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OHIO STATE DAIRYMENS’ CONVENTION. 
Wk condense and arrange from several ex¬ 
changes the following report of the Ohio Dairy¬ 
mens’ Convention held recently at Cleveland: 
The Second Annual Meeting of the Ohio State 
Cheese Manufacturers’ Association, was held at 
Chaae’6 Hall, in the city of Cleveland, on Wednes¬ 
day and Thursday, January 24 th and 35th. The 
number of dairymen and cheese dealers in at¬ 
tendance was between one and two hundred, 
and embraced some of the most active and intel¬ 
ligent men of this class in the State. There were 
several delegates from other States, and among 
those from New York, we noticed Hon. Geo. 
Williams of Oneida, Mr. Ralph of Utica, 
Thomas Judson of Erie, D. B. Allen Cattar- 
angus, Mr. Burnham of Chautauqua, and one 
or two others. 
The President, after calling the Convention 
to order, made a few introductory remarks u6 to 
the object of the meeting, and what was sought 
to he obtained by the organization, and then 
invited Hou. Geo. Williams of Oneida, N. Y., 
late? President of the New York Cheese Makers’ 
Association, to address the Convention. Mr. 
Williams came forward and made a neat and 
forcible speech, which was listened to with 
marked attention. 
He spoke of the great advantages that had 
resulted to dairymen from the establishment of 
the New York Dairy Association. The discus¬ 
sions before that organization had been the 
means of Bpreading Intelligence as to the best 
manner of manufacturing cheese. They had 
stimulated effort on the part of checsc-makcrs 
to excel in their art, which had resulted In ele¬ 
vating the character of American cheese, in our 
own and the foreign markets. He had been 
informed that American Cheese, the past sea¬ 
son, had, in many instances, brought the 
same price in England as that xuauutueturcd 
there. In some respects the Ohio dairymen had 
come up to a better stundurd of excellence than 
those of other States, or, at least, they have 
conformed to many off he demands of English 
consumers, with more promptness than dairy¬ 
men of other States. 
AFTERNOON BES8IOX. 
The Convention assembled, and reports of 
committees being called for, Mr. L. Bartlett 
reported the following order of business : 
1. Report, of Commute.? on Finance. 
2. Ou forming nn Hreociation auxiliary to the Amer¬ 
ican Dairymens’ Association. 
3. Advantages of associated dairying as compared 
With the single dairy system. 
1. The advantages and profits of connecting butter 
and cheese manufacture. 
5. The policy of sending an agent to Europe to 
investigate and report upon the style of choose de¬ 
manded by the- trade, and the methods of manufae* 
'ture. 
ft. The importance, new features and requirements 
of the home trade. 
7. The policy of establishing a Dairymens’ Sales¬ 
room and Depot at some point. 
b. Best grasses and slock for dairy purposes, 
fi, Host heaters. 
10. Miscellaneous business. 
31. Election of officers. 
The report of the iluance committee was then 
read, and the fee of membership raised to two 
dollars. 
The committee made the following recom¬ 
mendation. That u committee of one be appoint¬ 
ed to confer with the executive hoard of the 
American Dairymens’ Association, with refer¬ 
ence to the incorporation with their report, of 
the report of this Association, &c.; that, a com¬ 
mittee of one be appointed to confer with the 
same, with reference to the establishment of aux¬ 
iliaries to that Association, and report the result 
to this Association at its next annual meeting; 
that a committee of one be selected from each 
township represented in this Convention, to 
solicit memberships and forward the names to 
the treasurer. 
The following resolution was then adopted: 
Resolved, That, for the purpose of increasing 
our means of information, we deem it desirable 
for this Association to connect itself with the 
American Dairymens' Association, as an auxil¬ 
iary to the same. 
ADVANTAGES OF TUB FACTORY SYSTEM. 
This was the next topic brought up, and the 
following resolution introduced: 
Resolved, That the advantages of the factory 
system is entitled to general adoption. 
This provoked a long debate in which Messrs. 
Bartlett, Ilorr, Kl.ng, Col. Harris of the Ohio 
Farmer, Clark and others, took part, and near 
the close of which the following abstract of fac¬ 
tory reports, showing the number oi cows 
milked, the gallons of milk obtained, and 
pounds of cheese manufactured, average prices 
received per pound, Ac., was read: 
ABSTRACT OF FACTORY REPORTS. 
