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THE CULTIVATOR 
the society by their presence on this occasion, were the 
Hon. Adam Ferguson, and Mr. McDonald, of Canada; 
Dr. Smith and Col. Allston, of South Carolina; J. S. Skin¬ 
ner, esq., Assistant Post-master General, and the orig ina¬ 
tor and former editor of the American Farmer, the first 
agricultural paper published in the Union; Mr. Gowan, 
of Philadelphia; Mr. Hambleton, of Maryland, Mr. Hall, 
of Virginia; Dr. Poole and Mr. Newbould, of New- 
Jersey; Mr. Terrill, of Georgia; Messrs. Whitney, Col¬ 
lins, Hurlburtand many others from Connecticut; Messrs. 
Jewett, Sandford, Wright, and others of Vermont. 
On the afternoon of the second day of the exhibition, 
»he officers and members of the society, with the thou¬ 
sands, both male and female, in attendance, assembled 
Under the great tent to hear the annual address from George 
Bancroft, of Massachusetts. This address was such as 
might have been expected from this great American his¬ 
torian and writer. It was at once dignified, chaste, ener¬ 
getic and sublime. The chief object of the speaker, was 
aot to enter into the details of practical agriculture, but 
to exhibit the dignity and importacne of this great art, in 
'Whose pursuits some of the most eminent statesmen of 
our country had exerted their powerful minds, and whose 
labors and influence in its advancement were eloquently 
described. After the address, the reports of the various 
awarding committees were read from the stand. A cor¬ 
rect list of the premiums awarded will be found in this 
paper, page 325. 
The admirable regulations, the excellent police arrange¬ 
ments, and the uniform good order which prevailed 
throughout the fair, from beginning to end, among the 
great mass of human beings on the grounds, confer the 
highest credit on the committee of arrangements, and 
citizens of Poughkeepsie generally, who have given an 
an example which should be held up for imitation wher¬ 
ever the future shows may be held. Indeed, the spirit, 
energy, liberality, and hospitality of the citizens of 
Poughkeepsie, so conspicuously exhibited at this Fair, 
will be long remembered by the tens of thousands of 
visitors, and by none more gratefully than by ourselves. 
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTICES. 
{jCih The receipts at the State Fair amounted to about 
$3,650, from which very few expenses had to be paid; 
the citizens of Poughkeepsie and its vicinity, having rai¬ 
sed by subscription, a sum sufficient to defray all the ex¬ 
penses incurred in fitting up the grounds, erecting build¬ 
ings, &c., amounting to about $1,600. What other place 
will do the same next year ? 
The Committee on Discretionary Premiums say: Spe¬ 
cimens of very superior fine wool in the fleece were pre¬ 
sented by Dr. Beekman of Kinderhook, and Stephen B. 
Trowbridge, of Poughkeepsie. Alexander Walsh, Esq. 
of Lansingburgh, exhibited specimens of American Mad¬ 
der and Filberts. J. & E. Backus of No. 31, Bowery, 
New-York, a patent Steam Boiler, which the committee 
deemed a very useful article: not entered for Premium. 
J. Gurney, of New-York, beautiful specimens of Da¬ 
guerreotypes. C. Chaffer, New-York, a mineral prepa¬ 
ration for mending broken china, which appeared to be 
a valuable article. W. A. Folger, Poughkeepsie, two 
window shades—Thomas Reid, Po keepsie, a superior 
sun dial. 
Isaac W. Wood, Po’keepsie, exhibited two very large 
fowls—Mr. Verplanck, Fishkill Landing, a Malay fowl, 
very large and fine—Henry Mesier, four geese of China 
breed, and pairs of Poland and Bucks county fowls— 
these Geese are remarkable for layers and fine quality 
for the table; the mother of the geese shown, has laid 
nearly all winter, and has now the second brood of gos¬ 
lings raised this summer. 
Several pictures were exhibited, painted by the pupils 
of Mr. Bartlett’s Collegiate School, which were very 
creditable both to the pupils and their tutors. All were 
so well executed, that the committee will not venture to 
discriminate. 
