NORTHERN CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 
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Cayuga, Lieut. Gov. Dickinson of Broome, John A. 
King of Queens, James S. Wadsworth of Livingston, 
Judge Savage of Washington, and Henry O’Reilly of 
Albany. 
The committee on nomination of officers, &c., re¬ 
ported that they had agreed upon Poughkeepsie, as the 
place for holding the next Cattle Show of the Society. 
They reported a nomination of officers, which, after 
an amendment, was accepted as follows :—■ 
John P. Beeicman, Columbia, President. 
Vice Presidents. 
1st Dist.— James Lennox, New York. 
2d Dist.— 'Thomas L. Davies, Poughkeepsie,Dutchess. 
3d Dist.— 'Joel B. Nott, Guilderland, Albany. 
4th Dist.— John Savage, Salem, Washington. 
5th Dist.— Edmund Kirby, Brownsville, Jefferson. 
6th Dist.—'G eorge J. Pumpelly, Owego, Tioga. 
7th Dist.—H. S. Randall, Cortland Village, Cortland. 
8th Dist.— Rawson Harmon, Jr., Wheatland, Monroe. 
Benjamin P. Johnson, Rome, Cor. Secretary. 
Henry O’Reilly, Albany, Rec. Secretary. 
Thomas Hillhouse, Albany, Treasurer. 
Additional Members of the Executive Committee .— 
George Wilkinson, Poughkeepsie; J. M’D- M’Intyre, 
Albany; George Vail, Troy; Alexander Walsh, Lan- 
singburgh ; Joel Rathbone, Albany. 
The nominating committee reported the name of 
James S. Wadsworth for re-election as President, and 
Luther Tucker for re-election as Recording Secretary— 
both of which nominations were unanimously approved 
by the Society. But both of the individuals named, 
were compelled, by other avocations, to decline a con¬ 
tinuance in their respective offices. E. P. Prentice, 
who was on the nominating committee, declined a re- 
nomination as Treasurer, which was warmly pressed 
upon him. 
The Society assembled in the evening at the Capitol, 
where the newly-elected officers took their respective 
stations. After some brief remarks from the President 
in reference to the duties which he had just been elect¬ 
ed to discharge, 
The Annual Address was delivered by Mr. Knevels 
of Dutchess county. The address was replete with 
facts and arguments illustrative of the importance of 
agriculture in all its branches, and in its varied con¬ 
nexions ; and was listened to with marked attention 
during the hour and a half which its delivery occupied. 
In addition to members of the Society, the Assembly 
Chamber was filled with other citizens, embracing va¬ 
rious distinguished friends of agriculture from different 
parts of the state. Among them were ex-President 
Van Buren, Lieut. Gov. Dickinson, several of the state 
officers, members of the legislature, &c. 
Resolutions were passed, tendering the thanks of 
the Society to Mr. Wadsworth, President—to Mr. 
Prentice, Treasurer, and to Messrs. Randall and 
Tucker, Secretaries of the Society, for the able and 
faithful manner in which they had discharged the du¬ 
ties devolving upon them while occupying those stations. 
On motion of Major Davezac of New York, 
Resolved , That the thanks of the Society be tendered 
to Mr. J. W. Knevels for the able and instructive ad¬ 
dress delivered by him this evening, and that he be re¬ 
quested to furnish a copy for publication. 
On motion of Mr. S. Smith of Putnam, 
Resolved, That a committee of three persons be ap¬ 
pointed to petition the Legislature to extend the opera¬ 
tion of the existing law for the promotion of agricul¬ 
ture, and for other purposes. 
Mr. John Dickson of Ontario county, gave notice 
that a motion would be made at the next annual meet¬ 
ing of this Society, to amend the Constitution thereof, 
so as to give to the Society, instead of the Executive 
Committee, the power of fixing the place where the 
Annual Fairs [Shows] are to be held. 
On motion of Mr. Daniel Lee of Erie, 
Resolved, That this Society regards the establishment 
of an Agricultural Institute and Pattern Farm in this 
state, where shall be taught thoroughly and alike, the 
Science, the Practice ,and the Profits of good husbandry, 
as an object of great importance to the productive agri¬ 
culture of New York. 
The Society then adjourned.— Cultivator. 
NORTHERN CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 
Maple Sugar should now be made by all who have 
trees suitable for it. The business may commence at 
the first running of the sap, whether in February or 
March, and continue as long as the nights freeze. 
It is estimated that the state of Vermont, with a 
population of less than 300,000, made over 6,000,000- 
lbs. of maple sugar, in 1842, besides the syrup. This : 
is a large item in the productive industry of a single 
state. If properly tapped, the trees are not injured. 
This may be done with a 1| inch auger, slanting the 
hole downward to the depth of inches, so as to form 
a cup; or a square hole may be made with a chisel 
and mallet. Another hole should then be bored with a 
spike gimlet, slanting upward, so as to draw off the 
sap from the cup formed above, and into this hole a 
tube of elder or other kind must be closely fitted. From 
one to three holes may be made according to the size 
of the tree; though no trees ought to be tapped of 
less than twelve or eighteen inches diameter. Many 
practise boring their holes with a £ inch auger, slanting 
upward, and fitting an elder tube, from which the pith 
has been removed, of the full size of the hole. All the 
vessels used for the sap should be perfectly clean. As 
soon as drawn from the trees, strain the sap and boil 
in sheet-iron boilers, containing about five pails each, 
reducing twenty of sap to one of syrup. Then add the 
white of two eggs to three gallons of syrup, and stir 
till it boils. After the scum is collected, strain through 
flannel, and again boil till it will rope an inch, then 
pour into pans till it grains. After this place it, in 
wooden drains filled with gimlet holes and tapering 
to the bottom. To make into cakes it must be boiled 
till it will stir dry in a spoon. Care must be taken to 
prevent scorching during any part of the process. 
Prepare ground now for hemp, tobacco, sweet pota¬ 
toes, and castor beans. If any hemp remain unbroke, 
it should be dressed with all possible despatch. 
Cattle must be closely looked after, and not allowed 
to wander in the roads or fields, dragging themselves 
through the mud and poaching on meadows, without 
any benefit to themselves. Still keep them sheltered 
and dry, and if they get well through this month they 
will be safe enough on pasture thereafter. Look well 
to the animals with young, especially such as are near 
their time, and give them a little extra feed, good hay, 
roots or meal. This helps them along over their trou¬ 
bles very much, and enables the young to get on their 
feet at once. Immediately on dropping the young, let 
the bag of the dam be well drawn, which, if not done 
by the offspring, should be done by the hand. Light 
food and in small quantities should be given for three 
or four days, when the animal may be gradually put on 
its full rations. 
Grass seeds may now be sown, not in the stinted 
way too often practised, but liberally. Many fields 
produce but half a crop for the sole want of plants 
enough to draw up the nourishment they could other¬ 
wise furnish, and weeds come in to supply the place of 