Names of 
No. of 
No. of lbs. or 
sails.ol milk 
No. ibs. 
cared 
Average 
price. 
Part ibs. 
Cows. 
li VI.I-ONS. 
cheese. 
CENTS. 
R. Hood. 
,. 906 
313,739 
837,635 
15.59 
A.D. Hall.... 
.. 596 
212,083 
225,623 
15.36 
E. Stanhope, 
.. 575 
180,135 
190,514 
15.52 
F. Smith,.... 
.. 317 
109,578 
113,270 
A. Bartlett,.. 
.. 807 
rOUNDS. 
2,519,228 
255,390 
15.60 
W. Slmw. 
.. 420 
1,403,892 
141,333 
15. 
L. Bartlett,.. 
.. 900 
3.011,817 
301,843 
15.75 
S. A. Andrew 
s, 490 
2,740 
122,389 
16.63 
J. W. Chirk.. 
.. 20 
12,972 
14.90 
B. Armstrong,. ... 
8,023, SIS 
209,255 
15.60 
THE HOME TRADE. 
Mr. Cannon said he had been in the cheese 
trade for the last 15 years. The demand for 
small cheese was now greater than ever before. 
Large cheese were difficult to sell. There was 
no preference for factory cheese over that from 
private dairies. The improvement in family 
dairies had been as great as that in factories. 
Fifteen years ago there was grant difficulty in 
getting good cheese. He thought 75 per cent, 
of the family dairies equal to the factories. He 
rather preferred family dairies for the western 
and southern markets. For southern markets 
it was desirable to have a flat cheese, say five 
inches thick, and w eighing about forty pounds. 
For the southern market they should be half 
skim milk. 
Mr. Hail of Geauga, said he had seen the 
poorest quality of family cheese, branded as 
factory make, and then sent off. 
Mr. Cannon — The markets down the river 
are supplied from Cincinnat i. They wanted a flat 
cheese for the southern market, one that is 
pressed in 1G to 18 inch hoops, and about four 
inches high. 
Mr. Hall said that factory cheese at New Or¬ 
leans, brought two cents per pound more than 
family dairy. 
The Committee on nominations reported the 
following officers of the Association for the 
coming year, which were unanimously chosen: 
President — B. Armstrong of Geauga county. 
Viet Presidents —Geo. Williams, Oneida coun¬ 
ty, N. Y.; A. Burnham, Chautauqua county, 
N. Y.; II. N. Carter^ J-ake county, Ohio; D. L. 
Pope, Geauga county; L. Pelton, Trumbull 
county; A. G. Mussey, I.ornlne county; A. C. 
Benedict, Medina county; S. A. Andrews, Sum¬ 
mit county; L. D. King, Huron county; N. B. 
Jenkins, Portage county ; P. Coe, Union coun¬ 
ty ; E. Stanhope, Cuyahoga county. 
GVr. Secretary — A. Bartlett, Geauga county. 
Rue.. Secretary— S, R. Bartlett, Geauga county. 
Treasurer — A. D. llali, Geauga county. 
The subject of sending an agent to England 
to investigate the methods there of butter and 
cheese making, was discussed, and a letter read 
from the London Agent of one of the oldest 
and largest cheese dealers in England, after 
which, the Convention adjourned. 
FROZEN PUMPKINS FOE MILCH COWS. 
We had always supposed that frozen pump¬ 
kins were of little value for anything, but we 
have come to a different conclusion. Having a 
surplus at the commencement ol winter, we 
threw a load of them Into the ice-house where 
they have kept frozc?n solid. To use them as 
feed while frozen wo think them of no value, 
and perhaps injurous, but our plan has been to 
earry two of them into the kitchen, place them 
(chopped up is better) in an old butter firkin, 
and let them gradually thaw till the next day, 
when we pour on some hot water, making a 
generous supply of warm drink and food with 
very little trouble. The farrow cow partakes of 
one such a meal a day, and the result thus far 
has been nearly, or quite double the quantity of 
milk we lmd reason to expect. Ice cold water 
and food in the stomach is not well calculated 
to increase the flow of milk. The supply of 
extra food for milch cows the year round at a 
cheap rate, must receive the attention of farmers 
more than heretofore.— Maine Farmer. 
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CEEAM IN WINTEE. 
