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'OL. 2. 



Jfew York State A^riciilturnl Society. 

 CATTLE SHOW AN1> FAIR AT SYRA- 



At a TTircling of ihc Exocmive Committee of ibe 

 N. Y. State Atjricukurol Society held at Syracuse, 

 Aug. 18, 1811 — Freseiit, Meters. Nott, Johnson, (of 

 Oneida,) Gaylord, Randall and Tufker, — ;be follow- 

 inj; viewing Committees were appointed to award the 

 I'remiums ofl'ercJ by the Suciety (it their Cailic Sbuw 

 and Fair to be held at Ss'racuse on the iJ'Jtli and UOlb 

 diyaof September: 



ON CATTLE. 

 Class I — BcLt-s — Of anif breri, 3 ytnrt old and uprcardt, 

 II.?nry S. R.inWI, Corllanil, ]C. N. IJcment, .\lliany. 

 A. B. Allen, Erie. | Willi.im Garhutt, .Monroe, 



J. .M'Donald M-Iii:yre, Albany. 

 CInasca TI and III — Sl'Lls — Of any breed, under 3 years oU. 

 Francis Hutch, Otsc:ro, IJ. C. Hnthnway, Ontario. 



Henry Rlioadrs. One!'!.!. [(JcorKC Vail, llcnnscloer, 



George J. Puinjjelly, Tioga. 

 Clas? IV — Cow* — Of any breed, 3 tjears old and uptcardt, 

 AnthonyVan Bergen, Grtfene.lTliomas llollis, OtFc^o, 

 E. r. Vrenlicc, Alhnny. | Ira Hitchcock, Oneida, 



llircm Koslwick , Clicuiung. 

 f^lassca V and VI — Ueifrhs — Any improved breed, under 



3 years. 

 I>;»riF P. .Allen. Erie. [Thc.mnE WcJdIe, Monroe, 



Silas Gaylord, Oiiondasa. jjolin Gn^kin, O;£Cj,'0, 

 JonnI) Davis. Clieiiinng. 

 Clasa VII— Gr.vde Cows. 

 Girret Snekett, Seneca, IM. IJiillock, Albany, 



V. 8. Button, W; yne, iTlioniao Goodscll, Oneida, 



Williaip Oltlcy. Oiit.irio. 

 CI;iSd \'III— Gkadk Ilelrt-RS. 

 9. "W. nrac". Onondaga. IWm Alexander, Olfiego, 

 Julin .M. Sherwood. Cayuga, |d D. Camiiljcll, Scbcncctatly, 

 liiiTus Uoiei, Cortluiid. 

 Class IX — Cows — jyalicc breeds. 

 I^Ivron .\dRnis, Ontario, I Aaron Hams, Oneida. 



Thomas ti. Mcfi.'Ii.".ui.f)3wcgn[ Crane, Herkimer, 



Tylor Fountain, Weslcheslcr. 



ON HOUSES. 



■William T. Porter, N. York,|\Vi'li;im B.artleU, Cortland, 

 L^wis F. Allen. Eric, |joIin J. Vicle, Rcansclaer, 



AVilliam B. Ludlow, Columbia. 



O.V SHEEP— Class l—Lonsr Pooled. 

 Jo'in P. Bi.'ckinan, Columbia. [Thomas . I ackson, Otsego, 

 John Snooks, Onondasia, ) Wiiliam C. Cornell Monroe, 

 John Holing, Washington. 

 Class n—M!idille Ifuolcd. 

 A. B Allen, Erie, )1>. 1). Clil"l, Putnam. 



Thomas Dunn, Albany. ]lIo\veli Gardiner, .Saratoga, 



Widiain Musson, O.sego. 

 Class HI— Fine Ifooled. 

 Wllltam Randall. Cortl.ind, |L. A IMorrell, Toaipklns, 

 Henry D. Grove. Rennselaer.jj. \\\ Knceve!», Uutchcsg, 

 Uoliert C, Nicholas, Ontario. 



ON SWINE. 



John Randall. Chen.^n^^o, INelson Washburn, Otsego, 

 Ezra Cornell, Tompkins, ItTlon Coinstock, Oneiiia. 

 Wiiliarn Salsbury, Greene. 



ON PLOFGII.g. 



CO-M.MITTEE OF ARRANGE.MENTS. 



