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THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, 



Vol. 



New Yolk State Agi'jcultural Society. 

 CATTIiE SHOW AWU FAIR AT SYBA- 



At a meeting of ihe Execv.tive Comraittoe of ihe 

 N. Y. Slate Agricnkuial Society held at Syracuse, 

 Aug. 18, 1841 — Present, Messrs. Nott, Johneon, (of 

 Oneida,) Gaylord, Kanclidl and Tucker, — the follov;- 

 ing viewing Commiliees were ajipointed to award the 

 I'remiums offered by the Society at their Cattle Show 

 and Fair to bo held at Syracuse on the 2dth and 30th 

 days of September: 



ON CATTI,B. 



Class I — BrLLS — Of any breed, 3 years old and upKcrds, 

 Heury S. R^iB^.ill, Cortl.-.nJ, IC. N. Bcnient, Alhr.ay, 

 A. a. Allen, Krie, 1 \Vii;i.-iiu Garbutt, Monroe, 



J. M-DonaialMniyre, .^ilhe.ny- 

 Classes II and III— Bulls— O/ aiui Irec:!, under 3 yeare old. 

 Francis Uolch, Otsejo, 1,1. ( :. Hr.!!ii-av, Ontr.rio. 



Henry Rhoadcs, Onei:!.-., |Gf .itot '...;!, Ucnnselacr, 



Ge 



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till- 



C1.-IS5 IV— Cows— O/ anij hrccJ, 3 years old and upicarda. 

 JVntlionvVan Bergen,Groene.|Thom:is Mollis, Cl'.zezo, 

 E. P. I'rentice, Mh.-.ny. | Ira Hitchcock, Oneida, 



liirani Bostwicic, Ciie:nung. 

 k lasses V and VI — Heifers — Any improved bread, under 



3 years. 

 Ixyiia V. XV.m, Eric, IThomiis Weddle, Monroe, 



Silas Gayiord, OnonJiier., |Jolin Gaskin, Otsego, 

 Jonali Oavls, Chemung. 

 Class VH-Grjde Cows. 

 G.irret S.ickett. Seneca, IM. Bullock, Allmny, 



C. S. Button, Wi yne, iTiioni.-.s Goodscll, Oneida, 



Williao" Ouloy. Ont.-.rin, 

 Class Vin— Grade Heifers. 

 S. \X. Urnce, Onondaga, \\\'m. Alexander, Oteejo, 

 John M. Sherwood, Cavuffa, [D I). Campbell, Scbcucctady, 

 llufus Boies, Cortland. 

 Class IX— Cows— A'odce breeds. 

 Myron Adams, Ontario, lAaron rjarns, Oneida. 



Tljomas S. Jlencham. Oswego] Crnue, Herkimer, 



Tyler Fountain, M^'estchester. 



ON HORSES. 



William T. Porter, N. York.lWi'liam Bartlett, Cortland, 

 iJohn J. Viele, Renaselacr, 

 B. Ludlow, Columbia. 



ON SHEEP— Class \—Long Wooltd. 

 John P. Beekman, Columbia. IThonjas Jackson, Otsego, 

 John Snooks, Onondaga, [ William C. Cornell Monroe, 

 John Ilolmeq, Washington. 

 Class ll—iilddle Wooled. 

 A. B' Allen. I3rle. IL. D. Clift, Putnam, 



Thomas Dunn, Albany. Howell Gardiner, Saratoga, 



Wiili.-uuMusson.O.sego. 

 Class III— Fiix Woolci. 

 William Biindall. Cortland, \l.. A Morrcll, Tompkins, 

 Henry D. Orove. Bennsclaer,|j. W. Kneevels, Dutchess, 

 •tobert C. Nicliolas, Onta.'lo. 



ON SWINF,. 

 John Hnndall, Chennngo, 1 \el9on Wnshhurn, Otsego, 

 Ezra Cornell, Tompkins, jElon Conistock, Oneida. 

 Williaur Salsbury, Greene. 



ON PLOIiGHS. 



