88 THE CULTIVATOR. Feb. 
Annual Meeting of the N. Y. State Ag. Society. 
The Society convened at the Assembly Chamber, at 12 o’clock on 
the 21st— John Delafield, Esq., in the Chair; B. P. Johnson, 
Secretary. 
After the usual opportunity for the admission of Members, Mr. 
Johnson read the annual report of the Executive Committee, enumer¬ 
ating the results of their labors for the past year, with such sugges¬ 
tions for the future, as were dictated by the experience of the past. 
The report was accepted, and ordered printed. 
Mr. Tucker, the Treasurer, read his report, which showed the 
following results: 
Balance in treasury, Jan., 1851,.,.... $2,643 07 
Receipts during the year, from all sources,..... 14,575 78 
$17,218 85 
Payments during the year,... 12,544 71 
Balance at this date,... $4,674 14 
Plate and Medals on hand,. 512 25 
5,186 30 
Funds invested,........ $7,000 00 
$12,186 30 
A committee of three from each Judicial District, was appointed 
by the members present from each district, to nominate officers for 
ensuing year, and to recommend the place for holding the next Fair. 
The committee was as follows : 
First Judicial District —J. D. Develin, E. D. Morgan, Russell 
Smith. 
Second —J. A. King, L. G. Morris, W. Kelly. 
Third —G. Vail, A. Van Bergen, E P. Prentice. 
Fourth —J. T. Blanchard, Le Roy Morey, E, W. Rogers. 
Fifth —J. Butterfield, A. Z. McCarty, J. A. Sherman. 
Sixth —H. S. Randall, J. B. Williams, W. Rathbun. 
Seventh —C. Lee, R. Rome, J. W. Bissell. 
Eighth —L. F. Allen. J. A. McElwaine, Levi Fish. 
On the report of this committee, the following officers were elected 
for the ensuing year: 
President—HENRY WAGER, of Oneida. 
Vice-Presidents. 
I. James Monroe, of New-York 
II. Le wis G. Morris, Westchester. 
III. Anthony Van Bergen, Greene. 
IV. Winslow C. Watson, Essex. 
V. Theodore S. Faxton, Oneida. 
VI. Olcut C. Chamberlin, Otsego. 
VII. Charles Lee, Yates. 
VIII. James McElwaine, Wyoming. 
Cor. Secretary —B. P. Johnson, Albany 
Rec. Secretary —E hastes Corning, Jr., Albany. 
Treasurer —Luther Tucker, Albany. 
Members of the Executive Committee —J. T. Blanchard and J. 
A. Cory, Saratoga; J. Butterfield, Oneida; J B.Burnett, Syra¬ 
cuse, and Wm. Kelley, Dutchess. 
Wednesday Evening , Jan. 21. 
Mr. Delafield, the President, delivered an address on the subject 
of the World’s Fair, and presented the medals, awarded by this So¬ 
ciety to those who received premiums at the London Exhibition, as 
follows: 
To Mr. A. E. Brown, representing the Adirondac Iron Company, 
a gold medal was presented for specimens of American steel. 
To Messrs. Bell, of Westchester, and Gen. Harman of Monroe, 
were presented each a gold medal for specimens of wheat; and to 
Mr. W. Hotchkiss, of Niagara, a silver medal for similar specimens. 
To B. B. Kirtland, of Greenbush, a beautiful silver goblet, fox 34 
specimens of Indian corn. 
To Mr. Dix, of Oneida, a silver medal for specimens of flax. 
To Mr. Person, of New-York, for the piano exhibited, as a rare 
achievement in the musical art, a gold medal. 
To Mr. Palmer^ a gold medal, for an artificial limb. 
To Robert Livingston Pell, a silver medal, for specimens of the 
American forest, of which honorable mention was made. 
To Le Roy and Blodgett, a gold medal, for a sewing machine. 
To Messrs. Allen A Co., of New-York, a silver medal, for the ex¬ 
hibition of tools. 
To Messrs. Prouty & Mears, gold medal, for a plow. 
To Mr. McCormick, a gold medal, for his reaping machine. 
