64 
TPIE CULTIVATOR 
Feb, 
Notice that a resolution will be offered at the next annual meet¬ 
ing of the Society, so to amend the constitution, that a nominating 
committee of one from each Senatorial District of the state, shall 
be selected from the members of the Society present from each 
Senatorial District, who shall report the names of proper persons 
for the officers of the society for the ensuing year; and that no per¬ 
son shall be elected to any office of the society who is not a mem¬ 
ber thereof. 
Evening Session, Jan. 21. 
The Secretary read the list of premiums aw r arded on the reports 
of the several awarding committees, as follows : 
On Cheese , Dairies and their, management—Newbury Brown, 
Warsaw, Wyoming County, 1st Premium, $50.00—400 lbs. to 
each cow, in a dairy of 40 cows. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ottley, Phelps, Ontario County, 2d Premium, 
$30.00—at the rate of 400 lbs. per cow, in a dairy of 8 cows. 
On Butter Dairies— B. H. Hall, New Lebanon, Columbia Co., 
1st Premium, $25.00. 
Indian Corn —Charles W. Eells, Kirkland, Oneida Co., 1st Pre¬ 
mium, $15.00. 123 1-2 bushels per acre, at 56 lbs. to the bushel. 
Benj. Enos, DeRuyter, Madison Co., 2d Premium, $10.00.— 
111 bu-. 52 lbs., per acre. 
Robert Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida Co., Vol. Transactions.— 
103 3-4 bu. per acre. 
Peas —Amos Miller, Yeriion, Oneida Co. 2d Premium, $10.00.— 
47 bushels per acre. 
On Farms— Sets of Society’s Transactiorls were awarded to James 
Callanan, New Scotland, Albany Co., and to James Van Siclen, 
Jamaica, Long Island. 
Prize Essays —Extirpation of Canada Thistles, Ambrose Ste¬ 
vens, New York, $10.00. Sereno E. Todd, Lake Ridge, Tomp¬ 
kins Co., set Transactions. 
Experiments on Indian Corn —J. F. Osborn, Port Pyron, Cayu¬ 
ga Co., $20.00. 
Carrots —Wm. Wright, Vernon, Oneida Co., 1st Premium, $10; 
909 bush, on 1 27-100 of an acre, at an expense of $25.76 
Wm. Risley, Fredonia, Chautauque Co., 2d Premium, $5.00— 
1590 1-2 bush, on 1 3-8 of an acre, at an expense of $109 25. 
Sugar Beets —J. F. Osborn, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., 3d Premi¬ 
um, Vol. Transactions—774 bush, on 1 acre 15 rods. 
Designs for Farm Dwellings —Mrs. J. M. Ellis, Onondaga Hill, 
Onondaga Co., Premium $15.00. 
Barley —Calvin Pomeroy, East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., 1st 
Premium, $10.00—48 1-4 bush, per acre on the whole crop. 
Samuel IJ. Church, Vernon Centre, Oneida Co., 2d Premium, 
$5.00—44 1-4 bush, per acre. 
E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque Co., 3d Premium, Vol. Trans¬ 
actions—38 12-32 bush, per acre. 
Spring Wheat —Robert Eells, Westmorland, Oneida Co., 2d 
Premium. $10.00—20, 42, GO bu. per acre. 
Oats —Nathaniel S. Wright, Vernon Centre, Oneida Co. 1st Pre¬ 
mium, $10.00—75 1-4 bush, per acre for 13 acres. 
Robert Eells, Westmorland, Oneida Co., 2d Premium, $5.00—77 
bush, per acre for 1 acre 37 rods. 
Timothy Seed —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque Co., 1st Pre¬ 
mium, $10.00. 
Culture Flax —E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautauque Co., 1st Pre¬ 
mium, $5.00—best 1-2 acre 
The President of the Society, J. M. SHERWOOD, Esq., then 
delivered the annual Address, upon the conclusion of which, 
On motion of Mr. WADSWORTH, 
Resolved , That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the 
President, J. M. Sherwood, Esq., for his valuable services to the 
Society during the past year, and for his appropriate and interesting 
Address^ and that he be requested to furnish a copy of his Address 
for publication in the Transactions of the Society. 
Gen. CHANDLER, of New-York, called up the resolutions in¬ 
troduced yesterday by Gen. VIELE, on the subject of Agricul¬ 
tural Education, which after a very interesting and prolonged dis¬ 
cussion, in which the mover, Gen. Chandler, Senators Clark and 
Beekman, Messrs. Allen, Marks, Johnson, Cheever and Wads¬ 
worth took part, were unanimously adopted. 