Humphrey Howland, Cayuga, 

 Henry Stephens. Cortland, 

 Ciias Pliinney, iMassachusetta 

 Hill, New Hampshire, 



Jesse R. Burden. R 



AnthonyVan Bergen. Gree 



Jeremiah Johnson, Kin?s, 



John J. Thomas. Onlnrjo, i&d.-.c iim, i,cw iiamjiBn 



Huwsoa Harmon, Jr. ?.Ionroe S. W. Jewert, Vermont. 



ON CULTIV.\TORS, DRILL BARROWS, AND 



HARROWS. 



J.imes McCall, Allegany, IKuoch Marks, Onondaga, 



L. C. Bail, Rennsehier, iGeorgc Vv'al»worlh, Oneida 



Arvin Rice, Oswego. 



ON THRASHING MACHINES. 

 L B. Langworthv, .Monroe, I G. ^V^ Patterson. Livingston, 

 Orville Hun^erfor.l, JetTersonlLanren Beach, Onondaga, 

 .^licah Brooks, Uving«on. 



ON HORSE RAKES AND STKAV/ CUTTERS. 



Nlcoll Hnlsey, Tompkins, [John B. Dill, Cayuga. 

 Jabez Burrows, Ciiatauque, (Hira-m Hopkins, Cor;land, 

 Chester Moses, Skancatelcs. 



ON FAR'M IMPLEMENTS— .Vol tniimcrekii abate. 

 William Parsons. Niagara, [Jesse Ives. Cortland, 

 Siunaei Hecox, Wayne, iJoseph Hastifigs, Rennsalacr. 



Ira Hopkins, Cajuifa. 



ON SAMPLES OF GRAIN 

 Pomeroy Jones, Oneida. IRoswcU turn?. Cayuga, 



Oeor-'O ts. Taylor. Cortland, [U'arner Abbott, Onondaga, 

 E. S. Beach, Moiuco. 



ON SAMPLES OF ROOTS. 

 !ien>ta Chapin, Ontario. ILewis Fames, Oneida, 

 Sr i .Bhea-'M, Onondaga, _ jj. F. Osborn, Cay» 



ON HORTICVLTURAL PRODUCTS. 

 r-aiii Thomas, C.^vnga IGr.aiit Thorburn, Que 



AjC3aniIerWiO?li,1ienllsaIacr E. Holbronlc, Dut<-he« 

 »!ic8r Panlp'. O.llario. 



COMMITTEE OF AREANGE.MENTS. 



all, 



&tcte Hociety. 

 Henry S. Ham 

 Harvey Bnldw 

 Luther Tucker, ' 

 William Fuller, 

 M. E. Batcliam. 



Onondaga Co. ttidcty. 



M. n. Rnrm 

 E. F. Walla 

 J.M.Eli is. 



The following gentlemen were appointed a com- 

 mittee to solicit meinbofs and hinds lor the Society at 

 Syracuse : 



M. D. Burnet, Ebi]. | P. D. No.ton, 



H. B.ddwin, Ksii P. .X. lii^st, 



J. R. Lawrence, Esq. | J. San lord. 



A<1<!ttioiial Premiums. 

 TO BREEDERS. 



F. Rotch, Esq. having given the Society $30 for 

 that purpose, Premiums will be nv.'aided to breeders 

 as follows : 



To the breeder of the hcf<t thoroughbred Bull SIO 00 



To the breeder of the best thoruugh bred Cow lU 01) 



To the breeder of the best thorough bred Heifer.. . . 1(1 0» 



FOR WORKING OXEN. 



Willis Gayiord, Esq. having contributed §20, for 

 that purpose, a premium will be given 

 For the best yoke of working 0.\cn «20 00 



In awarding this Premium, particular reference 

 will be had to the close matching, excellent training, 

 and docility of the animals, na well as to their general 

 good appearance. Committee: — Abel Baldwin, Da- 

 vid Bundy, and Dan. Hibbard, 



FAT CATTLE. 



Mr. Rust offers a sweepstakes, twenty dollars en- 

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

 P. Johneon, B. U. No.ton. and M. D. Burnet. 



[]"? A Ploughing Match, under the direction of 

 the Onondaga County Agricultural Society, will take 

 place immediately after the Trial of Ploughs, on the 

 second day of the Fair. 



