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NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
the society that -they, and the visitors at the fair, 
would receive a cordial western welcome. 
Mr. T. Smith laid on the table a resolution that 
it would be judicious for the society to fix a permanent 
central locality as the place of holding all the an¬ 
nual fairs, after the next. 
Mr. B. F. Angel reported that the committee to 
fix a place for holding the next Annual Fair had 
unanimously concluded to recommend that it be 
held at the city of Buffalo. 
Mr. L. F. Allen, from the Committee on Fruits, 
reported a list of pears, plums, cherries, and straw¬ 
berries, which said committee recommended for cul¬ 
tivation. This was a report in part, and Mr. A. 
regarding this as an important subject, moved that 
the committee be continued. Agreed to. 
Pears , Summer. —Bloodgood, Madeline, Dear¬ 
born Seedling. Autumn. —Fondante d’Automne, 
Bartlett, Seckel, White Doyenne, Swan’s Orange or 
Onondaga, Stevens’ Genesee, Louise Bonne de Jer¬ 
sey, Beurre Bose, Grey Doyenne, Washington. 
Winter. —Beurre d’Aremberg, GloutMorceau, Win¬ 
ter Nelis, Vicar of Winkfield. 
Plums. —Jefferson, Schenectady Catherine, Reine 
Claude, Columbia, Huling’s Superb, Bleecker’s 
Gage, Albany Beauty, Washington Bolmar, Prince’s 
Imperial Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, Denniston’s Red, 
Prune d’Agen, Peach Plum, Lawrence’s Favor¬ 
ite. 
Cherries. —Mayduke, Florence, Black Tartarian, 
Yellow Spanish, Holland Bigarreau, Downer’s Late, 
Elton. 
Peaches. —Early Tillotson, George IV, Grosse 
Mignonne, Morris White, Royal George, Yellow 
Rareripe, Crawford’s Early, Red Rareripe, Red- 
Cheek Malacoton, Cooledge’s Favorite, Malta [?], 
Breevoort’s Morris. 
Strawberries .—Early Scarlet, Hovey’s Seedling, 
Swainstone Seedling. 
Grapes .—Isabella and Catawba. 
The following is a list of the premiums awarded 
by the society 
FARMS. 
1st premium to John Delafield, Oakland Farm, 
Seneca Co., $50. 
2d, Peter Crispel, Jr., Hurley, Ulster Co., $30. 
3d, James Pendil, Batavia, Genesee Co., $20. 
4th, L. V. V. Schuyler, Watervliet, set of Trans¬ 
actions. 
DRAINING. 
1. A. D. Spoor, Troy, Rensselaer Co., $10. 
2. E. J. Woolsey, L. Island, set of Transactions. 
3. E. C. Bliss, Westfield, ChautauqueCo., Trans¬ 
actions, 1846. 
DESIGNS FOR FARM BUILDINGS. 
Farm House .—Mrs. Sanford Howard, Albany, 
$ 20 . 
Piggery .—S. W. Jewett, Weybridge, Vt., $10. 
CHEESE DAIRIES. 
Alonzo L. Fisk, Cedarville, Herkimer Co., state¬ 
ments of management of dairy, $5Q. 
Newbury Bronson, Warsaw, Wyoming, Co., $20. 
BUTTER DAIRIES. , 
Benj. A. Hall, New Lebanon. Columbia Co., $50. 
FIELD CROPS. 
Indian Corn. —Geo. Vail, Troy (2 acres, 67 
bushels per acre), $20. 
Spring Wheat. —Robert Eells, Westmoreland, 
Orange Co. (2 acres, 204 bushels per acre), $8. 
Barley. —Benj. Enos, De Ruyter, Madison Co. 
(2 acres, 39 bushels per acre), $10. E. C. Bliss had 
not sufficient land for premium. 
Oats. —Charles W. Eells, Kirkland, Oneida Co 
(2 acres, 851 bushels pe.r acre), $10. Benj. 
Enos, De Ruyter, Madison Co. (71 bushels per 
acre), $8. 
Beans. —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque Co. 
(31J bushels per acre), $8 . 
Flax. —Wm. Newcomb, Pittstown, Rensselaer 
Co. (half acre), $5. 
ROOT CROPS. 
Potatoes. —Daniel Newcomb, Pittstown, Rensse¬ 
laer county (1 acre, 405 bushels), $10. 
Martin Springer, Brunswick, Rensselaer county 
(360 bushels), $8. 
Ruta Bagas. —Joseph Hastings, Brunswick (1 
acre, 1,317 bushels), $10. 
Carrots. —Wm. Risley, Fredonia, Chautauque 
county (half acre, 557 bushels), $8. 
EXPERIMENTS. 
W. D. Osborn, Port Byron, Cayuga county, on 
three acres planted with corn last year. 1st acre 
manured with ten cords barn-yard manure last year 
—oats this year, 9Q| bushels. 2d acre—corn last 
year, without manure ; oats this year, 884 bushels. 
3d acre—corn last year, manured with eight cords, 
112 bushels. Premium $20. 
FRUITS. 
Charles Lee, Penn Yan, Yates county, 2d pre¬ 
mium for the seedling winter apple, “ Waggener 
Apple,” $5. 
The committee also remarked that, two seedling 
winter apples were presented ; one called the “ Mid¬ 
dle Apple,” from Herkimer, Herkimer county, and 
the other from the seed of the “ Newtown Pippin,” 
in Albany county, without a name ; but as no de¬ 
scription of the growth and habits of the trees wm 
given, they postponed a decision upon them and 
request that the producers send in the characters and 
history of the trees. 
After the announcement of the premiums, 
Mr. Vail, in retiring from the presidency, delivered 
an address, which presented a very favorable view 
of the condition of the society, and detailed, in a 
highly interesting manner, the transactions of the 
past year. 
Dr. Beekman moved that the thanks of the society 
be tendered to Mr. Vail, for his very able and in¬ 
teresting address, and that a copy be requested foi 
publication. Agreed to. 
Mr. Allen laid on the table the following preamble 
and resolution, to be called up for subsequent dis¬ 
cussion — 
Whereas , the Congress of the United States has 
established an institution for the promotion of know¬ 
ledge, at the city of Washington, called the “ Smith¬ 
sonian Institute,” founded on a bequest for that pur¬ 
pose to the nation : And , whereas agriculture being 
the chief pursuit of the American people, in which 
at least four fifths of our population are engaged; 
