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AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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The lOi'iespniulin:! secrotnry ebnil cnny on n cnr- 

 rosponilfia-e wiiU oiUiT socictiee, wiili Indiviilimlsniul 

 wiili Uie gcnuuil comiiiiuee, in /iinliernnce of the ob- 

 jccie of ihe eociciy. 



The ircnsiMiT sliiill keep the funds of ihe eociciy, 

 nnil ilisluiiM! ihcni on iheoidor of the prtsidtnt or n 

 vitL' pri'6ideiit, countereiijncil hy tlie jceonhng fecic- 

 taiy; nnd shiill midiu n report uf the leccipia and ex- 

 pendilurea at the annual meeting in Jiinmiry. 



The cxeeiuive conimitice rhiill tidie charge of and 

 distnbnic or preserve all seeds, plants, books, models, 

 &e., whieh maybe Iransinilted to the society; and 

 shall aUo have the charge of all eommunicatious, de- 

 sigiu'd or caleulatcd lor publication, and so far ns ihey 

 may deem expedient, shall collect, arrange and pub 

 lisli the same in 6uch manner and form as they shall 

 deem best calculated to promote the objects of the so- 

 ciety. 



The general committee are charged with the inter- 

 ests of the society in the eouniies in whieh they shall 

 respectively reside, and will constitute a nicdinm ol 

 conimunication between the execntive committee and 

 the remote members of the society. 



Sec. 4. There shall bean aminiil meetingof '.he so- 

 ciety on the third Wednesday in .January, in the city ot 

 Albany, at which time all the officers shall be elected 

 by a plurality of votes and by bollot, with exception of 

 the general committee for the eountea which may 

 be appointed by the executive comniitiee, who ebtil' 

 have power to fill any vacancies which may occur in 

 the officers of the society during the year Hxtra 

 meetings may be convoked by the executive commit- 

 tee. Fifteen members shall be a quorum for the 

 transaction of business 



Sec. 5. The society shall hold an annual cattle 

 show and fair at such time and place as shall be desig- 

 nated by the executive commitiee. 



See. 6. This constitution may be amended by a 

 vote of two-thirds of the members attending any an- 

 nual meeting. 



A committee of fifteen was appointed to nominate 

 officers ot the society for the ensuing year, to report 

 to a meeting to be held at the Senate Chamber, at 3 

 o'clock, P. M. to-morrow. Adjourned to 3 o'clock, 

 P. M. • 



Feb. 10,3 o'clock, P. M. 



Met pursuant to adjournment, fiir the purpose of 

 complying with the invitation of Ezra P. Pkentice, 

 Esq.. to visit Mount Hope Farm, near this city, to 

 view the beautiful and extensive herd of Improved 

 Short Horns owned by Mr. P. I he company, some 

 fifteen or twenty in niimbei-, after an examination of 

 the Short Horns and South Down sheep at Mount 

 Hope, with which they were highly pleased, were ta- 

 ken liy Mr. Prentice to Mr. Coming's farm, where 

 they had an opportunity of viewing a portion of the 

 Hereford cattle and Cot^wold sheep imported by Mes- 

 ers. Corning and Sotham the past season. 



Scniilc Cliitmbcr, Feb. 11,3 o'clock, P. M. 



Met pursuant to adjournment, H. D. Ghovk, Esq., 

 one of the vice presidents, in the chair. The com- 

 mititee appointed to nominate officers, made their re- 

 port, which wos read and accepted; and the following 

 gentlemen were unanimously elected officers of the 

 society for the ensuing year: — 



Joel. B. Nott, of Albany, President. 

 Vice Presulonls. 



Ist district, Jeromus Johnson, of Kings. 



2d " Robert Di n.niston, of Orange. 



Sd " Caeke N. Bement, of Albany. 



4ih " Edward C. Deeevan, of Saratoga. 



^jth " Benjamin P. Johnson, of Oneido. 



6ih " Lewis A Morrele, of Tompkins. 



7ih " Willis Gaylord, of Onondaga. 



8th " T. C. Pj.ters, of Genesee. 



Additional Members of Ihe Exccutice Committee. 

 Alexander ^VALSH, of Rensselaer, 

 George Vail, of " 



Henkv D. Grove, of " 



A. L. Linn, of Schenectady. 

 John D .MclsTVRE, of Albany. 



Henrv S. Randall, of Cortland, Cor. Sec'y. 



Ezra P. Prentice, of Albany, Treasurer. 



LiiTHKR Tucker, of Albany, Recording Sec'y. 



The fiUowjng resolution was introduced by J. J. 

 ViELK, E-q., of Renetelncr. 



