66 
THE CULTIVATOR, 
Feb. 
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of the Society was held at the 
Capitol in this city on Wednesday the 21st January. 
The number of people in attendance was greater than at 
any previous similar meeting, and an unusual interest 
was manifested. 
A report was received from Dr. Lee, in relation to 
the duties which he, as Corresponding Secretary of the 
Society, and as a public Lecturer, had performed during 
the past year. 
The report of the Treasurer was read, showing as 
follows: 
Balance in treasury at last meeting, $3,932.09 
Interest on stock,.210.00 
Donation from Francis Granger,.25.00 
„ from R. L. Pell,.5.00 
Received from State Treasury,.700.00 
Receipts from individual members,.... .80.00 
,, at State Fair,.4.370.18 
$9,322.27 
Payments. 
On account of Premiums,. $2,411.50 
Salary of Recording Secretary, .... 300 
Public Lecturer,.. 180 
Printing and binding,. 187.39 
Expenses at Fair at Utica,.. . 556.94 
To H. O’Reilly,... 48 
Sundry incidental expenses,. 92.23 
$3,7.76.06 
Invested in Albany eity stock,. 3,000.00 
“ Bond and Mortgage,... 2,000.00 
$8,776.06 
Leaving in the treasury a balance of $546.21 
On motion of Mr. Comstock, a committee, consisting 
of three from each Senatorial district, was appointed to 
nominate officers for the ensuing year, and to recom¬ 
mend to the Executive Committee a suitable location for 
holding the next Cattle Show and Fair. 
On motion of Mr. L. F. Allen, a committee was ap¬ 
pointed to prepare business for the action of the meet¬ 
ing. The chair appointed Messrs. Allen of Erie, Com¬ 
stock of Albany, Pratt of Greene, Walbridge of Tomp- 
kint, Lee of Monroe. 
Mr. Allen, from the business committee, reported 
the following resolutions, which were adopted: 
Resolved, That a dairy committee of three persons be 
appointed by the Executive Committee of the Society 
whose duty it shall be to ascertain the actual product of the 
best cheese dairy of the State, that the locality of such 
dairy be ascertained in latitude; the composition of the 
soil as near as may be where the dairy farm be situated; 
the kind of grass used for pasture and for hay; the quan¬ 
tity, in pounds, of milk per cow on the average and in the 
aggregate; the quantity of cheese to the hundred pounds 
of milk produced; the gross quantity for the season of 
milk and cheese produced, the quality of the cheese, the 
method of making it, the breed of cows composing the 
dairy, and all such other details procured as shall deter¬ 
mine the most profitable mode of conducting the cheese 
dairy business, and that one hundred dollars of the funds 
of the Society be appropriated in giving three premi¬ 
ums to the most successful competitors reporting any 
such practice and its detail to said committee, said com¬ 
mittee to report to the Society at its next annual meet¬ 
ing- 
Resolved , That a committee of-be appointed by 
the Executive Committee who shall report to the next 
annual meeting a list of not exceeding 30 kinds of ap¬ 
ples, which shall be in their opinion best adapted to the 
economical demands of the people of this state, and to 
be best suited to the different localities of the same, 
comprising their most extensive use in all seasons, for 
home consumption, and for exportation, the individual 
names of said fruits, a drawing of each separate kind, 
with a particular description thereof; and that in this 
connexion they also take into consideration the several 
classes of fine fruits as adapted to the above purposes, 
and —— dollars be appropriated as in the judgment of 
the Executive Committee shall be necessary to accom¬ 
plish this object. 
Wednesday Evening, Jan. 21. 
The Socitey convened pursuant to adjournment at the 
Assembly Chamber. 
Mr. Denniston from the committee to nominate of¬ 
ficers, reported the following list which was unanimous¬ 
ly adopted: 
J. M. SHERWOOD, Auburn, President. 
VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
Robt. H. Ludlow, New York, 
Abram Bockee, Federal Store, 
Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, 
Thos. J. Marvin, Saratoga Springs, 
Pomeroy Jones, Lairdsville, 
J. R. Speed, Caroline, 
H. S. Randall, Cortland Village, 
Lewis F. Allen, Buffalo. 
Luther Tucker, Albany, Recording Secretary. 
Joel B. Nott, do. Corresponding do. 
J. M’D. M’Intyre, do. Treasurer. 
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EX. COMMITTEE^ 
Alfred Conklin, Auburn, 
Ami Doubleday, Binghampton, 
George Vail, Troy, 
Ambrose Stevens, New York, 
John Miller, Truxton. 
The same committee also recommended Auburn as 
the place for the next Cattle Show and Fair. 
Prof. Hall exhibited a Geological Map of the State 
with the average product of wheat in each county, and 
made some very interesting remarks in explanation of 
the connection of Geology and Agriculture, for which 
the Society tendered him their thanks. 
Gen. Harmon read the report of the committee on 
Wheat, Barley, &c. 
Mr. E. Kirby gave notice that a proposition will be 
presented at the next annual meeting so to alter the 
constitution of the Society that all ex-Presidents shall 
be standing members of the Executive Committee in 
addition to the board as now provided for. 
Thursday Morning, Jan. 22. 
The Society met in the Lecture Room of the Young 
Men’s Association. 
Col. Sherwood read the report of the committee 
mitttee on Peas, &c. 
Prof. Emmons, from the committee on Essays, made 
an interesting report, concluding with the list of prizes 
awarded.^ 
Dr. Beekman, chairman of the committee on Farms, 
made a very interesting and valuable report, giving in 
a condensed form, a great variety of valuable informa¬ 
tion, derived from the papers submitted to the commit¬ 
tee. 
Dr. B. also read a very interesting communication 
from S. S. Randall, Esq., on the Agricultural statis¬ 
tics of the state. 
Mr. Pratt, of Greene, irom the business committee, 
offered the following resolution, which was adopted: 
Resolved, That the Executive Committee be requested 
to take into consideraion the expediency of offering the 
like premiums, or of less amount, on the subject of the 
butter dairies of this State, to be conducted in the same 
manner, and under the same rules of particularity in as¬ 
certaining its results as have been adopted by the Soci- 
ty at its present session in relation to cheese. 
Thursday Evening, Jan. 22. 
The Society met at the Assembly Chamber, when the 
annual Address was delivered by the President, B. P. 
Johnson, Esq. As it is to be published, it is sufficient 
to say of it, that is was alike creditable to the Society 
and its author. 
On the conclusion of the Address, Mr. Johnson in¬ 
troduced the President elect to the Society, who, be¬ 
fore taking the chair, briefly returned his thanks for the 
honor conferred upon him by the Society in electing 
