, Batavia; Wm. Wallace, Supt. Attica and 

 Buffalo Railroad; P. N. Rust, and J. B. Burnet, 

 Syracuse. 



■Articles designed for exhibition should be carefully 

 labelled with the owner's name and residence, and 

 may be directed to P. N. Rust, J. B. Burnet, Roger 

 Billings, or B. F. Colvin, Syracuse. Entries may 

 be made at the office of the Secretary at Rust's Hotel, 

 Syracuse, and fees of membership paid after the 1st 

 of September. On Monday (Sept. 10,) the business 

 office will be open at the Snow Grounds, and all en- 

 tries must then be made there. 



