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editor’s table. 
®biter’s Qlabie. 
Transactions of the N. Y. State Agricultu¬ 
ral Society for the Year 1846.—The present 
volume of this Annual Document is larger, more ably- 
got up, and better illustrated than any volume preced¬ 
ing. It contains 716 octavo pages, embracing the Re¬ 
ports of most of the County Societies, and several 
original papers contributed by persons well known for 
their scientific attainments and practical knowledge of 
the subjects on which they have written. We would 
call particular attention to the article on the Hessian 
Fly, by Dr. Fitch; on the Canada Thistle, by Mr. 
Stevens; on Special Manures, by Dr. Gardner ; and 
■on the Choice of Trees and Shrubs, by Mr. Browne ; 
also, the Report on Fruits, by Messrs. Allen, Young, 
and Wendell; on Farms, by Mr. Beekman; on 
Cheese-Dairies, by Mr. Johnson; on Butter-Dairies, 
by Mr. Denniston. 
Although we believe there has been no lack of en¬ 
ergy or ability on the part of the officers of the So¬ 
ciety in the performance of their duties, it is to be re¬ 
gretted that several counties in this great State are not 
mentioned in this volume at all. How is this 1 Is not 
the amount of money appropriated to each county in 
the State for agricultural improvement, a sufficient 
stimulus to induce the farmers to experiment on their 
crops and stock, and make known the results for the 
general good of all ? 
Death of Mr. James Camak. —We deeply regret 
to record the death of this highly useful and excellent 
man. This melancholy event took place on the 16th 
of June last, at his late residence in Athens, Georgia. 
He was long and favorably known as the editor of the 
Georgia Journal, as the first President of the Central 
Bank, and of late as the editor of the Southern Culti¬ 
vator. He was always ready for any good work for 
the advancement of agriculture at the South, and few 
will be more missed among the planters of that region. 
We believe Mr. Camak was a native of New Jersey, 
but had resided many years in Georgia. 
Semi-Annual Exhibition of the L. I. Horticul¬ 
tural Society. —The late ^iow of flowers, fruits, 
and decorations of this Society, held at Flushing, came 
off with equal if not surpassing brilliancy as on former 
occasions. The exhibition by Messrs. Winter & Co. 
has perhaps never been exceeded by any one indivi¬ 
dual or establishment in this country. The filling up 
with contributions of one entire room of thirty by forty- 
five feet, and by one contributor only, is a circum¬ 
stance that will afford to those not present, an idea of 
the resources of Flushing in getting up exhibitions of 
the kind. Although there were several other contribu¬ 
tors, the Messrs. Winter carried off twelve of the So¬ 
ciety’s premiums. 
Floral and Horticultural Exhibition of the 
American Agricultural Association. —The last 
monthly exhibition of this Society was held at their 
rooms on the 23d of June; but owing to the postpone¬ 
ment of the time of meeting a week beyond the period 
first announced, the attendance was not so general as 
might otherwise have been anticipated. The articles ex¬ 
hibited were numerous, of choice qualities, and were dis¬ 
played with considerable taste. It will be seen by refer¬ 
ring to our advertising columns that the Annual Exhibi¬ 
tion of the Association will be held on the 8th and 9 th of 
September next, at the Lyceum Building, near Prince 
Street, in Broadway. A list of premiums will be 
given in our next number. 
Strawberries and Milk. —A letter from H. C. 
Seymour, Superintendent of the Erie Rail-Road, writes 
to Mr. Marsh, the Secretary, under date of 24th of 
June, as follows r—“ The milk train of Tuesday night 
took to New York 80,000 baskets of strawberries. 
These baskets are intended to contain one pint each • 
but say that three baskets contain one quart, which is 
quite within bounds. Then we had 26,667 quarts, or 
eight hundred and thirty-three bushels. These straw¬ 
berries will no doubt weigh 65 pounds to the bushel, 
but say 60; then we have twenty-five tons of strawber¬ 
ries alone. The boxes and baskets weigh as much 
more; so that the freight was at least fifty tons. By 
the same train we had 28,000 quarts of milk, which 
weigh (a pint a pound) twenty-eight tons; and includ¬ 
ing cans, 35 tons ; making a freight of eighty-five tons 
of strawberries and milk. The milk by both our trains 
equals 50 tons (50,000 quarts) daily; and including 
cans, 63 tons. The R.ockland county people receive 
nearly $3,000 a day for their strawberries. The value 
of such an avenue of communication to this city, can 
scarcely be estimated. It gives us the goods things of 
the country in cheapness and abundance.” 
Strawberries in Cincinnati. — The Cincinnati 
Advertiser says, that in 26 days, there were sold in that 
market, 4,572 bushels of strawberries. It adds one 
quarter for those sold in market houses, at stands, in 
the streets, to hotels, private houses, steamboats, con¬ 
fectionery establishments, and for those sold upon 
farms, making a total of 5,490 bushels. This is a fall¬ 
ing off from last year’s crop, of one third, which ex¬ 
ceeded 9000 bushels. 
Agricultural Statistics of the State of New 
York for the Year 1845. Population 2,604,495. 
Class of Crops. 
Amount raised in 
Bushels. 
Average Gtuantity in 
Bushels per Acre. 
No. of Bushels to 
each Inhabitant. 
Wheat,. 
13,391,770 
15 
5.14 
Barley, • • .... 
3,108,704 
19 
1.19 
Rye, • .. 
2,966,322 
10 
1.14 
Oats,... 
26.323,051 
32 
10.11 
Buckwheat,... 
3,634,679 
28 
1.40 
Peas,. 
1,761,503 
20 
0.68 
Beans,. 
| 162.187 
31 
0.06 
Turnips,.. 
I 1,350,332 
180 
0.52 
23,653,418 
110 
9.08 
Indian Corn, • •... 
| 14.722,114 
30 
5.65 
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