Rrsolced, That acommittee of five be appointed to 

 prepare, and present, a memorial to the Legi^hiinre, 

 now m scs-^ion, praying fir an appropriation of .'$7,000 

 annually, for thebemfitof agriculiure, to be distribu- 

 ted to the several County Agricultural Societies in the 

 ratio of ;jr/l to each nieinber of Assembly, and the 

 »umof $600 to the State Agricultural Society; the 



money to be paid to the tcvcral Societies when they 

 shall have raised an equal sum. 



After an animated and interesting discussion, in 

 which Messrs. Viele, Johnson, Root, Fuller, and 

 others, took part, the icsolntion wos unanimously 

 adopted, and Mc.-srs. Vielk, Ti'cker, Bement, Me 

 Intvre and Van Beroen, were aiipointed a commit- 

 tee to memorialize the Legislature lor the purpose ex. 

 pressed in the recolution. 



Several Reports were received from Cimmiittces 

 appointed at the lost meeting, to report on various niot- 

 lers ol practical agriculture, which will be published 

 hereafter. 



On motion of C. N. Bement, Esq., it was 



HcsolrcU, That the Executive (Aumnittee be re- 

 quested to procure reports from difl'eient mcmbeis of 

 the Society, on the following subjects, to he presented 

 at the semi-annual meeting. 



1. On the most approved method of stall feeding 

 oxen and other neat cattle. 



2. On converting green crops and other vegetable 

 matters into inamne. 



3. On the best method of increasing manure and 

 forming a compost. 



4. On the proper time to cut Timothy ond other 

 grasses, and the most approved method of curing the 

 some. 



5. On the comparative economy of employing ox- 

 en and horses in the usual business of the form. 



6. On the comparative economy of potatoes, ruta 

 baga, carrots or beets, as food for cattle, sheep, and 

 swine. 



7. On the relative value of apples as food for swine, 

 or other domestic animals, eompaied with making 

 them into cider. 



8. On the best means of eradicating Canada this- 

 tles. 



A Resolution was adopted requesting the Presi. 

 dent elect to deliver an Address in the Ai-sembly 

 Chamber, in furtherance of the objects of the Society, 

 on the evening ot the 23d inst. 



Assembly Chamber, Feb. 23, 1841. 



The Society met pursuant to adjournment at 7 o'- 

 clock, P. M. The Hon. Jeremiah Johnson, Vice 

 President from the first District, took the chair and 

 called the S cicty to order, when the President, J. B. 

 Nott, Esq., delivered an address, replete with elo- 

 quence and inslriieiion, which was listened to by a 

 large and attentive audience with great sotiefaction. 

 The thanks of the society were tendered to Mr. Nott, 

 and a copy of his addrefs solicited for publication. 



Meeting of the Executive Committee. 



The Executive Committee of the New York 

 State Agricultural Society, met at the office of the 

 Cultivator, Albany, on the 2od of Febrttary — the Pie- 

 sideiit of the Society in the Chair. A letter was 

 read from P. B. Johnson, E-q. Vice President, expres- 

 sing his regret that be should not be able to attend the 

 meeting. Mr. J. says — "It will otTord me great 

 pleasure to communicate with you at all times in rela- 

 tion to the interests of the Society, ond to unite with 

 the olBeers in such measures as t-hall be best calcula- 

 ted to promote the interests of Agriculture in onr 

 Slate. I hope something will be done in aid of our 

 objects by the Legislature; and could County Socie- 

 ties be established and sustained, it appears to me thai 

 great good will result." 



A letter was also read from Col. H. S. Randall, 

 Cor. Sec'y., acceininsr the ofiice, ond ossuring the 

 committee that he will devote himself zealously ond 

 untiringly to the cause. He says — "I wish yon would 

 express to the committee the deep regret I feel in noi 

 being able to meet them. Say to them, that as one of 

 their body, were I present, I would counsel union. — 

 decided energetic action. A mere formal organiza- 

 tion — a nominal Society merely, is useless — nay, the 

 next thing to ridiculous; and unless 1 greatly mis- 

 take the signs of the times, eHiirt on our part will be 

 met with more of corresponding spirit, than it has 

 been in preceding years." 



After the appoinlmentof a portof the County Com- 

 mittees, the business was postponed, and a committee 

 appointed to make the necessary inquiries and report 

 suitable names at the next meeting. 



A committee, consisting of Messrs. Tucker, Pren- 

 tice, and Mclniyrc, was appointed to report a code of 

 By-Laws, and Regulations for the better management 

 of the aflhirs of the Society. 



