190 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



ASSOCIATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS. 



Among the means and incentives to improvement enjoyed bj the farming 

 community, we cannot overlook the influence of associations and annual 

 exhibitions. These are not new, but they prove none the less useful; are 

 now established in most of the States, and in almost every county of some 

 of them. A somewhat new and important application of the association 

 principle has been made in many towns and neighborhoods, by the organi- 

 zation of local societies or farmers' clubs. 



The great advantage of the township associations consists in their adap- 

 tation to bring agricultural improvements home to all the people. 



Productions of Agriculture, 18G0. 



Acres of land improved jg3 oqi 339 



^^u , do unimproved !'.!.'*.*.!.'."."".'.!!!!!!.";! 246".508'244 



Lasn value of farms ©g 550 g'j-2 597 



Value of farming implements and machinery '. 247 027 496 



Horses, number of 6'll5'458 



Asses and mules, number of .'.'.'.'.".'.*.".'.' .* .* .* ." .* .' ." .' 1 129 553 



Milch cows do .*.'!!!.'.'!.'.'."!.*!!! 8'7^8'862 



Working oxen do 2!240 07-5 



lit liar* .-Hi +f 1/-V -1 „ _ . ' ' _ 



Other cattle do 



14,671,400 



Slieep do 23.317,756 



^"•"•'me do 32 555 %7 



Value of live stock $l,107',49oi216 



^ heat, bushels 171 ,183,381 



?yf.' ^l ■ 20,976,286 



Indian corn, bushels 830 451 797 



g:^'"' ^ do .'!.*.'.'.'!!.'.*!.■.".".'.".■.■.'.■.'."! 172,'554,'688 



Rice, pounds.. 187,140,173 



Tobacco, pounds , 429,390,771 



Ginned cotton, bales of 400 pounds 5 198 077 



Wool, pounds ;;;;;; 60,511 ,'343 



Peas and beans 15,188013 



Irish potatoes, bushels hq 571 2OI 



Sweet potatoes, bushels 4l'606''^02 



5"l^'^'' , do '.*.'.'.■.■.'.■.■.'. 15W,119 



Buckwheat do 



17,664,914 



Value of orchard products $19i759,'361 



Wine, gallons 1 .860,008 



Value of products and market gardens $15 541 0'>7 



Butter, pounds '. 460;509",854 



Cheese, do 105,875.135 



Hay, tons 19,129,128 



Glover seed, bushels 999 qiq 



Grass seed do '.'.'.....'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 90o!386 



Hemp of all kinds, tons . IO4 499 



Hops, pounds .■.'.'.■.■.'.■.'.■.■.■.'.'.'.■.■ Il,010i012 



J'^-^' f« •••, 3.783,079 



1' lax seed, bushels qh 907 



Silk cocoons, pounds ' Q F)Q9 



Maple sugar do .■.■.■.".■.'.■.■.■.■.*.■.■.■ 38,863.884 



Cane sugar, hogsheads of 1,000 pounds 302,205 



Cane molasses, gallons jg 337080 



Sorghum molasses, gallons 7''''35'o''5 



Maple do do .[[]]][ IMi'.bOi 



Beeswax, pounds j 357 §34 



^o»ey, do '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 25',028!991 



Mr. Carpenter.— The committee appointed to attend the Pomological 



Society, at Boston, have returned. I was much edified with the discussions 

 on the various fruits presented. It was found difficult to make a list of 



fruits for general cultivation. Some kinds grow well at the south that 



