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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
We have received from the hands of the Secretary, B. P. John- 
son, Esq., vol. 7 of Transactions of the New-York State Agricul- 
tural Society, for 1847. This volume contains 800 pages, em- 
bracing, besides the local and business matters of the Society, a 
very large amount of very useful information on subjects interest- 
ing to thfe general reader as well as to the farmer. A great pro- 
portion of the volume is taken up by the reports of the County 
Societies, which are much more lull and uncommonly interesting. 
Besides the Biography and Address of the late Silas Wright, there 
are a number of very valuable and highly interesting essays ; 
among which is one on " The economical uses of Bones as a Ma- 
nure," by Prof J. F. W. Johnstone, of Durham, England; an 
address of Prof J. P. Norton, on " Agricultural Chemistry," be- 
fore the New-York State Agricultural Society; address of Dr. A. 
H. Stephens, " On the Food of Plants," at one of the Agricultu- 
ral Discussions in the Assembly Chamber; "The Currant Moth," 
(^Abraxas? Ribearia), by Dr. A. Fitch; " On the Potato Disease," 
by C. E. Goodrich. In short, the communications, &c., in the 
present volume are pll excellent, and many of them of great prac- 
tical value. 
The present is a decided improvement on the former volumes, 
both in the style and manner in which it has been got up, and 
.reflects great credit on the indefatigable exertions of the Secre- 
tary of the Society, B. P. Johnson, Esq. 
We have received from the hands of the author, Z. Pratt, Esq., 
" Report of the Greene County Agricultural Society for 1847." 
From a careful" examination, it appears to us that this report 
would be a good model for other societies. It is short and com- 
prehensive; and embraces statistics of every town in the county; 
population, voters,* militia, common schools, academies, and 
churches. Agricultural and horticultural statistics; — number of 
acres of land under cultivation, bushels of wheat, barley, rye, 
oats, corn, buckwheat, peas, beans, potatoes, turnips, and flax 
raised in each town. Number of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine. 
Produce of butter, cheese, and wool. Manufactories; amount of 
articles manufactured, and household manufactures, &c.; showing 
at a glance the resources of the county. These are all interesting, 
and if every county society would ibllow this, a mass of very 
valuable information would be collected, useful and interesting to 
all classes. • 