Jesse R. Burden. Rcllnselaer 

 AnthonyVanBergen. Greene, 

 Jcreojiah Johnson, Ktns-s, 

 John J. Thomas. Ontario, 

 Kawson Harmon, Jr, Monroe 



lumphrey Howland, Cayuga, 

 Henry £?:e|ihcn3. Cortland, 

 Elias IMiinney, Miis5achu:^etts 

 Isaac Hill, New Ilatnpshlre, 

 S. W. Jcwett, Vermont. 



ON CULTIVATOR =!. DRILL BARROWS, AND 

 HARKOWS, 



J.'.mes iMcCall, Allegnny, lEnoch iM.nrks, Onondaga, 

 I., t:. Ball, KeniiMoIiier,' jGeorge W.albvvortu, U;;cida 



Arvin Rice, Oswego. 



ON THRAPHING IMACIIINES. 

 L B. Lan^worthy. .Moiiroe, IG. W. P;i'-terson. Livingston, 

 Orville lluugert"nrd,JclV,Trsoii; Lauren Bench, Ononduga, 

 Mic-ih Brooks, Livingston. 



ON HORSE RAKES A.VD STRAW CITTTERS. 



NIcoll Halsey, Tompkins, [John B. Dill, C.~ynga. 

 Jabcz Burrows. Chalauque, | Hiru:ii Hopkins, Cortland, 

 Chester Moses, Skaneatelef*. 



ON F.VRM IIHPI.F.AIENTS— Ail/ enumerated above. 

 William Parsons. Niagara, IJesse Ives. C'ortlaud, 

 (Samuel Uecox, Wnyiie, jjoseph Hnstinga, Hennaelocr, 



Ira Hopkins, Cayuga. 



ON SASIPLF.S OF ORAi:^, 



Pomeroy Jones, Onei>la. [Uoswcll (.'ur.is, C'ariiga, 



G90rgc tf. Taylor, l-'nrlland. 1 Warner Abbott, Onondaga, 

 E. 8. Beach, Monroo. 



OV SAMPLES OF ROOTS. 

 Ife-ein Cliapln, Ontario, ILrvvis Kames, Oneida, 

 S-' 1 .fihoar'M, OiiondaHa; jJ. F. Osborn, Cavuga, 

 S. B. Burchard, Madison.' 



OW HonTicuLTi:nAi, pnonrcTs. 



Fe^M Thomas, Cavug;\ IGrant Thitriiuni, Queens. 



Ai£j»nilcrWal»l»i"R«nnsalner!E. Holiirnok, Purcinvi.*, 

 •liver Ph»lp', Orilari*. 



Hale Sodettt. 

 Henry ?^. Itaii.lull, 

 Harvey Baldwin, 

 I.'nher 'J'acker, 

 AViiliam Fuller, 

 M. B. Batehain. 



Onondaga Co. tueicty. 

 V. N. Itust, 

 Jos. lavage, 

 .HI. D- Burne'.t, 

 E. F. Wallace, 

 J. M. Ellis. 



The following gentlemen were appointed a com- 

 mittee to Bolicil members and lunda tor the Society at 

 Syracuse: 



.■M. D. Burnet. Eari. I P. D. Noion, 



II. ILddwin, Es.] P. .\. Riijt, 



J. R. Lawrence, l->q. j J. :^aiiford. 



AdditiounI PiL-miums. 

 TO BREEDERS. 

 F. Rotch, Eiq. having given lh« Society $t?0 for 

 that purpose, Premiums will be awarded to breeders 

 as follows : 



To the breeder of the best thoroughbred Bull g'O 00 



To the breeder cf the best Ihoroueh hrei! Co\t 10 CO 



To the breeder of the best thorough bred Heifer.. . . 10 Ott 



FOR WORKING OXEN. 



Willis Gaylord, Esq. having contributed $20, for 

 that purpose, a picniiuiii will be given 

 For the best \oke of working Oien 620 00 



In awarding this Premium, particular reference 

 will be had to the close matching, cxcdlenl training, 

 and docility ol the animals, as well as to ilieir general 

 good appearance. Comniiitee: — Abel Baldwin, Da- 

 vid Bundy, and D;in. Ilibbard, 



FAT CATTLE. 



Mr. Rust offers a sweepstakes, twenty dollars en- 

 try, for the best volte of fat cattle. Committee: — B. 

