Annual Meeting of ttie New York State Agricultural Society- 
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ary. The Society convened at 9 o’clock, A. M., in the 
Lecture Room of the Young Men’s Association, the 
President in the chair. Gentlemen were in attendance 
from the counties of Albany, Cayuga, Columbia, 
Greene, Jefferson, Livingston, Lewis, Monroe, Mont¬ 
gomery, Madison, Otsego, Oneida, Orange, Oswego, 
Queens, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Steuben, Saratoga, 
Tompkins, and Wayne. 
The Report of the award of premiums on Field Crops, 
&c. was read by the Secretary, Mr. Tucker, as fol- 
’ lows:— 
At the regular meeting of the Executive Committee, 
on the second Wednesday of January, 1843, the seve¬ 
ral statements of the competitors for the premiums on 
Field Crops, Essays, Paintings, Engravings, and De¬ 
signs for Farm Buildings, were referred to appropriate 
committees, upon whose report the following premi- 
ims are awarded: 
ON FIELD CROPS* 
On Indian Corn. —First Premium to Samuel Phelps, 
of Ira, Cayuga .county. 122 bushels per acre—$15. 
Second, to Wm. Ingells , of Volney, Oswego county. 
89 bushels per acre—$10. 
Third, to Joseph F. Oshorn, of Port Byron —$5. 
Fourth, to Anthony Van Bergen, of Coxsackie, Greene 
county. 85 bushels 51 lbs, per acre—Diploma. 
On Barley. —First Premium to Nathaniel S. Wright, 
of Vernon, Oneida county. 53 bushels per acre — $10. 
Second, to T.I. Vandeveer, of Amsterdam, Montgome¬ 
ry county. 401 bushels per acre—$5. 
On Rye. —First premium to Israel F. Goodwin, of 
Westmoreland, Oneida county. 32 bushels and 36 lbs. 
per acre—$10. 
Second, to T. I. Vandeveer, of Amsterdam. 28 bush¬ 
els, 29 quarts per acre—$5. 
On Oats. —'First Premium to Samuel Phelps, of Ira, 
Cayuga county. 102 bushels per acre—$10. 
Second, to Wm. A. Russell, of Salem, Washington 
county. 97 bushels per acre—$5. 
Diploma, to Israel F. Goodwin, of Westmoreland. 
81 bushels per acre. 
The Committee also recommend a special Premium 
of $10, to Geo. Sheffer, of Wheatland, Monroe county, 
for his crop of oats of 8711 bushels, from 9£ acres of 
land, being an average of 91? bushels per acre. 
On Peas. —First Premium to George White, of Rut¬ 
land, Jefferson county. 331 bushels per acre—$10. 
On Potatoes. —First Premium to George White, of 
Rutland, Jefferson county. 1 acre 1 8-10 rods—4211 
bushels Pinkeyes—$10. 
Second, to George Sheffer, of Wheatland. 400 bush¬ 
els per acre—$5. 
Rut a Bagas.— First Premium, to John McConnel, of 
Canandaigua. 855^ bushels per acre—$10. 
On Beets. —The First Premium for beets, to George 
Sheffer, of Wheatland. 1 acre 12 rods—10261 bushels 
—$ 10 . 
On Carrots. —First Premium to Wm. Risley of Fre- 
donia, Chautauque county. 985£ bushels per acre 
—$ 10 . 
ON ESSAYS, &c. 
There were no competitors for the Premiums offered 
for Essays on Agricultural Chemistry, on Rotation of 
Crops, and on the introduction of New Agricultural 
Products. 
For the Premium for the best Essay on the General 
Management of the Farm, four Essays were presented. 
* Several applications for the Premiums on Field 
Crops, have been received by the Rec. Secretary, since 
the annual meeting of the Society. 
The premium was awarded to Willis Gaylord, of Otis- 
co, Onondaga county—$20. 
But two Essays were offered for the Premium on the 
Management and Application of Manures. The Pre¬ 
mium was awarded to Willis Gaylord , of Otisco—$20. 
Designs.- —For the Premium on the best plan of a 
Farm House, Barn, and necessary out-buildings, three 
plans were presented. The Gold Medal was awarded 
to John J. Thomas, of Macedon, Wayne county; and a 
Silver Medal to D. G. Mitchell, Salem, Conn., for the 
second best. 
Paintings. —The Committee to whom were referred 
the several Paintings offered for the Gold Medal of the 
Society, for the best specimen of Paintings of Domestic 
Animals, recommended that medals of equal value be 
given to Woodside, of Philadelphia, and Van Zandt, of 
Albany. 
The Silver Medal for the best specimen of Floral 
Painting, was awarded to E. Whitfield, Albany. 
Engravings. —The Gold Medal for the best en¬ 
graved portrait on wood, of Domestic Animals, was 
awarded to J. W. Orr, of this city. 
Here an interesting letter was then read 
by the President, from the Corresponding 
Secretary, Henry S. Randall, Esq., who, it 
seems, is not yet able to forward his annual 
report, in consequence of not having receiv¬ 
ed many of the communications designed for 
it. He states that he has addressed about 
three hundred official letters to eminent agri¬ 
culturists in different parts of the globe, 
which have already been extensively respond¬ 
ed to, and in any event, we shall look for an 
interesting and voluminous report from him 
when it comes. 
The Report of the Treasurer, E. P. Prentice, Esq. 
was then read. The receipts and disbursements of the 
Society for the last year, were as follows : 
Balance on hand, Jan. 19, 1812, $ 969.36 
Receipts during the year, 2,349.92 
$3,319.28 
Payments for Premiums and expenses, 1,475.36 
$1,843.92 
The Treasurer estimates the sum now due by the 
Society for Premiums, &c., at about $450, leaving a 
balance of about $1,400 in the treasury, after the pay¬ 
ment of all demands against it. 
Several resolutions were now adopted, the 
most important of which were : 
That a number of copies of Dana’s “Muck Man¬ 
ual,” and Ruffin’s “ Essay on Calcareous Manures,” 
be distributed as State Society Premiums. 
That a conference be had with the State Geologists, 
on the subject of establishing an Agricultural Museum. 
That a meeting of breeders be held for the purpose 
of discussing the different points of merit in domestic 
animals, with a view of arriving at some definite opin¬ 
ion as to the points most desirable to be obtained in 
breeding. 
That the New York State Agricultural Society re¬ 
gard wjth great interest the proposition of Henry Col- 
man, Esq., to make an Agricultural Tour through 
some of the most highly cultivated portions of Europe, 
and anticipate from this distinguished writer and friend 
of Agriculture, a body of valuable information, which 