Keep where moderately warm, and add at each 
milking (or once a day) a little hot milk. Heat 
the milk till almost to the boiling point; heat it 
fresh from the cow. The quantity is about a 
pint to a pailful at each milking. The effect of 
this is to prevent the cream from turning bitter : 
the buttermilk will be as sweet and fresh as in 
summer, and the butter in consequence will be 
better than without this treatment. We have 
this from an old, experienced dairyman, who 
has practiced it for many years, and we are per¬ 
sonally known to the excellence of the practice. 
It is a point that should be known—for there is 
much bad butter made hi winter, and buttermilk 
unlit to use.— Ex. 
How to Freshen Salt Butter.— Churn the 
butter with new milk, in the proportion of a 
pound of butter to a quart of milk; treat the 
butter in all respects in churning as if it was 
fresln 
Bad butter may be improved greatly by dis¬ 
solving it thoroughly iu hoj, water. Let it cool, 
then skim it off and churn again, adding a small 
quantity of good salt and sugar. A small quan¬ 
tity may be tried and approved before trying a 
larger one. The water should be merely hot 
enough to melt the butter. 
TO IMPEOVE STEEILE SOILS. 
In nearly or quite all of the States of our 
Union, are found tracts of land naturally so 
sterile, that it is difficult to grow oven a small 
crop of any kind. An erroneous and strong 
Impression prevails in many minds that such 
soils are valueless for purposes of cultivation. 
True, in their natural state they are not very 
productive; a few crops of grain reduces their 
fertility; and such quantities of manure are 
requisite to reiuvigorate and keep them in heart 
that they are often abandoned in despair. Loose, 
sandy soils of the lighest and most sterile nature 
may, by proper management, without any very 
heavy outlay, either of time or capital, be made 
highly and permanently productive. Most gen¬ 
erally the ihrm affords the necessary material for 
the renovation of such a soil. Beds of clay are 
usually found In close proximity to such soils; 
for sand and clay are never far apart; usually 
they may he found in some neighboring run, or 
beneath the sand; this spread on the surface, 
and well incorporated in the soil greatly im¬ 
proves its cohesiveness, aud its capacity for 
retaining plant food. 
The best way to treat such soils is to plow 
them, in the last of summer, turning under all 
the growth that, can be induced to grow, at least 
twelve inches deep, then harrow well and roll 
with a roller loaded as heavy as a four cattle 
team will walk off with freely. Next «art on 
and spread evenly as possible, good fine clay, 
the greasier the better, to the amount of forty 
or fifty cords to the acre ; let it lie exposed to 
the action of frosts and the weather through the 
winter, when it will be found considerably ame¬ 
liorated. In the spring plow again not quite as 
deep as in the tall, harrow and roil; it may now 
be sowed or planted with some crop that will 
come off in season to give another dressing of 
clay equal in amount to the first. This will so 
entirely change the texture of the soil that 
manure will act with as much celerity and energy 
as on the best loams. 
The cost of this renovation consists mainly in 
the carting of the clay, which may be done at a 
season of tbe year when many farmers are at 
comparative leisure. Some cultivators on dif¬ 
ferent Boils bestow nearly an equal amount of 
manure to the acre, "and yet the permanent ben¬ 
efit is no greater if as great as in the application 
of the clay to the sandy soil, though, in addition 
to the carting, tbe manure costs large sums of 
money. A less quantity may be applied at first, 
should the farmer thlnkhe could not afl'ord tbefull 
quantity, and an application added year by year; 
but as a very large percentage of clay is called 
for to thoroughly improve the soil, a much less 
lucrative return must be expected. Many places 
In the vicinity of good markets, consisting of 
eandy .fiterilesoilB, may, by the course here recom¬ 
mended, be converted into that of permanent 
and vigorous fertility. It 1s patent to all that no 
soli Is so easily worked as a sandy one; and from 
no one will labor be more likely to secure bo 
certain and rich reward as one managed in this 
way. A heavy clay soil may be greatly improved 
by carting on sand and mixing it with the sur¬ 
face Boil after underdraining, etc. 
South Windsor, Conn. W». H. White. 
ICE-HOUSES COMP ABED—CHEAP vs. COSTLY. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker :—Perhaps a lit¬ 
tle of my experience in regard to ice-houses 
will be of benefit to the readers ot the Rural. 
