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1847. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
mis, Secretary Herkimer Co. Ag. Soc.; Pennock & Pierce, Chester 
Co., Penn.; H. Mesier, Sec’y Dutchess Co. Soc.; A. L.Fisli, Her¬ 
kimer Co., in relation to the analysis of soils and grasses, and 
the testing of the qualities of milk of different cows for dairy 
purposes."[the Sec’y was directed, after consultation with Prof. 
Emmons, to answer inquiries;] James M. Ellis, Onondaga; H. 
S. Randall, Vice-President ; A. Holmes, Sec’y Niagara County 
Soc.; Josiah Tatum, Ed. Farmers’ Cabinet, Phil’a.; A. Anderson, 
Sec’y Fulton and Hamilton Co. Soc.; E. C. Frost, Vice-President, 
expressing his deep interest in the prosperity of the Society, and 
his regret at being unable to attend the regular meetings of the 
Board. 
The Nos. of Farmers’ Cabinet, Philadelphia, for 1846 and 
1847, as far as published, were recived from Publisher, and the 
American Journal of Agriculture and Science, from Proprietor; 
the thanks of the Board were voted to the donors. 
Thomas R. Allen’s Bee Cultivator, containing the history and 
management of the bee, was presented by the author, and the 
Secretary was directed to furnish Mr. Allen with a certificate: 
That, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, his treatise con¬ 
tains a large amount of valuable information upon the management 
of the bee, and that they consider his work deserving of ei courage- 
ment and extensive circulation. 
Fruit —The following resolution was adopted for the govern¬ 
ment of the committees on fruit: 
Resolved , That the work entitled <! The Fruits and Fruit Trees 
of America” by A. J. Downing, be the established authority of 
the N. Y. S. Ag. Society, in classifying the varieties and nomen¬ 
clature of fruits at our future exhibitions. 
A. J. Downing, of Newburg, J. W. Bissell, of Rochester, were 
added to the committee on fruit, appointed under the resolution of 
last year, and continued at the last annual meeting. The other 
members of the committee are, Lewis F. Allen, of Buffalo, chair¬ 
man ; Hon. Samuel Young, of Saratoga ; and Doct. Herman Wen¬ 
dell, of Albany. 
The President stated that he had, in company with the Secreta¬ 
ry, visited Saratoga Springs, at the request of gentlemen of that 
place, and had examined various locations proposed for the show 
grounds for the fair, in September ; that several of these were in 
the highest degree eligible, and that advice had been given to the 
members of the executive committee there, as to the location 
which was most desirable. 
The Secretary reported the Premium List, as published, and was 
authorized to procure 250 copies of the same for distribution. The 
amount of cash premiums, $3,004 ; 131 volumes of agricultural 
works; 65 volumes Transactions; 59 diplomas, and 15 silver 
medals amounting in all to $3,472. 
The Secretary reported that he had received returns from 39 
county societies, and that their reports were in many cases, of very 
great interest, and that all reports received, had been prepared for 
the Transactions. Only 7 societies from which reports had not 
been received—and that he was in correspondence with the offi¬ 
cers of these societies, and expected returns from them all. Only 
12 counties in the state in wiiich there are not organized societies. 
From these reports it appears that in 19 counties, the yield of 
Indian Corn exceeds 80 bushels to the acre ; in 11 counties, crops 
are reported exceeding 100 bushels. The largest yield in— 
Cortland county, of.. 154 bushels. 
Oswego .. I46| “ 
Orange “ ... 139 “ 
Tioga “ 125 “ 
Oneida “ 123£ “ 
The largest yield of wheat, is from Ontario, a fraction short of 
60 bushels per acre, on upwards of 3 acres. 
In eight counties, the yield of oats exceeded 70 bushels per acre. 
The largest yield, 102 bushels, in Oneida. 
A premium of $5 awarded to Jesse Babcock, of Volney, Oswe¬ 
go county, on barley, 54 bush 8 lbs. per acre. 
To Henry Brewer, of Enfield, Tompkins county, a premium of 
$10, for best two acres of clover seed, 5| bush, per acre. 
Satisfactory reasons were given to the committee as to the de¬ 
lay attending the production of the papers in the above cases at the 
annual meeting. 
A letter was read from L. T. Marshall, Cor. Sec’y of the Ver¬ 
non Town Agricultural Association of Oneida county, giving an ac¬ 
count of the organization of the association, in December, 1845. 
and of its progress during the year. A Fair was held in the fall of 
1846, which excited much attention, ard was judged worthy to be 
compared with the county exhibitions. The association continue 
their organization, and from the interest manifested, they hope it 
will not only increase, but that its usefulness will be more widely 
extended. A committee consisting of the Hon. Pomeroy Jones, 
Salmon Case, Hon. Timothy Jenkins, and Filch Howes, made an 
interesting report, extracts from which the secretary was directed 
to insert in the Transactions. The following resolution was adopted: 
Resolved , That we deem the establishment of agricultural town 
associations of much importance to the advancement of the agricul¬ 
tural interests of the state, and that from them the farmers and 
others may der ve much valuable and practical information, and 
that we believe they are well adapted to infuse a new spirit among 
our farmers, and will, when properly conducted and suitably sus¬ 
tained. prove valuable auxiliaries to the county and state organi¬ 
zations. B. P. JOHNSON, Sec’y. 
VERMONT. 
We have received the Prize List of the Washington Co. Ag. 
So »’r ty for tllis year - amounting- to $500. The Fair is to be held 
at Montpelier, on the first of October next. 