The following resolutions were unanimously adopt- 

 ed: — 



1. That the Executive Committee will hold regular 

 monthly meetings on the Thirrl Wkdnespav of each 

 month, at the room No 7, Exebnnge Btiilding, Alba- 

 ny, at 3 o'clock, P, M» 



2. That to enable this Society to corry into ell'ect 

 the great objects of its Ibrmation, it is necessary 10 

 raise the sum of ,<til,500, in addition to the aid expect- 

 ed lioni the State. 



3. That as one means of increasing the funds of the 

 Society, the Corresponding Secretary addretsa circu- 

 lar letter to the nieinbcrs of the Execntive and Gene- 

 ral Committees, urging \ipon them the necessity of 

 immediate and persevering personal exertion to in- 

 crease the number of both life and annual members of 

 the Society. 



4. That the Recording Seerelary prepare and rc- 

 ])ort ot the next meeling, a correct roll of the mem- 

 bers, specifying those who hove poid their annual 

 duos, ond the sums due from those in arrears. 



r>. That the Executive Committee will decide upon 

 the place of holding their First Exhibition and Fair, 

 at their regular meeting in April; and that a commit- 

 tee of nine be appnintcd to report on the Premium 

 List, so far as practicable at the March meeting. The 

 commitiee consists of Messrs. Mclntyre, Wolsh, Be- 

 ment, Randall, B. P. Johnston, Grove, Gaylord, 

 Morrell, and Peters; and it is expected they will re- 

 port individually, their views in i elation to the objects 

 which shoulil be made subjects for premiums. 



Treatment of Peach Trees. 



A respected correspondent in the State of Ohio, 

 says: " Two years ago last fall, 1 scalded a part of my 

 peach trees. On removing some of the soil, the 

 worms were exposed in various positions; and all the 

 trees that 1 scalded at that time, were found to be free 

 from worms in the spri ng. 



" Some that were scalded in the spring however, 

 were not benefitted. The earth was left round the 

 irej so that the boiling woter stood ubore the port af- 

 leeted, and proved of no use. 



*' oap suds and weak ley, have sensibly benefitted 

 the trees; and from o slight experience 1 have reason 

 to hope that brine will be found useful. 



"Among the useless remedies tried, I will name 

 boring and flagging zcitk sulpkur. 



"Soapsuds acts like o charm on healthy peach trees; 

 but on such aa have the yellows, it is like ibod in the 

 stomach of a dyspeptic." t 



friim the Juuriial af the American Silk Socicti/. 

 Silk Culture. 

 comparative value of different kinds of silk 



WORMS. 



Gideon B. Smith, Esq. Sir, — In June last I 

 tried an experiment with several varieties of cocoons, 

 which may be inteiesiing to the numerous readers of 

 the Silk Journal. The silk worms were carefully led 

 find were perfectly healthy. I intended them foi' ob- 

 taining eggs tor the year 1841, and waaanxioi's to as- 

 certain, by my own expeiience, which are the bf^ 

 varieties. The cocoons weie corefully reeled oi^ i.^ 

 Piedmontese reel, and the silk weighed with r 'small 

 copper scales. ^^^^3^^^ 



8 oz. of mammoth white cocoons, floss ofl,"cbTt'Sffl" 

 lids not killed, in number 141, yielded 360 grains of 

 reeled silk. 



8 oz. of pure white pea-nut cocoons, floss on, in 

 number 134, gave 35!) grains of reeled silk. 



8 oz. of various colored pea- nut cocoons, floss on, 

 in number 148, gave 3'2J groins of reeled silk. 



8 oz. of mammoth sulphur cocoons, Hoss on, in 

 number 134, gove 3'27 groins of reeled silk. 



I have not succeeded in keeiiing silk worm eggs in 

 an ice-house, to hatch successive crops through the 

 iummer. Last winter I sent a quantity of mammoth 

 sulphur silk worms to on ice house in Ncvvbcrn. — 

 They were put up in a box, in the manner recom- 

 mended by the Messrs. Carsons. In July, I had the 

 box brought down, and sprena the eggs on n feeding 

 shelf — not one of them hatched out. I am infurined 

 the ice house was not filled until Maich; it is proba- 

 ble the hot weather in February started the hatching 

 process, and then putting them on ice, in March, des- 

 troyed tbeir vitality. Silk worm eggs intended for a 

 succession of crops, in this latitude, should be put in- 

 to the ice house in December and January. 



I hove raised obout 30,01)0 nniltieaulis mulberry 

 trees this year, for feeding silk worms, and intend to 

 give the silk business a fair trial before I give it up. — 

 iVIy cocoonery is 120 feet by 20, a single story. I 

 cannot perceive why the raising of silk should not be 

 as profitable in the United Stotes as it is in Fronce and 

 Italy. 



I am, very respectfully, yourobd't servt. 



JAMES MANNEV. 



Beat/fort, N. C, J>ee. 14, XS-t. 