A few years ago I built an ice-bouse in an east¬ 
ern village, where, belonging to some of the 
wealthy families, are some ice-houses costing 
considerable smuts of money, from three hun¬ 
dred to three thousand dollars. If solid stone 
walls of great thickness, air spaces and packed 
charcoal are preservatives, these houses should 
be qjost excellent. Yet, one season, when the 
owner of the most costly structure came out 
from the city, there was not ice enough in his 
pile of rocks to cool a mint julep. He bought 
in, stored in such bouses ns I built, aud simply 
used bis own as a refrigerator. 
1 dug a cellar ten to twelve feet square aud 
four feet deep; around tbe outside of the cellar 
bottom I dug a narrow trench three or four 
inches deep. In this trench I placed the ends 
of the inch aud one-half hemlock plank that 
formed the side of the house. At the top, they 
were nailed to a 3 by 4 scantling. The roof was 
made of two thicknesses of half inch hemlock, 
and a door was made in one gable. As you can 
judge, this house is by no means tight; there is 
plenty of ventilation. Before ice is stored in it, 
a layer of straw' is placed over the bottom aud 
around the sides as high as the lee extends. 
From eighteen to twenty loads of ice arc stored, 
being six or seven feet deep, and it lasts till ice 
“comes again." Dryness and ventilation I be- j 
lieve to be essential to a good ice-house. Air, 
when heavily charged with vapor, is a better 
conductor of heat than when dry. I place very 
little value on walls of packed charcoal; the 
harder it is packed the poorer noncouductor it is, 
and it absorbs moisture which makCB it w orse. 
Saw dust, which is sometimes used, will decay 
and smell most abominably in a year or two. 
Refrigerators were, but a short time ago, packed 
with charcoal or saw dust, but some of the 
principalmamifiicturers now, say they can make 
a better article by dispensing with packing en¬ 
tirely. Charcoal, being a great absorber of i uipu- 
rities, is chiefly valuable when placed on shelves 
in ice houses where poultry and fresh meat are 
placed for better preservation, J. Plane. 
New York City, Feb. 1st, 1866. 
POOR ECONOMY. 
In drawing a large stone a farmer broke his 
“ evener, ” or large whiffletrec. Having no 
auger to bore the holes in a new one—which he 
could have readily extemporized from his wood 
pile — he must needs go to the shop several 
miles away to repair the loss. The harrow 
wood splits and a tooth loosens. No bit or 
gimlet to bore a hole for an old rivet which 
could readily he found. So a half day must be 
spent to go to a shop, or a neighbor's, or else 
the harrow must be left to do its imperfect 
work. A reach in the wagon gets broken in the 
hurry of drawing in hay. Again, no Shave or 
auger to repair the damage. The gathering in 
of hay is delayed, and its exposure to the coming 
storm the result. A hinge on the kitchen door 
guts loose—no screw-driver to tighten it—the 
door binds on the threshold and is violently 
wrenched from its position. A strap in the 
harness gives out—the splicing of a rein rips—no 
awl to mend—and cannot spend time to go three 
miles to a shop — horses run away —hurt the 
driver, hurt themselves, and smash up the wagon. 
Moral. — “A stitch in time saves nine," 
Nothing lost, but much gained, by keeping 
tools, ready at hand, to do all the little jobs, and 
remedy the little breakings liable to occur on a 
farm. L. L. Fairchild, 
Rolling Prairie, Wis., 1866. 
RECIPE FOE A CHEAP FAINT. 
Eleven pounds of dry lime, sifted fine, 1 gallon 
of water, 3 do. of linseed oil -raw or boiled; one- 
fourth lb. of potash dissolved in a pint of water, 
which can easiest he done by beating in a kettle 
over the fire. First, mix your lime and water, 
which w r ill appear much like thick hasty pud¬ 
ding ; then add your oil and potash water. Mix 
thoroughly, and if the oil and water unite, it is 
ready for ti>e; if not, a little more potash water 
must he added to cut the oil. Use no more 
potash than is necessary for this purpose. Pnt 
on with a paint brush, as other paint It will 
appear much thicker than ordinary oil paint, but 
it will lay easy in this condition. The writer of 
this has painted for twenty years, and for the 
last three years has used this preparation on first 
class houses, and but few persons can see any 
deficiency in it. It wears well, and costs less 
than half as' much as all oil paint. 
