1847. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



45 



Vice Presidents. 



Animal Meeting of the N. Y. State Ag. Society. 



We give below a synopsis of the proceedings 

 at the Annual Meeting of the State Ag. Society, 

 held at Albany on the '20th and 21st of January. 



The committee appointed to report the nair.es of officers 

 of the Society, for the ensuing year, and to designate the 

 place of holding the State Fair— reported through the chair- 

 man — 



First, in favor of Saratoga Springs, as the place of hold- 

 ing the Annual Fair. 



Secondly, in favor of the following as officers of the Soci- 

 ety for the ensuing year : 



GEORGE VAIL, of Rensselaer, P esident. 

 1st District, Wm. T. McKown, 

 2d do. John A. King, 

 C. N. Bement, 

 Samuel Cheevzr, 

 O. C. Chamberlain, 

 Elic Frost, I 



Henry S. Randall, | 

 William Buell, J 



B. P. Johnson, Recording Secretary. 

 Joel B. Nott, Corresponding Secretary. 

 3. McD. JMcIntyre, Treasurer. 



Executive Committee — Wm. A. Beach, Joshua T. Blanch- 

 ard, Luther Bradish. G. V. Sackett, and Thos. J. Marvin. 

 The report was accepted. 



The following premiums were awarded by the 

 several committees : 



On Cheeee Dairies and their management. — Newberry Bron- 

 am, Warsaw, Wydming county, first premium, $50. Av- 

 erage produce of 400 lbs. to each cow, in dairy of 40 cows. 

 Mr. and Mis. Wm. Otley, Phelps, Ontario county, second 

 premium, ,$30. Average produce of 400 lbs. to a cow, in a 

 dairy of 8 cows. 



On Butter Dairies. — B. H. Hall, New Lebanon, Colum- 

 bia CO., first premium, .$25. 



hidian Corn. — Charles W. Ellis, Kirkland, Oneida co., 

 first premium, $15. 123g bushels per acre, and 56 lbs, to 

 the bushel. Benjamin Enos, De Ruyter, Bladison co., sec- 

 ond premium, $10. 11] 52-56 bushels per acre. Robert 

 EJhs, Westmoreland, Oneida co., vol. Trans. 103| bushels 

 per acre. 



Peas. — Amos Miller, Vernon, Oneida co.. second premi 

 um, $10. 47 bush, per acre. 



Farms — Sets of Society's Transactions were awarded to 

 James Callamar, New Scotland, Albany co., and to James 

 Van Sicler, Jamaica, L. Island. 



Prize Essays. — " Extirpation of Canada Thistles," Am- 

 brose Steveris, New York, $10. Lorenzo E. Todd, Lake 

 Ridge, Rompkins co., set Transactions. 



Experiments on Indian Corn. — J. F. Osborn, Port Byron, 

 Cayuga CO., $20. 



Root Crops — Carrots. — Wm. Wright, Vernon, Oneida 

 CO., first premium, $10. 909 bush, on 1 27-100 acres, at an 

 expense of $25.77. Wm. Risley, Fredonia, Chautauque 

 CO., second premium, $5 ; 1590 bush, on Ig acres, at an ex- 

 pense of $109.25. 



Sugar Beets. — J. F. Osborn, Port Byron, Cayuga co., 

 third premium, vol. Transactions. 774 bush, on 1 acre 15 

 rods. 



Designs for Farm Dwellings. — Mr. J. M. Ellis, Onondaga 

 Hill, Onondaga co. ; $15. 



Grain Crops — Barley. — Calvin Pomeroy. East Bloom- 

 field, Ontario co., first premium, $10. 48^ bush, per acre 

 on the whole crop. Samuel H. Church, Vernon Centre, 

 Oneida co., second premium, $5. 44| bush, per acre. E. 

 C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque co., third preminm, vol. 

 Transactions. 



Spring Wheat. — Robert Ellis. Westmoreland, Oneida 

 CO., second premium, $10. 20 42-60 bush, per acre. 



Oats. — Nathaniel S. Wright, Vernon Ca*er, Oneida co., 

 first premium, $10. 75^ bush, per acreP Robert Ellis, 

 Westmoreland, Oneida co., second premium, $5. 77 bush. 

 per acre, for 1 acre 37 rods. 



Timothy Seed. — E. C. Bliss, Westfield. Chautauijue co., 

 first premium, $10. 