 P. .Johnson, B. 1). Noxon. ami M. D. Burnet. 



Cr A Ploughing Match, under the direction of 

 the Onondaga County AtirieuUiirnl .Society, will take 

 place inimcdialely alter the Trial of Ploughs, on the 

 second day of the Fair. 



REGULATIONS FOPi THE FAIR. 



I. A Committee of Arrangements, consisting of 

 five members, will in conjunction with a committee 

 consisting of the same number, appointee! by the On- 

 ondaga County Agricultural Society, exercise a gen- 

 eral Bupervieion and control on the day of the Fnir. 



II. Clerks shall be niipoinicd by the comniiitee of 

 arrangements, who shall occupy a convenient stand 

 near the place of exhibition, who shall give to every 

 one entering animals, cards, with the number of the 

 pens which said animals shall occupy, and the prem- 

 iums for which enid animals are entered, written 

 thcrton — and such cards shall be conspicuously placed 

 noon the pens containing the animals. A list of all 

 i-uch entries shall be kept by such clerk. 



Ill» No animalii shall be removed from Iho pens 

 until the close of eacb day's exhibition without per- 

 nii'sio.'i of a member of the Committee of Arrange- 

 mrnla. 



IV. Applicants for premiums "n animals will be 

 prepared with written statements at"uintely detailing 

 he age and method of t'eeJing such finiinals; and 

 hose drawing premiums may be requireti to make 

 oath to the correctness of said statements. Such 

 written stutemenls will be delivered to the clerks on 

 tiuoriiig the animals. 



V. All animals will be examined and prcraiiims 

 awarded on the first day of the Fair, and t!io viewing 

 commiticcs will commence ihcir inspection at 10 

 o'clock, A. 3T. Ni) spectators will be admitted to 

 the yard until after the viowiiig couuniltees have 

 performed their duties. 



VI. Implements, products, lic. will be examined 

 on the second day of the T'oir. Implements, pariicu 

 lai ly ploughs, will be put to a full and fnir test. 



VII. Any inhabitant of the S.file will be sulFered 

 to compete lijr premiums on animals and products, 

 and any inhabitant of the United States for premiums 

 on imdeinents, on the payment of one dollar, if not 

 already members of the Society. 



VIII. Viewing Comniittcca shall in all ca»ea have 

 power to examine npplicant.sfor prcmiunia peisrinally, 

 when moro particular or satisfactory information is 

 desired. 



IX. No promiums shall he awarded without a com- 

 petition, unless the viewing committee shall deem 

 the animal or product or implement exhibited, highly 

 .meiiiorious — nor in cases where there is compctiton, 

 unless they shall consider such product or implement 

 worthy of the B.imo. 



X. All ropovte of viewing committpts ah.nll be 

 nitide in writing and signed by the ni-rabers assenting 

 ihrrelo 



XI. All persons intending to compete for the pre- ■ 

 miuins on animals, should give notice to thatefl'ect on ' 

 or before the 90th Sept to Lither Tccickr, Albany; 

 H. S. Ra>dall, Cordend Village: M. B. Bat£Has^, 

 Rochester, or P. N. Rust, Syracuse — in order ibai 

 thi; necessary accommodations may be made for them. 

 It is desirable also that thoee who intend to compete 

 tor the prizes on Implements should give notice as 

 above bv the 20th September. 



ICF Owners of stock throughout the Slate and ma- 

 nufacturers and patentees of agricultural and horti- 

 cultural implements, tlironghoiit the United Stai(~, 

 are invited to present their cniranla and iinpleiren'..-,. 

 Samples of larin and garden products, silk, cocoon.-j, 

 domestic manufactures, &c. &.K.. are also solicited. 



[C? Discretionary Premiums will be awarded on 

 articles not enumerated in the Prize List. 



D-TThc Society will dine at r>.ust'8, at 3 o'clock, 

 P. M. on each day of the Fair. 



ttj* The ofiicere of the Society and the Committee 

 of Arrangiments are requested to meet at the Svta- 

 cuse House on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. 



Blonroe Connty Agricaltnral Society. 



At a meeting cf the Society held at RnrhcJler on theSath 

 day of AngtiEt the following persons were appointed In- 

 specting cnfMmiltees to nw.ard the premiums at tlic c.vbibi- 

 tion of the Society to be helil on the 13th and 16th of Octo- 

 ber next. 



On lloasKS— Theron Brown, Wheatland ; Sicph. Charles, 

 Rochester ; Harry yimstcad, Greece. 



