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NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Recording Secretary —Luther Tucker, Albany. 
Corresponding Secretary —Joel B. Nott, Albany, 
'Treasurer —J. McD. McIntyre, Albany. 
Executive Committee— William A. Beach, Saratoga 
Springs; Joshua T. Blanchard, Saratoga Springs; 
Luther Bradish, New York; Gr. Y. Sackett, Seneca 
Falls; Thos. J. Marvin, Saratoga Springs. 
Mr. Bradish on learning his election resigned, and 
A. Stevens, of New York, was elected in his place. 
Mr. Tucker also resigned, and B. P. Johnson of Oneida 
was elected in his place. 
Mr. L. F. Allen, chairman of the committee ap¬ 
pointed last year on fruits, made a report in part. 
Saratoga Springs was recommended as the place for 
holding the next annual show. A most unwise recom¬ 
mendation, in our humble judgment, as it can only par¬ 
tially accommodate the immense concourse of people 
who are certain to be assembled on the occasion. Troy, 
we do not hesitate to say, would have been an infi¬ 
nitely better selection, as it has ample accommodations 
for fifty thousand strangers ; and at least that number 
would surely have been present, had it been .located 
there. 
Mr. Enos, of Madison, from the committee to me¬ 
morialize the Legislature for a renewal of the law in 
aid of Agricultural Societies, reported a memorial 
which was adopted, and directed to be presented to the 
Legislature. 
On motion of Mr. Allen, of Erie, 
Resolved , That $50 be appropriated, under the dis¬ 
cretion of B. P. Johnson, Chairman of the Cheese 
Committee, for the purpose of obtaining the documents 
appertaining to the sixty cheese dairies of Herkimer 
County, as exhibited at the State Cattle show at Utica, 
in 1845. 
On motion of Mr. Wadsworth, of Livingston, 
Resolved , That the Executive Committee be directed 
to offer premiums for the present year, to the amount 
of $2,500, exclusive of books belonging to the Society. 
2. That $1,500 be appropriated lor the expenses of 
the Society for the year 1847, other than for premiums, 
and that the authority of the Treasurer to make pay¬ 
ments from the treasury, upon the order of the Execu¬ 
tive Committee, be limited to that amount. 
Mr. Allen of Erie, gave 
Notice that a resolution will be offered at the next 
annual meeting of the Society, so to amend the consti¬ 
tution, that a nominating committee of one from each 
Senatorial District of the State, shall be selected from 
the members of the Society present from each Senato¬ 
rial District, who shall report the names of proper per¬ 
sons for the officers of the society for the ensuing year; 
and that no person shall be elected to any office of the 
society who is not a member thereof. 
Evening Session, Jan. 21. 
The Secretary read the list of premiums awarded on 
the reports of the several awarding committees, as fol¬ 
lows: 
On Cheese Dairies and their management—Newbury 
Brown, Warsaw, Wyoming County, 1st Premium, 
$50.00—400 lbs. to each cow, in a dairy of 40 cows. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ottley, Phelps, Ontario County, 
2d Premium, $30.00—at the rate of 400 lbs. per cow, 
in a dairy of 8 cows. 
On Butter Dairies —B. H. Hall, New Lebanon, Co¬ 
lumbia County, 1st Premium, $25.00. 
Indian Com—Charles W. Eells, Kirkland, Oneida 
Co., 1st Premium, $15.00—123 1-2 bushels per acre, at 
56 lbs. to the bushel. 
Benj. Enos, DeRuyter, Madison County, 2d Pre¬ 
mium, $10.00.—111 bu., 52 lbs. per acre. 
Robert Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida County, Vol. 
Transactions.—103 3-4 bushels per acre. 
Peas —Amos Miller, Vernon, Oneida County, 2d 
Premium, $10.00—47 bushels per acre. 
On Farms —Sets of Society’s Transactions were 
awarded to James Callanan, New Scotland, Albany 
County, and to James Van Siclen, Jamaica, Long 
Island. 
Prize Essays— Extirpation of Canada Thistles, Am¬ 
brose Stevens, New York, $10.00. Sereno E. Todd, 
Lake Ridge, Tompkins County, set Transactions. 
Experiments on Indian Corn —J. F. Osborn, Port By¬ 
ron, Cayuga County, $20,00. 
Carrots —Wm. Wright, Vernon, Oneida County, 1st 
Premium, $10 ; 909 bushels on 1 27-100 of an acre, at 
an expense of $25.76. 
William Risley, Fredonia, Chautauque County, 2d 
Premium, $5.00—1590 1-2 bushels on 13-8 of an acre, 
at an expense of $109.25. 
Sugar Beets —J. F. Osborn, Port Byron, Cayuga 
County, 3d Premium, Vol. Transactions—774 bushels 
on 1 acre and 15 rods. 
Designs for Farm Dwellings —Mrs. J. M. Ellis, Onon¬ 
daga Hill, Onondaga County, Premium $15.00. 
Barley —Calvin Pomeroy, East Bloomfield, Ontario 
County, 1st Premium, $10.00—48 1-4 bushels per acre 
on the whole crop. 
Samuel H. Church, Vernon Centre, Oneida County, 
2d Premium, $5.00—44 1-4 bushels per acre. 
E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque County, 3d Pre¬ 
mium, Vol. Transactions—38 3-8 bushels per acre. J 
Spring Wheat —Robert Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida 
County, 2d Premium, $10.00—20, 42, 60 bushels per 
acre. 
Oats —Nathaniel S. Wright, Vernon Centre, Oneida 
County, 1st Premium, $10,00—75 1-4 bushels per acre 
for 13 acres. 
Robert Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida County, 2d Pre¬ 
mium, $5.00—77 bushels per acre for 1 acre 37 rods. 
Timothy Seed —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque 
County, 1st Premium, $10.00. 
Flax Culture —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque 
County, 1st Premium, $5,00—best 1-2 acre. 
The President of the Society, J. M. Sherwood, then 
delivered the annual Address, upon the conclusion of 
which, 
On motion of Mr. Wadsworth, 
Resolved , That the thanks of the Society be tendered 
to the President, J. M. Sherwood, for his valuable 
services to the Society during the past year, and for his 
appropriate and interesting Address, and that he be re¬ 
quested to furnish a copy of his Address for publication 
in the Transactions of the Society. 
Mr. Chandler, of New York, cailed up the resolutions 
introduced yesterday by Mr. Viele, on the subject of Ag¬ 
ricultural Education, which, after a very interesting and 
prolonged discussion, in which the mover, Mr. Chan¬ 
dler, Messrs. Clark, Beekman, Allen, Marks, Johnscn, 
Cheever and Wadsworth took part, were unanimously 
adopted. 
Twenty-five copies of the American Shepherd were 
received from Mr. Morrell and the Messrs. Harper, of 
New York; and a resolution of thanks was passed, to 
be communicated to the donors. 
Messrs. Prentice, Tucker, and Bement, were ap¬ 
pointed a committee to report on the Premium List at 
the next meeting. 
Resolved , That weekly meetings of the friends of agri¬ 
culture, for the discussion of agricultural subjects, be 
held at the Capitol, during the session of the Legisla¬ 
ture ; and that Mr. Ploward, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. 
Bement, be a committee to make preparations for the 
meetings. 
The Recording Secretary was directed to employ a 
competent Reporter for these meetings. 
A communication was received from D. B. Stock¬ 
holm, of Ithaca, on the preparation of a manure 
called, “ Chemical Guano f which was referred to 
Messrs. Johnson and Bement. 