To Dr. Willard and associates, of the Oswego Starch Factory, 
gold and silver medals of the Society, for the samples of starch and 
corn farina. 
Prof. Norton was then announced and delivered an address, on 
the absolute dependance of Agriculture upon Science, for its progress. 
He cautioned farmers against the notion, that it is an easy thing to 
become a scientific Agriculturist, and argued that extreme caution 
was necessary in order that every step might be certain advance. 
He declared himself in favor of an Agricultural college, but advised 
to a small beginning. Let the essentials be first cared for— teachers 
and stadepts—and the superstructures would follow in their turn. As 
a whole the address was well-timed and full of thought, calculated 
to rightly direct public sentiment,. 
Thursday Evening, Jan. 22. 
The Society convened at the Assembly Chamber, at 7 o’clock, 
when the Secretary, Mr. Johnson, read the reports of the several 
committees, awarding premiums as follows: 
Management of Farms. —1. E. S. Hayward, Brighton, silver cup, 
$50—2 B. B Kirlland, Greenbush, silver cup, $:.0—3. Albert G. 
Ford, Rockton, silver cup, $20. 
Experiment's in Draining. —1. John Johnston, Senaca co , silver 
cup, $30—2. T. G. Yeomans, Walworth, silver cup. $20. 
Dairy Buildings.— Premiums of $25 each, were awarded to 
Moses Eames, Rutland, and Paris Burber, Homer, for plans of dairy 
buildings. « 
Butter. —I. Israel Denio, Rome, $15—2. Noah Hitchcock, Homer, 
$10—3. L. L. French, Warren, $5. 
FIELD CROPS. 
Winter Wheat —1. Samuel L. Thompson, Setauket, Suffolk county, 
2 acres, 54£ bushels per acre, $20—2. E. M Bradly, East Bloomfield, 
Ontario county, 41£ bushels per acre, $15—3. James McCready, 
Plattsburgh, Ciinton county, 2 acres, 43 bushels per acre, $5. 
Spring Wheat —1. Clias. W. Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida, counly, 
2 acres, 40 bushels 50 lbs. per acre, $15. 
Rye —E. W. Bushnell, Hillsdale, Columbia county, 2 acres, 40 
bushels, 22 lbs per acre, $15. 
S. Foster, Hillsdale, Columbia county, 2 acres, 42 bushels per 
acre. No award. 
Oats —1. Peter Crispel, Jr., Hurley, Ulster co., 2 acres, 72 bush¬ 
els 20 qts per acre-, $15—2. H. B. Bartlett, Paris, Oneida county, 2 
acres, 72| bushels per acre, $10—3. E. W. Bushnell, Hillsdale, Co¬ 
lumbia co., 2 acres, 85 bushels 4 quarts per acre, $5—4. I. Foster, 
Hillsdale, Columbia co., 2 acres, S4| bu. per acre; no sample furnished. 
Indian Corn —E. M. Bradley, East Bloomfield; 5 55-100 acres, 93 
bushels per acre, $20. 
Flax —Benj. Aikens, Pitlstown, $10. 
Tobacco— Thos. A. Smith, Syracuse, $5. 
Timothy Seed —1. Douw Van Vechten, $5—2. C. W. Eells, 
Westmoreland, $3 
Buck Wheat —1. L. L. French, Warren, $10—2. D. Conrad, Bruns¬ 
wick, $3. 
Peas —1. E. S. Salisbury, Ellisburgh, $10—2. L. L. French, War¬ 
ren, $8—3. E. M. Bradley, E. Bloomfield, $5. 
Beans— E. S. Salisbury, Ellisburgh, $10. 
Barley —1. Benj. Eno-, De Ruyter, $15—2. E. R. Dix, Vernon, 
$10—3. Wm. Davison, Hartwick, $5. 
20 BUSHELS GRAIN— Spring Wheat—1. Geo. K. Eells, Kirt¬ 
land, $8—D. Conrad, Brunswick, $5. 
Barley —Wm. Davison, Hartwick, $5. 
Indian Corn —1. B. B. Kirtland, $5—2. Adam Laborence, Bethle¬ 
hem. $3. 
