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THE CULTIVATOR 
lar pains were taken to rub it well into the large veins 
about the neck. It was also rubbed along the back, and 
in the worst cases in lines down the sides. Every sheep 
was saved, and in three weeks all were well; while some 
of our neighbors, who, from fear of the effects of mer¬ 
cury, trusted to other applications, lost many; and after 
having kept the disease lingering among their sheep for 
more than a year, killed them and burnt up the carcases 
to stop the infection. 
NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of this Society was held at the old 
State Hall in this city, on Wednesday, the 15th of Janua¬ 
ry. The meeting was well attended—a general and spi¬ 
rited interest was manifested in the affairs of the Society, 
and all its business was transacted with promptness and 
unanimity. The President, Hon. J. P. Beekman, was 
in the chair. Reports were made by the Corresponding 
and Recording Secretaries, Treasurer, and several Com¬ 
mittees. From the report of the Treasurer, it appears 
that the receipts of the Society during the last year, were 
as follows: 
Interest on stock, ------ $210,00 
Donation from John Greig, - - - 50,00 
u a Geo. Vail, - - - 25,00 
“ “ Robert Donaldson, - 12,00 
st ee J. P. Beekman, - - 50,00 
“ se J. McD. McIntyre, 20,00 
« “ Joel Rathbone, - - 25,00 
“ “ Wm. H. Seward, - 50,00 
Receipts at Fair, ------ 3,723,80 
Appropriation from the State, - - 700.00 
$4,865,80 
Payments. 
Premiums, - -- -- -- - $1,600,50 
Balance due former Treasurer, - - 114,23 
Recording Secretary, ----- 550,00 
Expenses at Fair, ------ 300,00 
Subscription to Colman’s European 
Agriculture, ------- 100,00 
Design for Diploma, ----- 50,00 
Binding, - -- -- -- -- 328,00 
Printing and advertising, - - - - 409,34 
Incidental, - -- -- -- - 481,84 
$3,933,91 
On motion of H. S. Randall, a vote of thanks was 
tendered to the Corresponding and Recording Secretaries 
and Treasurer, for the valuable services the) have, in 
their several capacities, rendered the Society. 
Hon. John Greig, Chairman of the Committee to 
whom was referred the subject of the introduction of 
books of agriculture into primary schools and school li¬ 
braries, made a highly interesting and elaborate report, 
which was received with evident approbation. 
On motion of Hon. Mr. Denniston, a Committee of 
three from each Senatorial District, was appointed by the 
chair to make a nomination of officers for the ensuing 
year, and to recommend a place for holding the next 
fair. 
Several reports on various grain crops, loots, &c-, 
were made to the Society, of which, not having room for 
them in detail, we give the following abstract: 
Wheat. —First premium to Matth. Watson, Canandai¬ 
gua, he having raised 215 bushels of wheat on 4 acres, 
12 poles of ground, or nearly 52| bushels per acre. 
Corn. —The first premium on corn was not awarded. 
The committee award the second premium on corn to J. 
F. Osborn, Port B)ron, Cayuga county, his crop being 
213 bushels and three-eighths of a bushel, on two acres 
of land. 
Several other applications for wheat and corn crops, 
were rejected from defects in the returns. 
Barley- —First premium to Stephen B. Dudley, of 
East Bloomfield, Ontario county, his crop, being 69 bush¬ 
els per acre, on a lot of two acres. The second premium 
to Wm. Wright, of Vernon, Oneida county, his crop be¬ 
ing 50 bushels and 47 lbs. per acre, on a lot of two acres. 
The third premium to Nathaniel Wright of the same 
place, his crop being 47 bushels 25 lbs. per acre, on two 
acres of ground. Bani Bradley stated that he had raised 
55 bushels 3 lbs. to the acre. The rule of the Society 
r quiring two acres, this crop was excluded, there being 
I only one acre and two roods. Some other crops were 
riot entitled to premium from defects in the returns. 
