1847. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
215 
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
N. Y. State Ag. Society. —The Executive Com¬ 
mittee met at Saratoga Springs, on the 3d of June, the 
President, Geo. Yail, Esq., in the chair. The ground 
selected for the next Fair, was a field of twenty-three 
acres, a short distance from Congress Spring, opposite 
the old race course, easy of access from different parts 
of the village, and surrounded with public roads. This 
field, on one side of which is a beautiful grove, will be 
enclosed for the exhibition. Plans were submitted for 
the necessary buildings, and Mr. Johnson, the Secreta¬ 
ry, and Dr. Thompson, of Cayuga, were appointed a 
committee to superintend the preparation and arrange¬ 
ment of the grounds and buildings, under whose direc¬ 
tion such arrangements will be made, as cannot fail to 
give satisfaction to the thousands who will be present 
at the Fair. The Judges to award the prizes, were ap¬ 
pointed, together with such committees as were deemed 
necessary to carry out all the arrangements for the en¬ 
suing exhibition. From the spirit thus far evinced by 
the citizens of Saratoga, there can be no doubt, but that 
the public will find on their arrival at this beautiful vil¬ 
lage, that everything has been done that was requisite 
for the comfort and convenience of visitors, and for a 
fine display of the articles presented by exhibitors. 
A committee of arrangements was appointed on the 
part of the society, consisting of George Yail, Pres’t., 
Troy; B. P. Johnson, Albany; T. J. Marvin, W. A. 
Beach, J. T. Blanchard, J. A. Corey, Saratoga; 
Samuel Cheever, Bemis’ Heights. 
A commitlee of reception of strangers and guests of 
the society who may be in attendance, was appointed, 
consisting of Chancellor Walworth, Hon. John A. 
King, E. C. Delavan, Hon. Samuel Young, J. A. 
Corey, G. M. Davison. 
A copy of the Transactions of the Society for 1846, 
published by the legislature, was presented by the sec¬ 
retary, and he was directed to give notice to Presidents 
of county societies, that forty copies of the same for 
each society, bound, would be forwarded on applica¬ 
tion to him at the society’s rooms—the expenses of 
box, packing, &c., $1, being forwarded to him. 
The President and Mr. McIntyre, were added to 
the committee on the removal of the remains of the late 
Judge Buel; and the committee were instructed to take 
measures for the removal of the remains and monument 
to the lot selected at the cemetery, at the expense of 
the society. 
The American Herd Book was added to the money 
premiums on Durham cattle. 
After the reading of letters from gentlemen in differ¬ 
ent parts of the country, the acknowledgement of do¬ 
nations to the library, See., the Board adjourned to the 
2d Thursday of July, at the Society’s Hall, Albany, at 
10 A. M. 
Those who intend to compete for premiums at 
Saratoga, should remember that all animals and arti¬ 
cles must be ready for examination on the first day of 
the exhibition—that is, on the fourteenth of Sep¬ 
tember. The first day will be devoted exclusively to 
the examination by the judges, of the animals and arti¬ 
cles exhibited, and no persons will be admitted within 
the enclosure on this day, but the officers of the Soeie- 
ty, judges, and exhibitors. 
Erie County, N. Y.—The Cattle Show and Fair is 
to be held at Buffalo on the 22d and 23d days of Septem¬ 
ber. The address will be delivered by O. Allen, Esq., 
President of the Society. There are seventeen classes 
of premiums, embracing all descriptions of live stock, 
field crops, dairy produce, implements, fruits, &c. 
Seneca County, N. Y.—Annual Exhibition to be 
held at Ovid, on the 14th and 15th of October. We 
have received a pamphlet containing the list of premiums, 
which are numerous and liberal. We notice a regula¬ 
tion in regard to the premium on Indian corn. The 
corn is to be weighed in the ear, and each bushel is to 
weigh not less than seventy-fivepounds. 
Saratoga County, N. Y.—Show to be held at the 
village of Ballston Spa, on the 8th of September next. 
The premium list makes a highly respectable appear¬ 
ance. Fifty copies of the Cultivator are awarded in 
premiums, for which we return our thanks. 
Onondaga County, N. Y.—We have received a 
copy of the premium list of this society, but are not in¬ 
formed at what time or at what place the annual exhi¬ 
bition will be held. We notice the society offers in pre¬ 
miums several copies of the Cultivator. 
Yates County, N. Y.—Show and Fair to be held 
in Penn Yan, October 1st. A very extensive list of 
premiums is offered, embracing all branches of agricul¬ 
ture, horticulture, &c. The society has our thanks for 
its liberal patronage of the Cultivator, which it offers 
in premiums. 
Cortland County, N. Y.—We have received a* 
copy of the premium list of this society, but are not in¬ 
formed as to the time and place of holding the next 
show. 
Caledonia County, Vt.— Fair to be held at St. 
Johnsbury Plain, Oct. 7th. This society carries on its 
operations in a spirited manner, and its exhibitions and 
other visible results, prove that the course of improve¬ 
ment in this section is onward. 
Rutland County, Vt. —The show will be held at 
Rutland, on the 29th and 30th of September. The 
officers of the society are—Hon. Frederick Button, 
President; Wm. L. Farnham, of Poultney, Wm. R. 
Sanford, of Orwell, Vice-Presidents; John.C. Thrall, 
of Rutland, Rec. Secretary; Wm. C. Kittredge, of 
Fairhaven, Cor. Secretary; James Adams, of Castle- 
ton, Treasurer; Samuel H. Kellog, of Pittsford, Audi¬ 
tor. 
Worcester County, Mass. —This society holds 
its Exhibition on the 23d of September next, at Wor¬ 
cester. The liberal premiums and the widely extended 
reputation of the society, will no doubt, as usual, bring 
crowds to the exhibition. 
Bot Fly. —In the Ohio Cultivator, L. A. Baker 
says, that the bot-fly has “ a bad, sneaking habit.” 
which he has never seen noticed by any author. After 
buzzing about the horse’s legs and mane a short time, it 
darts with great speed at the cavity beneath the jaws, 
and instantly inflicts a severe wound, from which the 
blood oozes; and that it is this occasional and painful 
attack, for which he has discovered no reason, that gives 
horses such a terror for these flies, which otherwise 
would not be noticed. 
Durability of Manure. —A writer in the Farmer 
and Mechanic states that he has noticed the bottoms ot 
coal-pits, between 65 and 70 years after the burning, 
so fertile that they invariably bore heavy crops of grass 
or grain. This manure, it is known, consists of burnt 
earth, ashes, charcoal, &c. Common barn manure be¬ 
comes nearly or wholly exhausted in a comparatively 
short period. 