Officers of the Society for 1847.—Daniel Baldwin, Montpelier, 
Fees t. ; Orson Skinner, and Jacob Scott, V. Presets: J. W. Howes, 
Montpelier,'Secretary ; E: P. Walton, Treas. 
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NEW-YORK COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
CAYUGA.—-The annual meeting of the Ag. Society for this 
County, was held at Auburn, on the 13th Feb., when Chester Grid- 
ley, of Sennett. was chosen President ; B. F. Hall, Rec ., and J. 
B. Dili, Cor. Sec'y ; J. C. Derby, Treas. A Vice-President and a 
member of the Executive Committee, were also appointed for each 
town in the county. The Treasurer reported a balance of $167.87 
in his hands. 
CLINTON.—At the annual meeting of the Ag. Society for this 
county, the following officers were elected for this year : Thomas 
Crook, Platlsburgh, President; Wm. Hedding, of Chazy, S. H. 
Knappen, of Beekmantown, Wm. Keese, Ausable, and N. Moore, 
of Champlain, V. Presidents ; Edwin Benedict, Willets Keese, G. 
V. Edwards, R. O. Barber, and C. L. Hager, Ex. Com.; Jona. 
Batley, Ausable, Cor. and J. W. Bailey, Plattsburgh, Rec. Sec'y ; 
Peter Keese, Peru, Treas. Premiums were awarded on Field 
Crops as follows : 
Indian Corn. —1. To John Keese, 104 bu. per acre—2. S. H. 
Knappen, 83 bu. 14 qts.—3. Z. C. Platt, 41 bu. corn, and 18J bu. 
beans. 
Winter Wheat.— 1. To John Keese, 30 bu. per acre—2. S. H. 
Knappen, 24 bu—3. C. L. Hager, 21 bu. 
Peas. —1. To C. L. Hager, 43| bu. per acre—2. S. H. Knappen, 
24 bu. 
Beans. —To S. H Knappen, 30f bu. per acre. 
Potatoes —1. To Wm. Keese, 220 bu. per acre. 
Premiums were awarded to J. W. Bailey, 239 1-4 bu. carrots 
on one-fourth of an acre, and 569 bu. Beets on half an acre. A 
premium was also awarded to Mr. Bailey, for the best Essay on 
the Culture of Fruit, which is published in the Society’s Transac¬ 
tions. 
ONTARIO.—At the winter meeting of the Executive Commit¬ 
tee of this Society, the following premiums were awarded : 
To Daniel Short, of Richmond, for the best acre of Winter Wheat , 
$10 ; he having.raised 59 86-100 bushels per acre, on 3 1-60 acres ; 
in the whole 180 bushels. 
To Whiting D- Stanley, of Canandaigua, for the best acre of 
Indian Corn , $7.00 ; he having raised 89 62-75 bushels to the acre, 
(75 lbs. of ears of corn allowed as the weight of a bushel.) 
To Calvin Pomeroy, of East Bloomfield, for the best acre of 
Barley , $5.00; he having raised 57 bushels to the acre, on 2 5S- 
100 acres. 
To Thomas H. Kellogg, of East Bloomfield, for the 2d best, acre 
of Barley , $3 ; he having raised 55 1-10 bushels to the acre, on 2 
acres, 11-160 rods. 
Stephen B. Dudley, of East Bloomfield, for the best 3 acres of 
Barley , the premium of a Vol of Trans, of the State Society ; he 
having raised 54£ bush, to the acre. 
To William R. Pettit, of Gorham, for the best I acre of White 
Beatis , $3 ; he having raised on 134 rods of land, 34 bu. and 11 
quarts. 
Geo. W. Bemis, was appointed Treasurer of Society, to fill 
the vacancy occasioned by the removal of Nicholas G. .Cheesbrr* 
from the state. 
BROOK AND OHIO CO. (VA.) AGRICULTURAL SOCIE¬ 
TY.—We have received a number of the Wheeling Times , con¬ 
taining an account of the exhibition of this society, which was 
held at West Liberty, on the 8th of October last. There appears 
to have been a fine show of animals of various kinds, particularly 
of fine-wooled sheep. The principal successful competitors in this 
department, were Dr. Chaplin, Jesse Edgington, John Atkinson. 
Z. S. Mitchell, Basil Bell. Talbot Hammond, of Brooke County, 
received the premium for the best cultivated farm; and Wm. 
Boggs for the best orchard. 
The Middlesex Co. (Mass.) Cattle Show and Plowing Match, for 
this year, will be held at Concord, on the 6th Oct. The Prize 
List, amounts to about $800, the greater part of which, we arc 
pleased to see, is for details of experiments in practical husbandry, 
the results of which can hardly fail to be of great value to every 
reading and reflecting farmer. 
Draining. —H. Colman, speaking of the evils of 
stagnant water in the soil beneath the surface, says: 
11 plants produced on a very wet soil, are unpalatable, 
innutitrious, and insubstantial. Animals fed upon them 
always lose condition, and the manure of animals so 
fed is almost worthless. I saw this strikingly illus¬ 
trated in the magnificent pork of the Duke of Bedford, 
at Woburn Abbey. Here there were many spots where 
the grass was luxuriant and abundant, on accpunt of 
their excessive dampness, and which were entirely 
neglected both by the sheep and the deer;but wherever 
these places, once wet, had been thoroughly drained, 
they became the favorite resorts of these animals, and 
were fed as closely as possible.” 
Raising Nuts. —It is said that grafting the shag- 
bark hickory renders it a better and more uniform bear¬ 
er. English walnuts are very productive in some parts 
of the country—near New York is a tree which is said 
to have produced in one year a crop selling for $200. 