The great variety and excellence of the fruits and ve¬ 
getables exhibited by Maurice Cunningham, gardener to 
R. L. Pell, Es<fc cannot be too highly commended by 
the committee. None but those who witnessed the ex¬ 
hibition, can properly estimate it. 
The Committee on Flowers say—A Harp and Cornu¬ 
copia, designed by the Ladies of the Mansion Square Fe¬ 
male Seminary, was one of the most interesting orna¬ 
ments of Floral Hall. In addition several most beauti¬ 
ful specimens of Needlework were exhibited by the la¬ 
dies of this Seminary. 
A Hoop Garland by Miss Booram of Hyde Park—a 
standard of Cyprus vines and Dahlias, by Robert Kelly, 
Rhinebeck, and Wm. Horrack, Hyde Park, and very 
tastefully arranged boquets, by Mrs. T. L, Davies of Po- 
keepsie, and Mr. Langdon of Hyde Park, attracted much 
attention. 
The following resolutions were adopted with a most 
hearty good will: 
On motion of John A. King, of Queens, Resolved, That 
the thanks of this society be tendered to Mr. Bancroft, 
for his address, and that a committee be appointed to 
solicit a copy for publication. 
On motion of Mr. Johnson, Resolved, That the thanks 
of the Society be most cordially tendered to Alexander 
Walsh, of Lansingburgh, for his unwearied efforts in pre¬ 
paring the Floral Hall with unexampled taste and inge¬ 
nuity, and which contributed more than any other portion 
of the exhibition to the gratification of the thousands of 
ladies who were present at the fair. 
On motion of B. P. Johnson, of Oneida, Resolved, That 
the thanks of the Society be presented to Mr. Joel Wood- 
worth, of Watertown, Jefferson Co., for a splendid spe¬ 
cimen of maple sugar exhibited by him and presented to 
the Society. 
On motion of Henry O’Reilly, of Albany, Resolved, 
That the hearty thanks of the New-York State Agricul¬ 
tural Society are eminently due, and are hereby gratefully 
tendered, to the citizens of Poughkeepsie, including par¬ 
ticularly their efficient Committee of Arrangements, for 
their liberality and hospitality, (unexampled on any pre¬ 
vious occasion,) for receiving the thousands of friends of 
Agriculture, from other states as well as this, who were 
in attendance at the recent Anniversary Fair and Cattle 
Show of the State of New-York. 
And be it further Resolved, That in evidence of our 
grateful appreciation of the efforts made by the commit¬ 
tee and citizens of Poughkeepsie on this occasion, during 
all the transactions between them anil the State Society 
during the months that have elapsed since their arrange¬ 
ments for the annual fair and cattle show were com¬ 
menced, that a marquee be erected devoted to their spe¬ 
cial accommodation at the next Annual Fair, in whatever 
part of the State that fair may be held. 
On motion of Thos. Hillhouse, of Watervliet, Resolved 
further, That the Corresponding Secretary be directed to 
enclose copies of these proceedings to the Committee of 
Arrangements on the part of the citizens of Poughkeepsie. 
We tender our thanks to the Secretaries of the Society, 
B, P. Johnson, Esq. and H. O’Reilly, Esq. for the fa¬ 
cilities they have rendered us in making out our account 
of the Fair, to whom also the thanks of the Society and 
the public are due, for their indefatigableand well direc¬ 
ted labors in making and carrying out the arrangements 
for the Fair. 
Orchards.—Daniel Leland, one of the most expe¬ 
rienced and successful orchardists in Massachusetts, re¬ 
commends (through the Boston Cultivator,) pruning in 
May. His reasons are, that at this time the sap begins 
to flow—the wounds are not dried by the wind, and the 
healing process soon commences, whereas if the pru¬ 
ning is done in March, the wound dries down a quarter 
of an inch or more, and it is a long time in healing. Mr. 
Leland is not in favor of pruning much at a later period 
in the season than May, though he thinks trees should be 
looked to in June, and any suckers that have started 
should be taken off. June is also a good time to take 
off’dead limbs. Care should be taken to cut the limbs 
close to the body—a wound thus made six inches in di¬ 
ameter, will heal over in far less time than one of half 
the diameter that is cut two inches from the body. 