L. L. Pierce. 
'prat e$ the | : §m$. jftol ffrief 
Jersey ot Alderney Cows. 
A correspondent of The Country Gentle¬ 
man writes;—"I have a Jersey, which I imported 
when a calf of four months old, seven years 
since, and although I am unable to give the 
weight of milk for any fiingle month, yet I can 
give the exact result of milk and butter for one 
year, from March 1, 1864, to March 1, 1865. 
The cow came in on the 3d of March, and raised 
the calf until five weeks old. Churned during 
the year 351 pounds butter, and need for family 
purpose* 535 quarts of milk. There was no 
cfl'ort made for an extra result. During the 
pasture season she had grass only, and when in 
Btali plenty of hay, wheat bran, and good care. 
The Massachusetts Plowman says:—George 
Frost, Fsq., of West Newton, showed us the 
milk of a Jersey cow the other day, on which 
Btood the almost incredible amount of 55 per 
cent, of thick rich cream. She was originally 
from the Henshaw stock. Mr. Frost bought 
her up in Vermont, near the Canada line, and 
this milk was taken from her jnst as she arrived 
from the cars, on which, it is likely, she had not 
been watered, but the yield of cream was most 
remarkable under any circumstances. 
Salt for Fattening Swine. 
A correspondent of the Annalen des Land- 
wirthschaft states some interresting experiments 
to test the use of salt in fattening Bwine. He 
Belected two pairs of barrow hogs, weighing 
300 pounds apice. One pair received, with their 
daily allowance of food, two ounces of salt; the 
other pair, similarly fed, none. Iu the course 
of a week it was easily seen that the salted pair 
had a much stronger appetite than the others, 
and after a fortnight it was increased to two 
oiruces apiece. After four months the weight of 
the salted hogs were 350 pounds each, while that 
of the unsaulted, five weeks later, reached only 
300 pounds. The experiment was repeated with 
almost precisely the same results. The author 
feeds young pigs, according to their age, a quar¬ 
ter of an ounce dally; breeding sows very little 
during pregnacy, aud during the heat of sum¬ 
mer withholds it in a great degree from all, as 
it induces thirst and liability to disease. 
Selecting a Cow. 
It is sometimes the case that the best judges 
will be deceived. A cow of very unpromising 
appearance, coarse in the neck, large boned, and 
second or third rate milk marks generally, will 
now and then turn out to be flret-rate, while 
another with these marks largely developed, fine 
in the head and neck, and promising every way, 
will prove unsatisfactory. But a failure in this 
case is rare. Let the head be light, the fore* 
head broad, the horn rather thin and clear, the 
eye clear and prominent, the neck thin, and the 
forequarters rather light, the back straight, the 
hind quarters well developed, wide over the 
loins, the carcase deep, the udder coming for¬ 
ward and well-shaped, the akin soft to the touch, 
the teats well Bet, not too large nor too small, 
the tail long aud thin like a whip-lash. Such a 
cow ought to be a good one. 
Keeping Horses’ Feet and Legs in Order, 
If I were asked to account for my horses’ 
legs and feet being in better order than those ef 
my neighbor, I should attribute it to the four 
following circumstances: — First, they are all 
shod with a few nails, so placed in the shoe as to 
permit the foot to expand every time they move; 
second, that they all live in boxes instead of 
stalls, and can move whenever they please; 
third, they spend two hours, daily, walking-ex¬ 
ercise when they are not at work; and fourth, 
that I have not a headstall or track chain in my 
stalL These four circumstances comprehend 
the whole mystery of keeping horses' legs fine, 
and their feet in sound working condition up to 
old age.—Miles. 
Depth and Distance of Drains. 
Experience has determined that twenty- 
five to thirty feet apart, for compact or clayey 
soils, and thirty-five to forty for light and 
porous soils, are proper distances for accom¬ 
plishing speedy and effectual drainage. Three 
feet is the most economical depth. When drain¬ 
ing was first introduced into some parte of 
Britain the drains were made one and a half or 
two feet deep, and eighteen feet apart. After 
many thousand miles were laid, they became 
defective. They were then about three feet 
deep, and twice as far apart. This cost less, 
and was more efficient. A greater depth and 
distance was again found unfavorable.—Annual 
Register. _ 
Shoeing Horses that Overreach. 
