THE CULTIVATOR. 
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NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
The annual meeting of the New-York State A g. So¬ 
ciety for 1844, was held at the Geological Museum, Al¬ 
bany, on the 17th of January,—the President of the So¬ 
ciety, James S. Wadsworth, Esq. in the chair. 
The first business attended to was the admission of 
members—89 being admitted, paying $1,00 each. 
The Report of the Committee on Field Crops, cons'st- 
ing of Messrs. Hillhouse, Bement and Howard, w as 
then read as follows: 
The Committee to whom was referred the examination 
of the statements of the competitors for premiums offered 
by the N. Y. State Ag. Society, on “ Field Crops,” hav¬ 
ing attended to that duty, respectfully offer the following 
Report: 
barley. 
1. To Bani Bradley, East Bloomfield, $10. Product, 
140 bushels 21 lbs. from two acres and 21 rods. 
2. To George Geddes of Camillus, $5. Product, 51 
82-100ths bushels, average on five acres. 
3. To Wm. Wright of Vernon, vol. of Transactions. 
Product, 82 bush. 22 lbs. on two acre. 
INDIAN CORN. 
There were three competitors for the premiums on 
Indian corn, neither of whom, the committee state, had 
sufficiently complied with the requisitions of the Society 
to justify the award of a premium. 
WINTER WHEAT. 
1. To. N. S. Wright, Vernon, $10. Product, 80 bush. 
55 lbs. on two acres. 
2. To Wm. Wright, Vernon. Product, 73 bush. 12 
lbs. on two acres. 
SPRING WHEAT. 
1. To Uri Beach, West Bloomfield, $10. Product, 
75| bush, on a fraction over two acres. 
RYE. 
1. To Geo. M’Geoch, Jackson, $10. Product, 77 
bush, on two acres. 
PEAS. 
1. To. Geo. K. Smith, Utica, $10. Product, 46 bush. 
20 quarts, on one acre and 14 rods. 
2. To Myron Adams, East Bloomfield, $5. Product, 
43£ bush, per acre. 
OATS. 
1. To Joseph F. Osborn, Port Byron, $10. Product, 
109^ bush, on one acre, 11 rods and 90 links. 
2. To David Jones, Kendall, $5. Product, 209 bush. 
11 lbs. on three acres and 11 rods. 
RUTA BAGAS. 
1. To H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, $10. Product, 950 
bush, on one acre and two rods. 
CARROTS. 
1. To Wm. Risley, Fredonia, $10. Product, 1,350^ 
bush, on one acre. 
POTATOES. 
1. To H. D. Grove, Hoosick, $10. Product, 518 bush, 
on one acre and 72 rods. 
ESSAYS. 
The President then read the Report of the Committee 
on Essays, from which it appeared that the prize for the 
best Essay 
1. On the Diseases and Insects injurious to the Wheat 
Crop, was awarded to John J. Thomas of Macedon, 
Wayne county.—$20. 
2. On the Varieties and Culture of Wheat, to Rawson 
Harmon, Jr. of Wheatland, Monroe county.—$20. 
3. On the Introduction and Culture of new Agricultural 
Products, to John J. Thomas, of Macedon, Wayne 
county.—$20. 
REPORT OF THE COR. SECRETARY. 
H. S. Randall, Esq. Cor. Sec’y, not having prepared 
his Report, made a brief statement, from which it ap¬ 
peared that his efforts have been continued through the 
past year, with untiring zeal in behalf of the cause. 
TREASURER’S REPORT. 
The Treasurer, E. P. Prentice, Esq. read his annual 
Report, from which it appeared that there was in his 
hands at the last annual meeting, the sum of $1,843 92 
Received at annual meeting from 69 
members, . 69 00 
Of Joseph Fellows, Geneva,. 100 00 
Of James Wadsworth, Geneseo,. 50 00 
Of James S. Wadsworth, “ 50 00 
Of W. W. Wadsworth, « 25 00 
Of Wm. P. Van Rensselaer, Albany,.... 25 00 
Of J. M. Sherwood, Auburn,. 22 00 
Of J. B. Murray, Mt. Morris,. 10 00 
Of R. L. Pell, Pelham,. 10 00 
Of A. Ayrault, Geneseo,. 7 00 
Of Edmund Kirby, Brownsville,.. 5 00 
Of Orville Hungerford, Watertown, .... 5 00 
Of C. H. Carroll, Groveland,. 5 00 
Subscriptions at Rochester,. 278 00 
Monroe Co. Ag. Society,. 328 00 
589 Memberships at annual Fair,. 589 00 
Receipts at gate in sums less than $1,... 1,606 78 
From the State Treasury,.. 700 00 
For interest on funds,. 92 99 
Various other sources,. 87 25 
$5,906 94 
Advanced by Treasurer,.. 139 63 
$6,046 57 
The payments from the Treasury during the year were 
as follows: 
For premiums, expenses, &c. $2,956 57 
Invested in Albany City stock,......... 3,000 00 
Premium on do. 90 00 
$6,046 57 
Mr. Denniston of Orange, introduced a resolution di 
recting the appointment of a Committee of one from each 
Senate district, by the chair, to report the nomination of 
officers for the ensuing year, which, at the suggestion of 
Mr. Bockee, was increased to three from each district. 
Mr. Randall moved as an amendment to Mr. D.’s re¬ 
solution, that the Committee consist of one person from 
each county represented, to be appointed by the delega¬ 
tion from the several counties, and that this committee, 
in addition to nominating officers, report on the place for 
holding the next Cattle Show. 
This resolution and the amendments proposed, drew 
out a debate of considerable length, in which Messrs. 
Denniston of Orange, Lott of Kings, Johnson and Sey¬ 
mour of Oneida, Ilogeboom of Columbia, Randall of 
Cortland, Nott of Albany, and several other gentlemen 
whose names we do not recollect, participated. 
Mr. Denniston finally accepted the proposition to 
amend his resolution so as to refer to the Committee the 
question of selecting the place for the Fair, in which 
shape it passed, and the following gentlemen were ap¬ 
pointed the Committee to nominate officers and to select 
the place for holding the next Cattle Show: 
First District —Messrs. Lott and Rappelye of Kings, 
and F. S. Williams of New-York. 
Second District —Messrs. Denniston of Orange, Bockee 
of Dutchess, and Youngs of Queens. 
Third District. —Messrs. Hogeboom of Columbia, Vail 
of Rensselaer, and Prentice of Albany. 
Fourth District. —Messrs. Cheever of Albany, Delavan 
of Saratoga, and Clark of Washington. 
Fifth District. —Messrs. Kirby of Jefferson, Enos of 
Madison, and Seymour of Oneida. 
Sixth District. —Messrs. Mack of Tompkins, Collier of 
Broome, and Faulkner of Livingston. 
Seventh District. —Messrs. Sherwood of Cayuga,Rhoadeg 
of Onondaga, and Randall of Cortland. 
Eighth District. —Messrs. Lee of Erie, Follett of Geno- 
see, and Backus of Monroe. 
Mr. Randall submitted the following, as a proposed 
amendment to the Constitution: 
Resolved, That the Presidents of County Ag. Societies 
shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Board of 
the N. Y. State Agricultural Society. 
On motion of Dr. Beekman, 
Resolved, That the President of the Agricultural Soci¬ 
ety of the State of New-York, be authorised to appoint 
three individuals, members of the society, whose duty it 
shall be for each to read an essay on some subject con- 