Culture Flax.—E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque co. , 

 first premium, $— . 



The Committee on Fruit made a report and recommded 

 the following list of Apples as best adapted to home use and 

 exportation : 



jBarty.— Early Harvest, Early Bough, Strawberry, Wil- 

 liams' Favorite, Early Joe. 



Autumn.— VaW Pippin, Golden Sweet, Gravenstein, Jer- 

 sey Sweeting, Rambo, Detroit. 



Winter. — Baldwin, Yellow Bell-flower, Hubbardston. 

 Nonsuch, Newtown Pippin, Northern Spy, Blue Pearmain, 

 Rhode Island Greening, American Golden Russet, Roxbury 

 Russet, Swaar, Ladies' Sweeting, Talmans Sweeting, Eso- 

 pus Spitzenberg, Vandervere, Waxen Apple. 



To Correspondents. 



Communications have been received, during the past 

 month, from J. McVean, D. A. Ogden, A Laborer, B. Man- 

 ly, A. W. Turner, A Woman, A. Blake, H., Another Farm- 

 er, E. R. Porter, Roswell Lockwood, E. S. Bartholomew , 

 Joseph Wykofi", Wm. Durfee, Jesse Hendrick, C. W. M., 

 F. C. Kanaga, W. S. T., Wm. Martin, J. O. W., L. Weth- 

 ereli, L. Barker, J. L. Randall, A. H. Powers, ***, — and 

 several others, (in letters containing remittances, ) which 

 will receive due attention. 



Answers to Inquiries.— Owing to the absence of the 

 Editor we are unable to answer several inquiries recently 

 received. They will receive attention next month. 



A. B., Westfield. — We have forwarded your letter, ask- 

 ing mformation rtlativc to ribbond houses, to T. C. Peters. 

 Esq., of Darien. Mr. P. will oblige us by furnishing an ar- 

 ticle on the subject, for publication in the Farmer. 



W. J. P., Elmwood, III. — We will answer your ques- 

 tions next month, or by letter previous to that time. Also 

 the inquiry of 7^. C K., Urbana., O. M. 



[O' We occasionally send specimen numbeas of the 

 Farmer to Post Masters and others who are not subscribers. 

 Will those who thus receive it, introduce the paper to the 

 notice of their friends and acquaintances, and obtain and 

 forward subscriptions according to our club terms ? We 

 think it will compare favorably with other agricultural pub- 

 lications, especially when its size and terms are taken in- 

 to consideration. Those who like the manner and matter of 

 the Farmer can essentially aid in sustaining it, by exercis- 

 ing a portion of their influence in its behalf— and we shall 

 duly appreciate and acknowledge all such favors. 



0° We shall endeavor to commence the publication of a 

 list of acknowledgments in our next number, giving the 

 names, &c., of those who have forwarded 13 subscribers 

 or over. This will obviate the necessity of sending re- 

 ceipts,'* and at the same time exhibit a goodly list of the 

 substantial friends of improvement. In the mean time we 

 shall be lucpy to hear again, and often, from those engaged 

 in promoai% the usefulness of the Farmer by extending^its 

 circulation. 



An Affghan Orchard. — The following description, 

 which we take from an exchange, will serve to illustrate the 



natural ricliness of a portion of the Afi'ghan country: 



"Fine standards, of the size of forest trees — apples, pears, 

 appricots, were surmounted and overhung with gigantic 

 vines, festooned from tree to tree in a wild luxuriance of 

 growth, such as I had never dreamed of seeing in fruit trees 

 and the vine. It was the first month in spring, and they 

 were covered with blossoms which perfumed the air and 

 presented an appearance of horticultural beauty surpassing 

 description. 



Winter Gardens. — We notice that one person in the 

 city, who in the summer has a small, neat garden, has in- 

 troduced into it various pine, fir, hemlock, and cedar trees 

 and shrubs, and thus put it in winter dress. The eflfect of 

 the evergreen shrubs about his dwelling and along his flow- 

 er borders and skirting his enclosures is exceedingly pleas- 

 ant, while the expense is very trifling. Fifty cents or a 

 dollar in money, and a few hours time are all which neeil 

 be required to put most of our city enclosures into aa at- 

 tractive winter dress, and giving them an appearance of 

 taste and comfort. — Bangor Wmg. 