It is very annoying to ride ot- drive a horse 
that is constantly pounding liis fore shoes with 
his hind ones. It is click, click all the time. We 
have had a number of horses with this fault, but 
latterly have been able to cure them or greatly 
benefit them by a peculiarity of shoeing. Make 
high heel-caulks on the fore feet and very low 
toe-caulks, standing a little under and the shoe 
setting well backward. The fore foot thus man¬ 
aged will roll over and be sooner out oi the way 
of the hind foot. On the hind foot make the 
heel-caulk low, and the toe-caulk high, project¬ 
ing forward. If these directions are followed, 
the horse will travel clean, and the habit will 
soon be broken up.— Rural World. 
Increasing Grass and Corn Crops. 
At the New York State Fair Agricultural 
discussion, J. Stanton Gould asserted that in 
three years the crops of grasses aud Indian com 
could be easily increased so as to yield sufficient 
to pay the national debt. He stated that the 
hay crop in Oneida county, New York —one of 
the most important of the dairy counties of cen¬ 
tral New York—was only ninety tuns to the 
one hundred acres. 
Back Numbers —A Trial Trip. —Agent* and all 
others Interested in extending the- circalation and 
usefulness of this Journal are referred to announce¬ 
ments at head of first column of our News page— 
from which 11 will be observed that we can still 
famish back numbers of this volume, and also that 
we offer the 13 numbers of the current Quarter, (Jan. 
to April,) On Trial, at only 50 cents. Now. therefore, 
is the time to form or join clubs, or try the Rural for 
three months,—and as our edition is limited, and fast 
being exhausted, each as wish to secure the back 
numbers must order early. Those who wish to give 
distant friends a taste of the paper, should avail 
themselves of the present opportunity to send the 
Trial Quarter. _ ._ 
Michigan Agricultural Convention. —A com¬ 
mittee comprising the President and Secretary of the 
State Ag. Society, and prominent Agriculturists, lias 
issued a cafl for a Convention of all citizens of Michi¬ 
gan Interested in agricultural affaire, fo be held at 
the dtyof Jackson, on Wednesday, the 21st of Feb¬ 
ruary, 1866. The Convention is expected to continue 
three days, during which the following order will tie 
observed, so far as regards the proceedings, unices 
otherwise ordered by the Convention. The Conven¬ 
tion on meeting, will designate its officers, and adopt 
such rules and order of proceedings as it may deem 
proper iu conneetton with the following .subjects 
which will be brought before it for consideration 
1. Sheep Breeding and Wool Growing, Including all 
subjects connected with this great interest, and espe¬ 
cially those connected with the improvement of the 
flocks of the State. 2. Cattle and Stock Breeding. 
The relations of neat stock to the farm, and the ex¬ 
perience of farmers in using them to ameliorate and 
improve land. 3. The economical use of pasture and 
grass lands, and their relation to the successful and 
profitable growth of wheat and other grain crops, 
together with their general improvement, by means 
of drainage, ditching, top dressing, and other work. 
4. The orchard and its treatment, and the general 
subject of fruitgrowing throughout the State. The 
Michigan Central and Michigan Southern Railroad. 5 , 
have consented to pass all citizens to and from Jack- 
son, attending the Convention, at half fare, and It is 
hoped there will be a large attendance. 
A 
Mr. Bbaodon’b Address.— The present address of 
Mr. Chas. D. Bragdon, editorially connected with 
this journal for some years previous to the flmt’of 
April laBt, is Chicago, Ill. We understand] Mr. B. Is 
now connected with the Chicago Republican, (Mr. C. 
A. Dana's new paper.) and wish him both happiness 
and prosperity in his uew sphere of usefulness. Mr. 
B. is a gentleman of rare industry and versatility of 
talent, and possesses a style of ability and independ¬ 
ence which we wish were more general in the edito¬ 
rial profession. 
Agricultural Societies.— We continue our synop¬ 
sis of the proceedings of Agricultural Societies: 
Ohio State Fair.—At a recent meeting of the Ohio 
State Board of Agriculture it was decided to hold the 
next State Fair on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th days 
of September. No place was designated, and the 
period for receiving propositions was extended to the 
13th of March, w hen the Board is to meet again to 
consider the matter. 
The Vermont State. Ay. Society has voted to hold its 
Annual Fair September 31-14th, I860. Brattleboro', 
Vergennes, Bellows’ Kails, Rutland and White ltiver 
Junction have accepted the conditions of the Society 
for the. location of the Fair, and the Board of Directors 
meet at Middiebury, Feb, 20, to determine at which 
of these places it shall be held. 