0.1 CiTTLn— George Sheffcr, Wheatland ; SXinuel H. D.-.- 

 vis, SwKlen ; Jacob Strawn, Chili -, Alonzo Frost, Roches- • 

 ter ; J. Allen Frost. Brighton. 



0» SuEce.— Stephen .Merry, ^Mieatland •, Thomaa Wil- 

 cox, Mendon: Arthur Clark, Rochcr-ter. 



Ov i?wlNE. — Edward Champenny, Roehcsterj Johu Ful- 

 ler, Chili -, Gideon Ramsdeli, Pcrrinton. 



On PLoccniN'o. — Rawson Harmon, Jr., Wheatland ; John 

 Ayrauit, Perrinton ; Naihan Lock, Sweden. 



Oh Ficr-D Caoi-s. — Lewis Brooks, Rochester; Nicholas 

 Reed, Greece; Elisha Harmon, AA'he.atland. 



On Bl-ttf-R, Chkese, Honey, &c. — Henry E. Rochester, 

 Gates ; Caleb K. Hobble, Irondequoit ; Hiram Noah, Ro- 

 chester. 



On Silk, DoMasrlc Cloth, &c.— Joseph Alleyn, Roclies- 

 tcr; Henrys. Potter, Pillsford; Medad P. Parker, Ogilen. 



On Implements. — itIattMns L. .Angle, Henrietta; Jirah ■ 

 Blackmar, Wheatland; II. N. Langworthy, Irondequoit* 



0:i HoRTiceLTCRE. — Matlhif.s G.-.rret, Gates; Alexander 

 Kelsey, Rochester; Henry OTteilley, Rochester. 



The E.Tccutive Committee sincerely hope that all the gen- 

 tlemen named will consent to serve on the Committees spo 

 cified ; but if any of them cannot consistently do so, they 

 lu-e requested ro notify one of the Secretaries as sooa as 

 convenient The gentlemen composing ihc committees, and 

 the officers of the .*jociety are requested to meet at the Ar ■ 

 cade House at t) o'clock on the morning of the first day of 

 the Exhii-ition. 



The Fiules and lie^lations arc published with the list of 

 premiums, in handbill form, and circulated through tho 

 county. Bills of the day will be published licreafler. 



The Town Committees and etnccrs of the Society general- 

 ly, are rcqiiested^to make special ifforts to obtain inembera 

 eod funds previous to the time of e.vliibition. 



L. B. LANGV.OUTilY, Fresidtnt 



H. M. Warp, » ^ . 



JcfTersoQ Connty AsricnItornI Society. 



(Organi-.cdJuicr Klli. ISII.J 

 LIST OF oriTCillts. 

 J PaaslDETr.— Orvitic llur.iicri'ord. 



VksPkesidknis.— W. C. PiiTpoTil F.lishn Cimp. Rol ert 

 no.\t.ater, George White, U. E. Clarke, Win. Carlisle, Geo, 

 Brown, Abiathar Joy, jr. Gen. Wooilruir. 



ExEccTivn Com MlTTEC— Edmund Kirlv, John L. Golds- 

 mid, N. M Woodruff, Abi.er Baker, Jr John .A. Sherman. 



CoRr.E^i'ONDiNG Secretakv.— -Micah Stcr.ing, Watertown. 



Treascce'I— A. B. Brnytori. 



KtcoamNU SbCttETARV,— Adriel Ely. 



Erie County. 



At nn adjourned meeting held in the city of BuflTnlo, on 

 the Mill of August, for the purpose of organizing an -Agri- 

 cultural Society for Erie County, a constitution was report- 

 ed and adopted, and the following named persona were 

 cleetcd ollicers ; 



President. — I.rf'wis P. AJlcn. 



Vice Prdsioents.— Cu»hins.';wift,of H,-mbnrgh t Horaco 

 S. Turner, of .Aurora; Jcs.'-c Vnnghan, of Checktowr.ga ; 

 Henrv B. R.visom, of Clarence ; Ctilvin Bisi'.ni', of .ilden ; 

 Jobn'Kester. of Bu'iton ; Isaac .Allen, of Collins; Timothy 

 S. Hopkiusof Anihors:. ^ 



roRRr:spn\ni^o in !> R FCPRnlNr. ?^c^.cTAHV.~War:en Bry- 

 c»t. of BiidS.lo. 



