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GENESEE FARMER. 



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DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS. 



[The committee on Discretionaty Premiums reported only in 

 part, and intend to submit an additional report to the Executive 

 Committee of the State Society.] 



C. N. Bement. Albany, osier willow. $5. 



Mathias P. Coons. Lansingburgh,for six specimens of hurdle 

 fence. Silver Medal. 



J. L. Gatchel, Elkton, Maryland, for hydraulic ram. Gold Med- 

 al. 



W. Wheeler, Rockford, Illinois, for •' Chandler's morticing and 

 tenoning machine;" $5. 



Beautiful models of Bee Hives exhibited by Oliver Reynolds, 

 Monroe co. 



Joseph C. Rich, Penfield, Monroe oo., Washing Machine, 

 Trans. 



Gustavus White, Middle Centre, Otsego co.. Potato Washer, 

 Trans. 



S. Morrison. Granville, Spinning Wheel and Reel, Trans. 



J. Ball & Co., indestructible water pipe. Diploma. 



Henry Brackett. Wilton, Saratoga co., well curb. Trans. 



L. G. Hoffman, Albany, Egg Hatching Machine in operation oc 

 the ground. Diploma. 



R. Pomeroy, Pittsfield, Mass., for improved mail axels, Silver 

 Medal. 



Augustus Thayer, for combination pump. Silver Medal. 



James H. Kelley, Rochester, cigars and tobacco. Silver Medal 

 and Diploma. 



John Lock. 31 Ann st., N. Y., shower bath. Silver Medal. 



Lewis E. Close, of Sar., Springs, a lad of 12 years of age, for a 

 handsome and ingenious small bedstead, manufactured by him- 

 self, Silver Medal. The committee give this premium with much 

 pleasure, to encourage industry and ingenuity in youth. 



Thomas Peck, improved door spring. Silver Medal. 



Wm. Bushnell, Rochester, case surgical instruments, fine finish, 

 SUver Medal. 



J. Orville Olds, deaf and dumb Institute N. Y., elements of chi- 

 rography, Wash. Letters. 



A. Meneely, West Troy, three church bells, Certificate. 



Alfred Cross, Saratoga Spring^ dress coat, pantaloons «nd vest. 

 Wash. Letters. 



Thomas Davies, Utica, miniature steamboat, in operation at 

 Fair— a very ingenious and beautiful article, Wash. Letters. 



Diplomas were awarded to L. J. Lloyd, Albany, for one set of 

 double and single harness, and one Russet leather travelling 

 trunk ; R, T. Norgrove, Albany, for elegant wrought carpet bags 

 and satchels, saddle and trunk ; James Henry, jr., an educational 

 chart ; F. P. Burns, Albany,, piano ; James GooldSc Co., Albany, 

 rfeigh and wagon ; W. W. Bryan & Co., Rochester, cooper's 

 tools ; William Trapp, jr., Ithaca, stave and barrel machine ; Ro- 

 gers & Oakley, Albany, water proof cloth ; Leonard & Bunker, 

 Troy, a Prince Albert buggy, very neat workmanship ; Albany 

 Argillo Works, glass ware and argillo door knobs, very superior ; 

 Francis C. Voung. Painted Post, Steuben co., Munsell's patent 

 boring machine for wagon hubs ; Cornelius Oakley, N. Y., for 

 pure Turkey tobacco of the kind used in Turkey for smoking ; 

 W. Haworth. N. Y., collar stuffing and shaping machine ; F. W. 

 Wood, 67 Frankfort st., N. Y., and 173 River st., Troy, for supe- 

 rior leather belting.s ; W. S. Segare, Utica, window springs ; Da- 

 vid MuBdell. 116 Fulton st., Brooklyn, pair gentleman's boots ; 

 Mrs. G. Anderson, Broadway, Albany, a splendid assortment 

 of confectionary and cake ; Edward Owens, Albany, surgical and 

 dentist's instruments, and other articles, very superior ; Philan- 

 der Salmon, Reading Conn., Wood's patent shingle machine ; 

 Parker & Cook^ Albany, exhibited a suit of clothes of most ex- 

 cellent workmanship and finish ; Benjamin Bruff, Rochester, 

 model sash fastener, a very useful invention ; Troy Rolling MUl 

 Co.. raUroad iron ; L. E. Field, Moscow, Livingston co., metalic 

 spoke suspension carriage wheel ; B, W. Franklin, Little Falls, 

 gold pens ; Frothingham & Co., Albany, hats, caps, &c. ; Flagler, 

 Baker &. Co., for portable forge and bellows. 