The President then stated that he was requested by the Presi¬ 
dent elect to call a meeting of the new Executive Committee at 
the Society’s room, at 11 o’clock to-morrow, after which the So¬ 
ciety adjourned sine die. 
Friday , Jan. 22 d. 
The Executive Committee met at the Society’s Rooms. 
Present' —George Vail, President; Samuel Cheever, Caleb N. 
Bement, and William Buel, Vice-Presidents; J. S. Wadsworth, A. 
Van Bergen, J. M. Sherwood, and B P. Johnsou, Ex-Presidents ; 
Joel B. Nott, Corresponding Secretary; Luther Tucker, Recording 
Secretary; J. McD. McIntyre, Treasurer; J. T. Blanchard, T. J. 
Marvin, and W. A. Beach, Executive Committee. 
Twenty-five copies of the “ American Shepherd ” were re¬ 
ceived from Mr. Morrell and the Messrs. Harpers, of New- 
York; and a resolution of thanks was passed, to be communicated 
to the donors. 
Messrs. Prentice, Tucker, and Bement, were appointed a 
committee to report on the Premium List at the next meeting. 
Mr. Tucker tendered his resignation as Recording Secretary. 
On motion of J. S. Wadsworth, 
Resolved , That Mr. Tucker’s resignation be accepted, and that 
the thanks of the Society be most cordially tendered to him for his 
long and valuable services as Recording Secretary of the Society. 
B. P. Johnson, of Oneida, (on motion of J. S. Wadsworth.) 
was appointed Recording Secretary, in the place of Mr. Tucker, 
resigned. 
It was Resolved , That weekly meetings of the friends of agri¬ 
culture, for the discussion of agricultural subjects, be held at the 
Capitol, during the session of the Legislature; and' that Mr. How- 
ARD, Mr. McIntyre, anu Mr. Bement, be a committee to make 
preparations for the meetings. 
The Recording Secretary was directed to employ a competent 
Reporter for these meetings. 
A communication was received from D. B. Stockholm, Esq., 
of Ithaca, on the preparation of a manure called, " Chemical 
Guo.no f which was referred to Messrs. Johnson and Bement. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
The President presented a communication he had received from 
Hon. Luther Bradish, of New York, declining, on account off 
his private engagements and the stale of his kealth, his appoint¬ 
ment as a member of the' Executive Committee. 
On motion ot Mr. Buel, of Monroe. Mr. Ambrose Stevens, off 
New York, was appointed a member /n the place of Mr. Bradish 
NEW-YORK COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
ONEIDA-—At the annual meeting held at Verona. Jan. 7, 1847, 
the following premiums were awarded: 
Indian Corn. —1. To Charles W. Eells. Kirkland, 123 bu. 27 lbs. 
per acre; profit $37.74. 2. To Geo. R. Eells, Westmoreland, 103 
bu. 44 lbs.; profit $28.39.—3. To Robert Waterman, do., 90 bu. 10 
lbs.; profit, $27.53. 
Spring Wheat. —1. To Robert Eells, 20 bu. 42lbs.;, profit, $13.10. 
2- To Robt. Waterman,.21 bu. 45 lbs.; profit, $19.52. 
Barley. —1. To S. H. Church, Vernon, 56 bu.; profit, $42.89.—2. 
To Wm. E. Burritt, Marshal, 48.bu. 36 lbs.; profit, $16.80. , 
Oats. —1. To Wm. C. Burritt, 102 bu. 19 lbs. per acre, profit, 
$20.35— 2. To $. H. Church, 57 bu. 3 lbs.; profit, $13.58.-3. To 
Robert Eells, 57 bu. 27 lbs.; profit, $5.23.—Extra premium to 
N- S. Wright, Vernon, 79^ bu.; profit, $16.57. 
Peas. —1. To Amos Miller. Vernon, 55 bu. 12 lbs.; profit, $21.— 
2. To Edward Rivenburgh, Vernon, 36 bu. 51 lbs.; profit, $18.84. 
Potatoes —half an acre—quantity and quality considered.—The 
crop was so light that the 2d premium only was awarded, to Wm. 
C. Burritt, 74 bu. 9 lbs - ; profit $16.07.—The 2d premium, quantity 
alone considered, to S- H. Church, 115 bu. 27 lbs.: $19.60. 
