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GENESEE FARMER. 



Mar, 



New York State. Agricultural Society. 



AoRici'LTCKAL Rooms, Vch, 11, 1047. 



l-'roKcnt — GcoT-^e Vuil, PrHxirUiU , J. M. Sherwood, «-.r- 

 PresuifHt ; Win. IIiioll, Sain'l Clipcvor, ('. JV. Ikmeiit. 

 Vice-Pre.iidents ■ A. Mcllilyre, Treasurer ; B. i'. Johiixoii, 

 Secretary , T. J. .Murviii, W. A. ncacli, J. T. Bliinchard, 

 Ecrutice C(iinin'!tef , A. Stevens, E. !'. Preatico, Dr. A. 

 Thompson, Win. II. 8otham. 



Mr. I'kknikk, from the committee on the [irenihiin li.st, 

 reported ihut th(> eoiniiiiltee had been unable to ooriipleie 

 ;hp Hst in liuu' fiir tliis meeting. And tliesamc was recoin- 

 mi ted to the eornmiitee to report to the Board at their next 

 (ueetini; — and the Sceretary was added sw a member of tiie 

 i-ommiltee. 



Letters were read from Hon. Adam Furousos, Woixihill. 

 Canada West; (jKORfiK Gkdijes, Esq., Eairmonnt ; W. II. 

 SoTHAM, Albany. 



A coiTimunicalion from E. E. M. Gaf.e, M. 1)., on the 

 ttause of abortion in cows, was read and referred to the com- 

 mittee on preparations and transactions. 



Communications from Hon. ISknj. Enos, Madison county, 

 and the Fkksidknt, on tin? adoption of rule.'? for measuring 

 corn crops, ttc, wore read and referred to the committee 

 on premium li.st. 



Statement of a crop of oats raised by Hamilton Morri- 

 son, wa.s presented and read, and no premium awarded, as 

 the rules required by tho Society as to the measurement of 

 the land and of the crop, had not been observed by tlie ap- 

 plicant, nor any sample of his grain presented. 



On motion of Mr. Stevkns, the plan of show grounds at 

 Auburn w.is ordered engraved, under direction of Messrs. 

 Mclntyre, Tucker, and Stevens. 



On motion of Mr. Johnson, the President, Mr. Sherwood 

 and Mr. .Stevens, were appointed a committee to prepare 

 regulations for grain crops. 



The Secretary was directed to return the thanks of the 

 Society to 1'. E. Simmons, Esq., of London, for his valuable 

 communication to the Society on grasses, and forward to 

 him the transactions of the Society for 1844 and 184.5. 



On motion of Mr. Johnson, voK. 4 and .5 of the Society's 

 transactions were ordered to be furnished to the N. Y. His- 

 torical Society. 



On motion of Mr. Stevkns, 



Resolve J, That a set of the transacfions of the Society be 

 furnished to the New York Agricultural Association. 



Messrs. Johnson, Stevens, and Bemenlvvere appointed a 

 committee to superinted the preparation and printing of the 

 transactions of the Society. 



On motion of Mr. Stevens, 



Resolved, That the show and fair of llie society be held 

 at Saratoga Springs, on the 14th, loth, and ItJth of Sep- 

 tember, 1S47, and that the (irst day be devoted exclusively 

 to the examinations by the committees, and the 2d and 3d 

 days to the exhibition — on condition that the persons who 

 have presented a written guarantee to the board, furnish a 

 bond executed l)y themscdves or others in exchange for the 

 same at the next meeting of tlie board — conditioned, that 

 this society shall not be charged with any of the expenses 

 of the fair at that place. 



Messrs. Howard, Bement, and Johnson were appointed a 

 committee to prepare sulyects for the weekly agricultural 

 meetings. 



Resolved, Tiiat the meeting adjourn to Thursday, the 

 liJih inst., at 11 o'clock, A. M. 



B. P. Johnson, Secretary. 



P. S. The premium list of the last year is left with the 

 Secretary at the Society's rooms in the old State Hall, 

 whore premiums will be paid, in the absence of the Treas- 

 urer. 



OITicers of county scicties who have not forwarded their 

 reports, are requested to do so immediately, to the Sec'y. 



Publishers of papers, and others who have business uith 

 the Society, are desired to direct their papers and letters to 

 the Secretary, at the Agricultural Rooms, Albany. 



B. P. JOHNSON, .Secretary. 



Corn in New .Iersky. — A corrospondent ol 

 the Trenton New.s .states that persons competent 

 to judge, estimate the surplus product of corn ot 

 New Jersey as now worth a million and a half 

 of dollars. 



Cultivation of (he Cranberry. 



We have been furnished by the Rev. H. B. 

 Holmes, of Auburn, Worcester, Co., Mass., with 

 the following extracts from a letter received by 

 him from a friend, in regard to the culture of the 

 cranberry. — CuUivatw. 



'- 1st. You must not tliink of sowing the seed — 

 but set out the root.s, 



"2d. You wish to know how to prepare the 

 ground. It is important that you contrive some 

 way to prevent and destroy the growth of the 

 grass and bu.shes, if there are any. This can be 

 done either by plowing, burning, paring, or cov- 

 ering with gravel. 



" 3d. How to set o>it the roots. After the 

 land is prepareil, procure your roots in bunche-s 

 about as large as it is convenient to take up with a 

 common shovel, h is important to be careful in 

 taking up the roots. Have a sharp shovel or .spade 

 so as to disturb them as little aspo.ssible, and turn 

 aside the vines, so as not to cut them otF. Dig a 

 place in your prepared ground about the size of 

 your bunches of roots and set tliem in. You can 

 have them about as near as hills of Indian corn 

 usually are, or nearer if you please. The nearer 

 they are the sooner they will cover the ground. 

 They are not difficult to make live, but the bet- 

 ter you prepare the ground, and the more care- 

 fully you set them out, the better they will flourish. 



"4th. As to the time of setting them out. — 

 This may be done in the autamn or spring; but 

 I should prefer the spring; because wlien .set out 

 in the autumn, the frost is apt to throw them out 

 of their place. This however can be prevented 

 by a little flowing. [ should set them out as early 

 as possible in the sj)ring. 



••bxh. As to flowing. It is regarded as very 

 important to be able to flow at pleasure. Sup- 

 posing you set out your roots next spring; if you 

 can flow them a little in the coming fixll and win- 

 ter, just so they may not be troubled by the fro.st 

 and consequent heaving of the ground, they will 

 come out bright and healthy in the spring. 



"6th. During the sumitier when the vines are 

 growing, and the fruit is upon them, it is important 

 to look out for the weather, and f there is danger 

 of frost, flush the water over the ground, so as to 

 prevent the bad effects upon the vines and the 

 crop. When you can flow at pleasure in this 

 way, you are almost sure of a crop annually." — 



Bkks.— R. R. Child, of Rittsfield, Vt., thinks; 

 keeping bees is very prolitable. He says every 

 farmer may, by the investment of a few dollars, 

 supply his family abundantly with honey, pro- 

 vided the bees are properly managed. He says 

 one of liis neighbors, Mr. A. Colton, has realized 

 more profit for the last four or five years, in the 

 produce of honey, than any other man in Pitts- 

 field with "five times the amount of money in- 

 vested any otiier way." 