REGULATIONS FOR THE FAIR. 



I. A Committee of Arrangements, consisting of 

 five members, will in conjunction with a committee 

 consisting of the same number, appointed by the On- 

 ondaga County Agricultnral Society, exercise a gen- 

 eral supervision and control on the day of the Fair. 



II. Clerks shall be appointed by the commitico of 

 arrnngements, who shall occupy a convenient stand 

 near the place of e-xhibition, who shall give to every 

 one entering animals, cards, with the number of the 

 pens which snid animals shall occupy, and the prem- 

 iunid for which said animals are entered, written 

 thereon — and such cards shall he conspicuously placed 

 upon the pens containing the animals. A list of all 

 i'.irdi entries shall be kept by such clerk. 



III. No animals shall be removed from the pens 

 until the close of each day's exhibition without pcr- 

 niifsion of a member of the Cummitleo of Arrange- 

 ments. 



IV. Applicants for premiums on aniniala will be 

 prepared with written statements accurately detading 

 he age and method of feeding such animals; and 

 hose drawing premiums may be required to make 

 oath to the correctness of said statements. Such 

 written statements will be delivered to the clerks on 

 entering the animals. 



V. All animals will be examined and premiums 

 awarded on the first day of the Fair, and the viewing 

 coniinittees wilj commence their inspection at 10 

 o'clock, A. M. No spectators will be admitted to 

 the yard until after tho viewiiig committees have 

 performed their duties. 



VI. Implcnienta, products, &,c. will be examined 

 on the second day of the Fair. Imjilemcnts, particu 

 larly ploughs, will be put to a full and fair test. 



VII. Any inhabitant of tlie S.ate will be suffered 

 to compete for preminms on animals and products, 

 and any inhabitant of ihc United States for premiums 

 en implements, on the payment of one dollar, if not 

 already members of the Society. 



VIII. Viewing Comnutieea shall in all cases have 

 power to examine applicants for premiums personally, 

 when more particular or satisfactory information is 

 derired. 



IX. No premiums shall be awardeJ without a com- 

 petition, unless the viewing committee shall deem 

 the animal or product or implenienl exhibited, highly 

 meritorious — iMr in cases whci'e there is competiton, 

 unless they shnii consider such product or implement 

 worthy of tlin s.ime. 



X. All reports cf viewing coinmiitccs shall be 

 mads in writing and sigiicd by ibe momhers assenting 

 thereto 



XI. All persons intending to coiupele for the pr 

 miums on animals, should give notice to ■diatefliBctti 

 or before the 20tli Sept, to Lutheii Tickkii, Alhan 

 H. S. Randall, Cortland Village; M. B. Bati;ha 1 

 Rochester, or P. N. Ri-st, Syracuse — in order ihr 

 the necessary ncoommodntions may be made for thei ' 

 It is de.'irchle also that those who intend to compl Jj 

 for tho prizes on Implements should give notice' n 

 above bv the 20th Sei'tember. • »;■ 



Cr Owners of stock throughout the State and IM '"' 

 nufactnrers and patentees of agricultural and ho^ ^ 

 eultutnl implements, throughout the United Statu " 

 riro invitr?d to present their anrmnls and implen em 

 Samples of farm and garden prcducts, silk, cocooi 

 domestic mniiufacture.s, Sec. &c., are also solicited f'' 



tn? Discretionary Premiums will be awarded r 

 articles not enumerated in the Prize List. 



S3' The Society will dine at Rust's, at 3 o'cloi : 

 P. M. on each day of the Fair. 



in/" The officers of the Society and the Commit 

 of Arrangements arc requoattd to meet at the Sy 

 cuso House on Tuesday evening, Sept. 98. 



Monroe County Agrlcaltnral Society, 



At a meeting of the Society held at Rochester on theS 

 day of Angnst the following persons were appointed 

 spcctingcommiltcea to award the premiums at tlie exL 

 tion of the Society to be held on the loth and 16th of Oc 

 ber next. 



O.N Horses— Theron Brown , Wheatland ; Steph. Char 

 Rochester ; Harry Olmstead, Greece. 



