84 
March. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
The New-York State Agricultural Society. 
The Annual Meeting was opened, pursuant to notice, 
in the Assembly Chamber, in this city, Feb. 10, the 
President, Hon. A. 3. Upham, taking the chair, and 
his Excellency Gov. King, an ex-President, occupying 
a seat at the right of Mr. U. Hon. M. P. Wilder, ex- 
President of the U. S. Ag. Society, being present, also 
accepted an invitation to take his place with the gen¬ 
tlemen named,—after thanking the Society for the 
honor thus conferred, and expressing his deep interest 
as an honorary member in all its transactions, as well 
as in its future prosperity and success. 
The Report of the Treasurer, B. B. Kirtland, Esq., 
was then read by Secretary Johnson, Mr. K. being de¬ 
tained at home by ill health. A summary of this is 
given below: 
RECEIPTS. 
Note discounted, February, avails,.. $4,126.50 
Received from State,... 4,595.77 
“ Annual Meeting. -- 286.00 
u State Appropriation,. 700.00 
“ Entomological Appropriation,. 1,000.00 
“ Note discounted,. 981.98 
“ Buffalo—Tickets and Members,- 15,073.89 
“ u —Buffalo Committee,. . 800.00 
“ “ —Rent of Grounds,. 200.00 
» w —Sale of Lumber, . 45.45 
$27,789.59 
PAYMENTS. 
Balance due Treasurer last year,. $955.07 
Balance note 1857 paid.-. 2,502.40 
Note due May paid,. 4,200.00 
Note due September paid,. 1,000.00 
Expenses Winter Meeting,. 74.56 
Premiums “ _. 572.50 
Premiums Watertown Fair,.-.- 291.15 
Museum Expenses,. 184.70 
Library Expenses,. • .. 56.88 
Printing, Advertising and Stationary,. 728.43 
Postage,.-. 203.53 
Incidental Expenses,. 267.69 
Salaries Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, and 
travelling expenses. .. 3,002.95 
Fair Superintendents,--. 551.70 
Clerks, Business and Treasurer’s offices, and 
with Committees,. 838.00 
Gate Keepers,. 330.00 
Miscellaneous Expenses at Buffalo,. 1,188.01 
Erections on Ground and Lumber,. 374.45 
Police,. 498.50 
Entomological Survey,. 1.000.00 
Premiums paid,. 5.767.16 
Invested Bond and Mortgage Security,. 2,000.00 
Cash on hand,.$1,201.91 
$27,789.59 
Medals and Premium Books on hand,-$140.00 
This report having been accepted, that of the Execu¬ 
tive Committee followed—reviewing the history of the 
past year in the Society’s annals—commenting on the 
progress of the cause to which the Society is devoted— 
referring to the Agricultural College, its present con¬ 
dition and prospects,—and embracing throughout much 
that could but be very gratifying to the Society’s re¬ 
tiring officers as well as to its other friends, and those 
of the Agriculture of the State. 
On motion of E. P. Prentice, Esq, the committee 
■of three from each judicial district on the nomination 
of officers, &c., was selected—and the following gentle¬ 
men being named by their respective constituents re¬ 
tired for consultation :—1st district, Messrs. C. M. Sax¬ 
ton, Benedict, S. Jones, Jr.; 2d, Wm. Kelly, L. G. 
Morris, John Harold; 3d, Wendell, Tibbitts, Newcomb; 
4th, White, Cheeverj Platt; 5th, Randall, Faxton, 
Turrill; 6th, Barber, Law, Clark; 7th, Dwight, Wm. 
Johnson, Van Slyek; and 8th, Buell, Labar, Allen. 
The Society met again at 4 P. M., to receive the re¬ 
port of this committee, which was in favor of Syra¬ 
cuse as the place for holding the next Fair, accom¬ 
panied by the following nominations for the ensuing 
year: 
President —Hon. W. T. McCoun, of Queens. 
Vice Presidents —Edward G. Faile, New-York ; C. 
S. Wainwright, Dutchess; Herman Wendell, Albany ; 
Hugh White, Saratoga Joel Turrill, Oswego ; F. M. 
Rotch, Otsego; Wm. Johnson, Ontario; E. C. Dibble, 
Genesee. 
Corresponding Secretary —Benj. P- Johnson. 
Recording Sen'etary —E. Corning, Jr. 
Treasurer —Luther H. Tucker. 
Executive Committee —G. J. J. Barber, Jas. M Ellis, 
Alaric Hubbell, Walter Aikenhead, Jas. 0. Sheldon. 
On the reception of this report, a discussion ensued 
upon a proposition made by Mr. Schoelfield, to strike 
out Syracuse from the report and insert Utica, in 
which Messrs. Lewis, Kelly, Toby, Geddes, Randall, 
Jones, Clarke, Dickinson, Allen, Turrill, Robinson, 
Newcomb, Miller, Dorsheimer, Cheever, and others 
were active participants. In the course of it amotion 
was substituted to call over the roll, and insert in the 
report the name of the place then having the majority 
of voices. This was finally voted down, 57 to 102, and 
as this furnished a test vote, the Committee’s Report 
was immediately on motion of Mr. Kelly, unani¬ 
mously adopted. 
Mr. Dibble introduced the subject of Mr. Morrill’s 
Bill now before Congress, granting lands for the en¬ 
dowment of Agi-icultural Schools in the different States, 
and resolutions advocating its passage were adopted. 
Mr. Kelly expressed the sincere regret of the So¬ 
ciety that its late Treasurer, B. B. Kirtland, Esq., 
had been compelled by ill health to resign his post, 
and resolutions embodying this sentiment, with the 
thanks of the Society for his valuable services, were 
passed. 
In the evening, a session was held at which a letter 
was read from the American Legation at Paris, stating 
that Persia had requested copies of the Transactions of 
this Society, and wished to take part in the system of 
scientific exchange, also containing a list of some of 
the most important of the foreign agricultural and 
scientific societies with which the society is now in 
communication. 
A lecture was then delivered by Prof. Porter of this 
city, upon the Atmosphere, its general services to man, 
and its component ingredionts—illustrating his remarks 
with some interesting experiments. On its conclusion 
a vote of thanks was passed. 
Thursday was devoted by the committees of Judges 
on Grains, Dairy products, Fruits, &c., to an examina¬ 
tion of the rather slender (for the State of New-York) 
exhibition of these, in the Society’s rooms, and the list 
of prizes, awarded by them, was read at the opening 
of the evening session!, as follows: 
PREMIUMS AWARDED 
FARMS. 
Grain Farm—R. J. Swan, Rose Hill, Fayette, Seneca Co., 
—Plate, valued at $50 
Dairy Farm—Zadock Pratt, Prattsville, Greene Co., 
— Honorary Diploma of the Society. 
FIELD CROPS. 
Best Crop Spring Wheat—E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chatau- 
que Co.$15 
Best Crop Rye—John Potter. Marcy, Oneida Co., v -.. 15 
Best Crop Buckwheat—P. W. Peck, East Bloomfield, 
Ontario Co.,..—. 8 
