A MOIST ATMOSPHERE FOR CUTTINGS.-N. Y. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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Fig. 12. 
TO KEEP UP A MOIST ATMOSPHERE FOR CUTTINGS.- 
In visiting conservatories, we have frequently heard 
complaints from those who had the care of them, of 
the difficulty of keeping up a moist atmosphere during 
the propagation of cuttings. For their benefit, we 
here present a plan for the same, which we have 
taken from the Gardeners’ Chronicle. We can recom¬ 
mend it as a good one, from having seen it in 
M operation in conservatories in this vicinity. 
Explanation .—a. The cover 
of a hand-glass. 
6 , The frame-work of ditto, 
c, A tray or riddle, having 
a bottom made of copper-wire, 
or perforated zinc, to receive 
soil wherein to plant cuttings. 
d t An earthen pan, filled 
with water, 
e. Cuttings. 
Place the pan upon the ground, and the tray upon 
the pan, and over these put a hand-glass. 
N. Y. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Annual Meeting, 1845. 
The Annual Meeting, for the choice of officers, &c., 
was held in the main hall of the Old State House, on 
Thursday, the 15th of January, John P. Beekman, 
President of the Society, in the chair. 
Reports of the Officers , Sfc .—The Treasurer, Tho¬ 
mas Hillhouse, of Albany, read a statement of re¬ 
ceipts and expenditures during the year, for which he 
submitted the vouchers. It appeared, by this state¬ 
ment, that the receipts and disbursements for the 
year 1844 were as follows: 
Receipts. 
Interest on $3000 invested in stock - $210 00 
Donation from John Greig - - 50 00 
“ “ Geo. Vail - - 25 00 
" “ Robert Donaldson - 12 00 
■** u 3. P. Beekman - 50 00 
w “ J.McD. McIntyre - 20 00 
“ “ Joel Rathbone - - 25 00 
u H; Seward - 50 00 
Receipts atSh<$v .... 3,723 80 
Appropriation from the State - - 700 00 
Payments . 
Premiums ..... 
Balance due former Treasurer - 
Recording Secretary, for clerkship in 
charge of the State Agricultural Hall 
Expenses at Show .... 
Subscription to Colman’s European 
Agriculture ..... 
Design for Diploma - - - ' - 
Binding. 
Printing and advertising, 
Incidental - - - - - 
$4,865 SO 
$1,600 50 
114 23 
550 00 
300 00 
100 00 
50 00 
32S 00 
409 34 
481 84 
$3,933 91 
The Corresponding Secretary, Benjamin P. John¬ 
son, of Rome, made an interesting report concerning 
his labors for the year—mentioning the extent and 
satisfactory character of his correspondence, &c. He 
submitted sundry valuable papers and essays received 
from correspondents in different states, for insertion in 
the annual volume of Transactions; and congratulated 
the Society on its cheering prospects of extending use 
fulness. 
The Recording Secretary, Henry O’Reilly, re¬ 
ported briefly on the operations of the Society, as far 
as duty devolved upon him in charge of the business 
at the State Society’s Hall—remarking that he wav 
preparing a full statement from the records of thu 
year, to be submitted to the public authorities as re¬ 
quired by law. 
1. , Wheat. —First premium awarded to Matthew 
Watson, of Canandaigua—he having raised two hun¬ 
dred and fifteen bushels of wheat on four acres and 
twelve poles of ground—or nearly fifty-two and a half 
bushels per acre. 
II. Corn .—The first premium on corn was not 
awarded. The Committee award the second premium 
on com to J. F. Osborn, of Port Byron, Cayuga 
county—his crop being two hundred and thirteen 
bushels and three-eighths of a bushel, on two acres 
of land. 
Several applications in reference to wheat and corn 
crops were rejected, owing to defects in the state¬ 
ments of applicants—the measurement of the ground 
and other particulars not being properly certified. 
The Committee on Wheat and Corn crops reported 
by Joel B. Nott, of Guilderland, their chairman. 
Note on the Corn Culture. —In connection with the 
report on corn crops, Mr. Enos, of Madison county, 
mentioned some interesting facts connected with his 
cultivation of corn, in reply to inquiries from many 
gentlemen in the meeting. The crop of Mr. Enos 
was unfortunately precluded from competition, by the 
fact that the papers on the subject failed to reach Alba¬ 
ny in season for the present meeting. The reported 
product was extraordinary—one hundred and forty- 
seven bushels to the acre. On motion of Mr. E. 
Comstock, of Oneida, Mr. Enos was requested to 
furnish the Society with a detailed report of his pro¬ 
cess in raising this large crop. The statement of ex¬ 
periments on the culture of com, made for a series 
of years by Mr. George Geddes, of Onondaga, it may 
here he added, are of interest akin to that excited by 
the experimental wheat farm of Gen. Harmon, of 
Monroe county; and will be found among the con¬ 
tents of the forthcoming volume of Transactions. 
III. 1. Barley. —First premium to Stephen B. Dud¬ 
ley, of East Bloomfield, Ontario county—his crop 
being sixty-nine bushels and ninety-hundredths per 
acre, cn a lot of two acres. The second premium 
was awarded to William Wright, of Vernon, Oneida 
county—his crop being fifty bushels and forty-seven 
pounds per acre, on a lot of two acres. The third 
premium was given to Nathaniel Wright, of the 
same place—his crop being forty-seven bushels and 
twenty-five pounds per acre, on two acres of ground. 
Bani Bradley, of East Bloomfield, stated that he had 
raised fifty-five bushels and three pounds on an acre; 
but the rule of the Society requiring two acres, this 
crop was excluded—there being only one acre and 
two rods in his lot. Several other crops were excluded 
from competition, owing to defective returns. 
2. Oats. —The first premium to Seth Lawton, of 
Washington, Dutchess couuty—his crop being one 
hundred and twenty and one-quarter bushels per 
acre. The second premium to F. J. Osborn, of Port 
Byron, Cayuga county—his crop being one hundred 
and four bushels per acre, on a lot of two acres and 
nine rods. Several statements were necessarily re¬ 
jected, through the imperfection of returns. There 
were no competitors for the premiums on rye and 