Oats. —The first premium to Seth Lawton of Wash¬ 
ington, Dutchess county, his crop being 120| bushels per 
acre. The second premium to J. F. Osborn, of Port 
Byron, Cayuga county, his crop being 104 bushels per 
acre, on a lot of two acres and nine rods. Several state¬ 
ments were necessarily rejected from the imperfections 
of the returns. There are no competitors for the premi¬ 
ums on rye, peas, and corn sown broadcast. 
Butter —Only two applications were made for pre¬ 
miums under this head. The committee award to Geo. 
Vail, Esq. of Troy, a silver medal. Mr. Vail’s cows 
were Durhams. Six of them, kept on grass feed only, 
produced in thirty days, 262 lbs. 9 oz. of butter, avera¬ 
ging for each cow, 43 lbs. 12 oz. The milk of one of 
j these cows was kept by itself for thirty days, and yield¬ 
ed in that time 52 lbs. 9 oz. of butter. 
Clover Seed.—-A volume of the Transactions for 
1844, was awarded to Henry Brown, of Enfield. Ten 
bushels of seed, weighing 60 lbs. per bushel, one bush¬ 
el and eleven pounds weighing 52 lbs. per bushel, and 
half a bushel of tailings, weighing 38 lbs. per bushel, 
were produced on three acres and ten rods of ground. 
Ruta Baga. —First premium to John G. Smedberg, 
of Greene Co., having raised 1160 bushels on one acre, 
and 2173 bushels on two acres. 
H. S. Randall, of Cortland, the second premium, his 
crop being 820 bushels per acre. 
C. B. Meek, of Ontario Co., the third premium, his 
crop being 724 bushels per acre. 
Carrots. —First premium to Wm. Risley, of Chatau- 
que, his crop being 1059 bushels per acre. One appli¬ 
cant only. 
Mangelwurtzel. —First premium to C. B. Meek, his 
crop being 1101 bushels per acre. One applicant only. 
Sugar Beets. —To J. F. Osborn, of Cayuga Co., the 
third premium, his crop being 657 bushels per acre. 
One applicant only. 
No application was made for the premium on potatoes 
or cabbages. 
The Committee appointed to nominate officers, report 
ed the following list, which was unanimously adopted 
B. P. Johnson, of Oneida, President. 
James Lennox, of New-York, Vice-President 
Thomas L. Davies, of Dutchess, V. P. 
E. P. Prentice, of Albany, V. P. 
H. W. Doolittle, of Herkimer, V. P. 
Benjamin Enos, of Madison, V. P. 
O. C. Crocker, of Broome, V. B. 
Henry S. Randall, of Cortland, V. P. 
George W. Patterson, of Chatauque, Y. P. 
Daniel Lee, of Erie, Corresponding Secretary. 
Luther Tucker, of Albany, Rec. Sec. 
Thomas Hillhouse, of Albany, Treasurer. 
Additional Members.—T. S. Faxon, of Utica; E. Kir¬ 
by, of Brownville; Alex Walsh, of Lansingburgh; Geo. 
Vail, of Troy; J. M. D. M’Intyre, of Albany. 
The Committee also reported in favor of Utica, as the 
place for holding the next fair. 
In the evening, the Society met in the Assembly room 
of the Capitol, to hear the address of President Beek¬ 
man. This was a valuable production, evincing sound 
judgment and practical observation. Its leading objects 
were, a description of the past operations of the Society, 
and its influence in improving the condition of agricul¬ 
ture, embracing also some excellent observations on the 
advantages of a proper course of agricultural education. 
On motion of Judge Jones, a vote of thanks was ten¬ 
dered by the Society to Dr. Beekman, for the able man¬ 
ner in which he has discharged the duties of presiding 
officer, and requesting for publication a copy of his ad- 
drees. 
On retiring from the chair, Dr. Beekman introduced 
the President elect, Mr. Johnson, who, on taking his 
seat, addressed the Society in a neat and appropriate 
jspeech. 