On CiTTLE— George Shrfler, Wheatland ; Samuel H.) 

 vis, 8werlcn ; Jacob -Strawn, Chili *, Alonzo Frost, Rocfr 

 tcr ■, J. Allen Frost. Brighton. 



On Sheep.— Stephen Merry, AVheatland i Thomas V 

 cox, Mendon ; Arthur Clark, Rochester. 



Ok .Swine. — Edward Champenny, Rochester; John P 

 ler, Chili ; Gideon Ramsdell, Perrinton. 



On Plolohino.— Rawson Harmon, Jr., Wheatland \ 3< 

 Ayrault, Perrinton ; Nathan Lock, Sweden. 



Ok Field Caors. — Lewis Brooks, Rochester ; Niclii 

 Reed, Greece; Elisha Harmon, Wheatland. 



On Butter, Cheese, Honey, &c.— Henry E. Rochcsi 

 Gates; Caleb K. Hobble, Irondequoit; Iliram Nash, 

 Chester. 



On Silk, Domkstic Cloth, i:c. — Joseph Alleyn, Roc 

 ter; Henry S. Potter, Pitlsford; Medad P. I'arker, Ogde 



On Implements.- Mattliifts L. Angle, Henrietta 

 Blackmar, Wheatland; H. N. Larrgworthy, Irondeql 



On HoRTiccLTCHE.-.MatthliTs Garret, Gates; Alexal 

 Kelsey, Rochester ; Henry O'Ueilloy, Rochester. 



The Executive Committee sincerely hope that all the ; 

 tleraen named will consent to serve on the Committees 

 citied ; but if any of them cannot consistently do so, I 

 arc requested ro notify one of the Secretaries as sooi 

 eoiivenient The gcntlenien composing the commitlces, 

 tUeoIiicera of the S'oclety are requesied to meet r.t the 

 caile House at 1* o'clock on the morning of the first da 

 the Exhibition. 



The Rule! and He^laUonB are published with the lir 

 premiums, in handbill form, and circulated through 

 county. Bills of the day will be publiehcd hereafter. 



The Town Committees and officers of the Society gen- 

 ly, are rcquesterl.to make special ifiiirts to obtain men 

 HOd fundi previous to the time of exhibition. 



L. B. L.\.\G WORTH V, Presidf 



H. SI. Wxro, ) ,,^,„, 



M. B. liiTERAli, 5 - 



JeSereoii Cotsnty AgricnIiBral Society. 



(Organized Juuc mh, 1811.; 



LIST OF OFFICEKS. 



. President.— Orville Hnugo.-ford. 



Vice PKF.srDB.NTS.— W. C. Pierpotit Elisha Camp, Ri 

 Do'xtater, George White, C. E. Clarke, Wm. Carlisle, 

 Brown, Abiathar Joy, Jr. Ceo. WoodrulT. 



EiECcTivnCoMMiTTi:n.— liilnruud Klrby, John L. G 

 raid, N. M Woodruff, A bncr Bilker, Jr John .1. Shorn 



CoRP.ESpoNDlNO .Secret.vrv. — ?ilicah Ster.ing, \\ alert 



TRKASeuca- A. B. Br.iyton. 



UKCoamsa SicasTiRv,— AdricI U\y. 



Krie County, 

 At an adjoumesl meeting held In the city of Buffalo 

 thcl4thof August, for the purpose of organizing an A 

 cultural Society for Krie County, a constitution was re; 

 cl and adopted, and the following named persons 

 clecto*! officers : 



President-— r.'-^.i-J F 



Vi0El>r.E3irF- i - ' 

 S. Turner, "f ' 

 Henrv 15, Kan. i ■.,. ■. . 

 John'Kester, of li,.stou 

 S. Hopkins of Amherst. 



CoRRf:spn»orNo ■NDRr.roaDlNa?FnttTiRV.— T\ 

 a«t. of Ih.ff.lo. 



v.ift.of Hamburgh I He 

 , lU'fhr.n, of Checktrrw: 

 ; Calvin Bishop, of .^l 

 Allen, of Collins i Tim 



