1848. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
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a very large audience, whose satisfaction was evinced 
by the most profound attention. The address will pro¬ 
bably be published. 
On motion of Mr. J. A. King it was resolved, That 
the thanks of this Society be presented to Prof. Norton 
for his able and scientific Address, and that he be re¬ 
quested to furnish a copy of it for publication. 
January 20, 1848. 
The Society convened at its rooms in the old State 
Hall, at 10 o’clock, A. M., when the reports of the 
Committees on Premiums were read. 
At 7 o’clock, P. M., the Society again convened at 
the Assembly Chamber, when Mr. Johnson, the Sec¬ 
retary, read the following abstract of the reports of the 
committees to award Premiums, as follows: 
PREMIUMS, 
On Farms. —1. John Delafield, Oakland, Seneca Co.,—$50. 2- 
Peter Crispel, jr., Hurley, Ulster Co.—$30. 3. James Pendil, Ba¬ 
tavia, Genesee Co—$20. 4. Lucas V. V. Schuyler, Watervliet— 
set Transactions. 
Draining, — H. D. Spoor, Troy— $10. E. J. Woolsev, Long Is¬ 
land—Set Trans. E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque—Trans 1846. 
Farm Buildings— Dwelling.— Mrs. Sanford Howard, Albany— 
$20. Piggery —S. \V. Jewett,, Weybridge, Vt.—$10. 
Cheese Dairies. —Alonzo L. Fish, Cedarville, Herkimer Co., 
statement of experiments, &c.—$50. Newberry Bronson, War¬ 
saw, Wyoming Co —$20. 
Butter Dairies. —B. A. Hall, New Lebanon, Columbia—$50. 
Field Crops — Spring Wheat. —2. Robert Eells, Westmoreland, 
Oneida Co., 20| bush, per acre—$8. 
Indian Corn. —George Vail, Troy, 67 bush, per acre—$20. 
Barley. —Benj. Enos, De Ruyter, Madison Co., 39 bush, per 
acre—$10. 
Oats— 1. Charles W. Eells, Kirkland, Oneida Co., 86 bush, per 
acre—$10. 2. Benj. Enos, De Ruyter, 71 bush, per acre—$8. 
Beans —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, 31f bush per acre—$8. 
Flax. —Win. Newcomb, Pittstown, Rensselaer Co.—$5 E. C. 
Bliss, Westfield—Trans. 
Root Crops— Potatoes— 1 Daniel Newcomb, Pittstown, Rens¬ 
selaer Co., 405 bush, per acre—$10. 2. Martin Springer, Bruns¬ 
wick, Rens. Co., 369 bush, per acre—$8. 
Ruta Bagas. —1. Joseph Hastings, Brunswick, Rens. Co., 1,317 
bush, per acre—$10. 
Carrots— 1. Wm. Risley, Fredonia, Chautauque Co., 557 bush, 
on half an acre—$8. 
Experiments. —W. D- Osborn. Port Byron, Cayuga Co., on 3 
acres planted with corn, 1846—$20. 1st acre, manured with 10 
cords barnyard manure before corn—no manure on any part this 
year—Oats, 1847, 90| bush per acre 2d acre, 1846, Corn, without 
manure—Oats, 1847, 88£ bush, per acre 3d acre, manured with 
8 cords of manure and 4 loads of muck, 1846—Oats, 1847, 112 bush, 
per acre. 
Fruits. —Charles Lee, Penn Yan, Yates Co.. 2d premium for a 
Seedling winter apple, “Wagener Apple”—$5, and Downing’s 
common edition of “ Fruits and Fruit Trees.” 
The Committee also remark, that two Seedling win¬ 
ter apples were presented to the Committee—one 
called the u Middle Apple,” from Herkimer, Herkimer 
County, and the other produced from the seed of the 
Newtown Pippin, in Albany County, without a name; 
but as no description of the growth and habits of the 
trees, according to the regulations of the Society, were 
produced, they postponed the further consideration of 
those fruits until the next annual meeting, and request 
the producers of these fruits to transmit to the Com¬ 
mittee the natural history and character of the trees 
producing said fruits. 