Kentucky State Ag. Society.— President— Col. L. J. 
Bradford, Augusta. The Society passed a resolu¬ 
tion at its annual meeting recommending a National 
Fair for 1866, to be held in Kentucky. 
Cher.ango i'o. Ag. Society.— At the recent annual 
meeting of this Society the following board of offi¬ 
cers was elected Tor 1866 : President—U. Hotchkiss, 
Smithville, Vice Pres'U— Isaac Foote, Norwich; Lee 
Talcott, Smyrna; Chas. lluight. North Norwich; Ira 
Crain, Sherburne; Oco. Juliand, 2d, Greene; E. A. 
Bundy, Oxford; Spcnccr Ellis, Coventry. Sec'y— C. 
R. Frink, Norwich. Twos.—' T. DcWitt Miller, Nor¬ 
wich, The committee on field and root crops award¬ 
ed to Wra. S. Moore the premium for the best acre of 
corn, 81 45-100 bushels, $3; aud the premium ($8) for 
the beet half-acre of potatoes. 1W bnek., to Ira Crain. 
Cortland Co. Ag. Society. —Officers for 1866: Resi¬ 
dent —Wm. B. Hobseb, Preble. Sec'y— A D. Blodgett, 
Cortland. Treas. —Morgan L. Webb, Cortland. Re¬ 
port from William A. Boies, President, ehowB a very 
gratifying state of the Society and improvements in 
the agriculture of the country iu every direction. 
Receipts of the Fair (including balance last year,) 
$2,925 21; expenditures, $1,722 11; leaving a balance 
in the treasury of $1,203 20. 
The Schuyler Co. Ag. Society, at its annual meeting, 
held in Watkins, Jan. 20, elected tbe follow ing officers 
for the present year: President— Matthew D. Frbrr, 
Watkins. Vice Presidents — John Docker, Cuyuta; 
John H. Hall, Catharine; Charles Monnell, Hector; 
John C. Larcw, Montour; Robert S. Huey, Orange?; 
B. B. Hollett, Reading; John Morrow, Tyrone. Sec'y 
—Edwin D. Tompkins. Treas —Archibald Robbins. 
The time for holding the next Fair and Cattle Show 
was fixed on Sept. 20—22. Next annual meeting 
second Saturday in January, 1867. 
Wyoming Co. Ag. Society. — Officers for 1806: Pres¬ 
ident—Tuos. J. Patterson, Warsaw. Sec'y— H. A. 
Dudley, Warsaw. Treas.— T. H. Burton, Warsaw. 
Receipts, $1,591 64; expendltnres, $1,313 82; cash bal¬ 
ance, $272 82; aecounts outstanding, $271 40. 
Oneida Co. Ag. Society. —Officers for 1806: Preidtmt 
Morgan L. Butler, New* Hartford. Sec'y— R. Morri¬ 
son, Westmoreland. lYeas— E. H. Shelley, Rome. 
Balance in treasury, $846 54. 
Palmyra Union Ag. Society. — Officers for 1866: 
President— Wm. P. Nottingham, Vice Pres'ts— Lem¬ 
uel Durfee. James P. Horton, Hiram Westfall. Cor. 
Sec'y— Pemeroy Tucker. Rec. Sec'y— C. D. Johnson. 
Treasurer — L M. Chase. Directors— Thos. J. Me- 
Louth, Joel Soverhili, John Strong, Hendee Parshall, 
Henry M. Clark, C. B. Bingham. The Treasurer’s 
report showed the lust year the most prosperous one 
j since the Society was organized. 
Brockport Union Ag. Society.—The report shows the 
Society to be in a flouishiug condition. The follow¬ 
ing are the officers for i860 : President—L. Babcock, 
Riga. Sec'y— H. N. Beach, Brockport. Treas.— O. B. 
Avery, Brockport. Receipts and assets, $1,269 24; 
disburgments and liabilities, $1,263 76; balance. $5.48. 
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Omitted. — For the first time in over two years we 
arc obliged to omit the Sheep Department. Dr. Ran¬ 
dall telegraphs that his copy ie mailed, but our 
edition is now so large that the Rural must be 
closed for the press on Monday evening. 