Vols. ofTransactions of the Society, were awarded to John Hem- 

 stead. Sandy Hill, blacksmith's vice ; James Wilkinson, Saratoga 

 CO., harness stirrups &c. ; Barton & Fenn. Troy, fancy soaps ; 

 Connoly & McCormick; Sar.. Springs, pair boots ; Whipple & Co. 

 Sar.. Springs, grave stone; J. Hodgman, Sar., Springs, screw plate; 

 Nathan Bixley, New York, gumelastic maps, &c. ; H. P. HaU, 

 Sar., Springs. Daguerrotype ; Cromwell & Co., MechanicsvUle, 

 crockery ; Isaac Spalding, Sar., Springs, bass viol ; J. H. Wel- 

 come, New York, Diamond cement ; Thompson 8c Howland, Cay- 

 uga CO.. barrel of Cayuga plaster ; John Harrison, StiUwater, 

 door knobs, &c., T. Lawrence, Sar., Springs, garden and fire en- 

 gine ; Wm. Piatt, Waterford, univeral chuck ; Dr. E. Piatt, New 

 York, patent metalic iudia rubber valve, breast pump, &c. ; S. 

 Benson, apple paring machine ; Anable & Smith, Albany, supe- 

 rior leather ; Thomas Ling, Saratoga, fire engine. 



CommrndeAl.—A lot of Military Trimmings, very beautifully got 

 up, and are worthy of commendation for their execution, L. T. 

 BolandSc Co., Albany. 



Some beautiful sawed lumber, exhibited by Mr. Freeman. 



A splendid carriage and harness were exhibited by Le Grand 

 Smith, of -Vlbany, much admired. 



John Williams, of Rochester, exhibited two barrels flour of the 

 well known and highly prized Whitney brand, remarkably good. 

 ■Whitney Putnam, Rochester, 1 barrel flour from the city mills, 

 very good. 



Wheat, oats, rye, Indian corn, potatoes, hay and tobac- 

 co, are raised in every State and Territory in the Union. 



Salting Meat. — The sooner meat is salted 

 after being killed the better, as it then possesses 

 considerable absorbent power, which it gradually 

 loses by age, and when it once becomes putrid 

 it can never be salted at all. One of the best 

 modes of curing is, to rub the meat well with a 

 mixture of common rock-salt 2 lbs.; saltpetre 2 

 oz.; and moLst sugar 1 oz., till every crevice is 

 thoroughly penetrated, after which it should be 

 set aside till the next day, when it should be 

 covered with fresh salt in such parts as have been 

 most exposed. It may then be advantageously 

 placed in a proper vessel and subjected to pres- 

 sure, adding a little more salt as may be neces- 

 sary, and turning it daily till sufficiently cured. 



When the brine, as it forms, is allowed to 

 drain from the meat, the process is called dry- 

 salting ; but when, on the contrary, it is allowed 

 to remain on it, the mode is called wet-salted. 

 On a small scale, the latter is most conveniently 

 performed by rubbing the meat with salt, &c., 

 as above directed ; and after it has lain a few 

 hours, putting it into a pickle formed by dissolv- 

 ing 4 lbs. of rock-salt, h lb. of sugar, and 2 oz. 

 of saltpetre in 2 gallons of water. This pickling 

 liquor becomes weaker by use, and should there- 

 fore be occasionally boiled down a little and 

 skimmed, adding, at the same time, more of the 

 dried ingredients. — Agriculturist. 



Measure of Hay. — The Massachusetts 

 Plowman gives the following relative to estima- 

 ting the weight of hay by the space it occupies. 



" Six hundred cubic feet have been sold here 

 for a ton — that is, a mow ten feet by ten broad, 

 and six feet high — equal to 600 cubic or solid 

 feet. Perhaps this bulk would be necessary to 

 make a ton of red top or herd grass in case no 

 pressure of any kind is applied over it. Clover 

 would lie tighter. 



But in broad and deep bays. — say 20 feet by 

 30, and twenty feet in depth, the pressure is im- 

 mense, and 500 cubic feeet would make a full 

 con. Some estimate that 400 feet will do it, but 

 they think the pressure in such a mow is equal 

 to that of the common screws used for pressing. 



Twenty times thirty equal six hundred, and 

 one foot in depth would at this rate make a ton 

 — 600 cubic feet. But if 400 feet are sufficient, 

 then eight inches in depth in such a mow would 

 amount to a ton. By repeated measurements 

 and weighings we could judge pretty nearly by 

 measure alone." 



Preserving Cabbages. — There are several 

 good ways of keeping cabbages during winter by 

 burying them out of doors. The difficulty is, it 

 is hard to get at them during winter, without 

 damage to those left. The following plan ap- 

 pears to avoid this difficulty : Cut the head from 

 the stump, and pack closely in a cask, taking care 

 to fill up all the vacancies with chafFor branj and 

 keep in a dry cellar. 