Ruta-Ragas —quarter acre.—1. To Plyment Maltoon, Vienna r 
159 bu. 17 lbs.; profit, $27.38. 
Carrots —quarter acre.—1. To Win. Wright, Vernon, 250 bu. 10 
lbs.: profit, $23.43- 
After the awarding of premiums, the following gentlemen were 
unanimously elected officers of the society for the ensuing year:— 
Ira S. Hitchcock, Vernon, Prest.; Oscar B. Gridley, Marshall ; 
Thomas Horton, New-Hartford ; Calvin Bishop, Verona; Wm.. 
Bristol, Utica; Storrs Barrows, Trenton ; Luther Comstock, Kirk¬ 
land ; Horatio N. Cary, Marcy ; Plyment Mattoon, Vienna; Hen¬ 
ry B. Bartlett, Paris; Levi T. Marshall, Vernon, Vice-Presets.; 
Henry Rhoades, South Trenton, Cor. Sec'y. ; James Rees, Utica 
Post-Office, Rec. Sec’y.: Benj. N. Huntington, Rome, Treasr, A. 
II. Halleck, Westmoreland; Lewis Eames, Lee; Geo. L- Brig¬ 
ham, Augusta ; Horace II. Eastman. Marshall; and Alfred Black- 
stone, New-Hartford, Managers. 
JEFFERSON.—The annual meeting was held on the 24th Dec., 
when the following officers were elected:— 
President , Edward S. Salisbury, of Ellisburgh; Vice-Presidents t 
James Brintnall, of Watertown Jonathan Webb, of Brownville, 
David Granger, of Champion, Curtis Goulding, of Pamelia, Hart 
Massey, of Watertown, Oliver Grow, of Houndsfield, Dan’l Eames, 
of Rutland, Miles Cooper, of Adams, John N. Roller, of Orleans^ 
A. R. Calvin, of Clayton; O. V- Brainard, Treasurer; John C. 
Sterling, Cor. Secretary ; E. S. Massey, Rec. Secretary ; Executive 
Committee. Willard Ives. Moses Eames, John Winslow, Phineas- 
Hardy, Abner Baker, Hart Massey, Jr., A. P. Brayton. 
The Committee on Field Crops made the following report and 
award of premiums : 
To John B. Ball, best acre of winter wheat, 35 bushels. $4.00 ; 
Hart Massey, Jr.. 2d best, 30 bushels, average on five acres, $3.00. 
E. D. Allen, best acre of Spring wheat, 25f bu., $1,00. Hart 
Massey, 2d best, 23 bu., $3.00. 
Hart Massey, best acre of barley, 56 bu., $3 ; E. S. Salisbury,. 
2d best, 551) bu., average on 5 acres, $2. E. D. Allen, 3d best, 
421 bu., Vol. Trans. 
Curtis Goulding, best acre of oats, 67£ bu., $3; Hart Massey, 2d 
best, 65 bu., $2. 
Aaron Shew, best acre of peas, S9£ bu., $3; Jerome Ives, 2d 
best, 40£ bu., $2. 
Samuel Felt, best half-acre of potatoes, 390 bu. per acre, $3 ; 
Phineus Hardy, 2d best, 428 bu. per acre, $2. 
Nelson Clark, best I acre of broom corn, with sample of 12 brooms^ 
$3 ; A. P- Lewis, 2d best, $2. 
Hart Massey, Jr., best | acre of white beans, 28 bushels per 
acre, $3. 
Moses Eames, best } acre of carrots, 956 bushels per acre, $3 ; 
Hiram Converse, 2d best, 600 bu. per acre, $2. 
QUEENS.—Extract of a letter to the Cultivator :—I intended; 
to have given you an account of our Agricultural Exhibition, which 
was at Flushing, on the 9th of October, and passed off with much 
eclat. It was attended by several thousands of persons; many 
from remote parts of the state, and indeed, from other states, and 
was spoken of by some as superior in many respects to any 
exhibition of the State Society, and as far surpassing any other 
county exhibition. Our society has become a pet with our 
people, and has been the means of infusing a new and vigo¬ 
rous spirit in our farmers, and with the most, happy results. The 
annual meeting of this society was held on the 19th of December, 
and officers elected for the ensuing year. Hon. Wm. T. McCoun, 
President; and Albert G. Carll, Cor. Secretary. All communica¬ 
tions intended for the society, may be addressed to the latter, at 
Jericho P. O.” 