After the reading of the above, the President of the 
Society, Mr. Vail, delivered his valedictory address, 
which presented a flattering and encouraging view of 
the progress of the Society during past years, and of 
its prospects for the future. A unanimous vote of 
thanks was presented to Mr. Vail, and a copy of the 
address solicited for the use of the Society. 
On concluding his remarks, Mr. Vail introduced the 
President elect, Mr. Allen, who in a brief an appro¬ 
priate speech, returned thanks to the Society, and sig¬ 
nified his acceptance of the office. 
Mr. Burchard offered some resolutions in relation 
to the importance of education to the farmer , and ex¬ 
pressive of the advantage which would result by the 
establishment of Agricultural Schools in connexion with 
Experimental Farms, which were unanimously adopted. 
The Society then adjourned. 
January 21, 1848. 
The Executive Committee met at the rooms of the 
Society at 10 o’clock—the President L. F. Allen, Esq., 
in the chair. Present: Messrs. Sherwood, Vail, Pren¬ 
tice, Johnson, Viele, Tucker, Stevens, Ayrault, King, 
McIntyre, Emmons, Rathbone, and several gentlemen 
from different parts of the State. 
A committee of gentlemen from Buffalo, having 
given the usual guarantee that the expenses attendant 
on holding the next Annual Exhibition should be paid 
by the citizens of Buffalo, it was, on motion of Mr. 
Sherwood, 
Resolved , That the next Fair and Cattle Show of 
the New-York State Ag. Society, be held at the city of 
Buffalo, on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of Septem¬ 
ber next- 
The Executive Committee were occupied during the 
day, in the preparation of the Prize List, which we hope 
to be able to present, complete, to our readers next 
month. 
County Agricultural Societies. 
Queens Co. Agricultural Society. —The annual 
meeting of this society was held on the 24th Dec. 
The first premium for corn was awarded to Timothy 
Nostrand, Jamaica, for 112 busheles shelled corn per 
acre, raised at a cost of $13.25. 
The first premium for turneps to Wm. Ketcham, 
Jericho, for 628 busliels, at a cost of $33.96, leaving a 
profit after deducting charges, including cost of taking 
to market, $173.70 per^acre. 
Resolutions in favor of Legislative aid being conti¬ 
nued, were unanimously adopted. 
John A. King was elected president, and Albert G. 
Carll, secretary. Communications intended for the 
society, should be addressed to the secretary at Je¬ 
richo. 
Jefferson County Ag. Society. —This enterpris¬ 
ing society has, we learn, elected for its officers the 
present year, the following gentlemen:— Willard 
Ives, Watertown, President; E. S. Massey, Secre¬ 
tary; John C. Sterling, Corresponding Secretary ; C. 
V. Brainerd, Treasurer. 
Cortdand Co. Ag. Society. —The following gen¬ 
tlemen were appointed officers of the above named So¬ 
ciety for the ensuing year, at its late annual meeting: 
James S. Leach, President; Harvy Woolston, Mor¬ 
ris Miller, Peter Walrod, Martin Sanders, Vice 
Presidents; Noah Hitchcock, jr., Treasurer; Henry S. 
Randall, Rec. Secretary; Amos Herbert, Cor. Secretary; 
O. M. Shedd, A. L. Chamberlain, Manly Hobert, Hi¬ 
ram Hopkins, James A. Rogers, S. D. Freer, Moses 
Kinney, Daniel Rowley, Ira Bowen, Selden D. Munger, 
Executive Committee; F. H. Hibbard, Marshal. The 
next fair will be held in Cortland Village. 
Saint John Agricultural and Horticultural 
Society. —We have received a copy of the Annual Re¬ 
port of the Directors of the Saint John (New Bruns¬ 
wick) Ag. Society. It does not appear, from the re¬ 
port, that agriculture is in a very flourishing condition 
in the Province; but from the active measures which 
the Society is taking, we are led to expect a turn in 
favor of its improvement at no distant day. The Di¬ 
rectors show, plainly, that farming may be made a 
profitable business in that section. 
Good Farming in Virginia. —Retired public men 
sometimes succeed quite as well at farming as they do 
in managing public affairs. A writer in the National 
Standard says that John Tyler had 200 acres of wheat 
the past season, on a field which three years ago when 
he moved on, would not produce more than ihe seed. 
This year it had twenty bushels per acre. Marl and 
manure caused the difference. 