Rye —D. Conrad, $5 
Oats —J. McD. McIntyre, Albany, $5. 
SEEDS— Timothy— C. W. Eells/Westmoreland, $5. 
Messrs. Rapalje A Co., Rochester, had on exhibition several sam¬ 
ples of Beans, Peas, Ac., for which a silver medal was awarded. 
Messrs. Emery A Co., Albany, exhibited a great variely of samples 
of Peas, Beans and Garden Seeds, which were pronounced by good 
judges as being beautiful samples. 
FAT CATTLE— Best Fat Ox —1. L. Turner, Geneseo, $15—2. B. 
McNeil, Schoharie, $10. 
Best Fat Steer —B. McNeil, Schoharie, $15—2. Milton Knicker¬ 
bocker, Schodack, $10. 
Best Fat Coiv— W. A. Mills, Geneseo, $10—2. W. A. Mills, $5. 
Best Fat Heifdr —D. S. Baker, W. Bloomfield, $10—2. W. A 
Mills, Geneseo, $5. 
FAT SHEEP— Long Wooled—B. McNeil, Schoharie, $8. 
Middle Wooled —1. J. McD. McIntyre, Albany, South Down, $S — 
2. D. S. Baker, W. Bloomfield, $5. 
Cross Breed —1. B. McNeil, $3—2. D. S. Baker, $5. 
Swine —C. Knapp, two heavy live hogs, Special, $8. 
Special Premiums —M. L. Turner, Geneseo, ox, $3—B. McNeil, 
Schoharie, ox, $8—L. D. Ledyard, jr., Cazenovia, ox, $8—D. L. 
Baker, W. Bloomfield, heifer, $5—W. A. Mills, spayed heifer, $5. 
DRESSED MEATS— Beef— 1. Chas. Snowden, Albany, fatted 
by Sami. McGraw, Cortland, diploma—2. Jas. Battersby, Albany, 
fatted by Mr. McGraw, small silver medal. 
Swine —over 300 lbs.—1. E. Gove, Watervliet, $5-—2. H. O. Ilara, 
Scipio, $3. Under 300 lbs.—1. Rich. Gregory, Fleming, $5—2. Mr. 
Davison, Hartwick, $3. 
Mutton —Long Wooled—1. P. Downy, $5. Short Wooled—1 and 
2. Chas. Snowden, $5 and $3. Cross Breed—1. P. Downy, $5. 
Turkies— 1. B. B. Kirtland, Greenbush, $2—2. W. H. Richardson, 
Albany, $1. 
Geese —Sami. R. Mott, Mechanicsville, $2 
Ducks —W. II. Richardson, Albany, $2. 
The Premiums on Fruits we are compelled to omit for want of 
room. The exhibition was unusually fine. A gold medal was 
awarded to Mr. Townsend Glo ver of Fishkill, for models of Fruit 
and Insects. These were done in plaster and colored to ihe life. 
The President, Hon. J. Delafield, on retiring from the chair, 
pronounc ed an elaborate address, in which he reviewed the early 
history of the State, alluded to the increased facilities for improve¬ 
ment in Agriculture, since it had been studied as a Science, and 
urged the duly and imperative necessity of establishing an Institution 
in which the principles of Agriculture should be taught. The pro¬ 
duction was throughout of a deep and practical nature, and deserves 
a careful perusal. At the close of his address, Mr. Delafield intro¬ 
duced the President elect, Henry Wager, Esq., of Oneida, who 
briefly thanked the Society for the honor they had conferred upon 
him, and remarked that he was not a talking man, but that any 
drafts for labor the Society might m: ke upon him. would be duly 
honored. The exercises of the Society were we-I al tended, and a 
unanimity and earnestness of feeling, which argues well for the 
future prospects of the Society, seemed to prevail. 
We have only room to add that the exhibition of fat stock, dressed 
meats, Grains. Ac., although only an experiment, and the weather 
extremely unfavorable, exceeded what was anticipated, and was 
such as to warrant a more liberal scale of premiums for another year. 
At a meeting of the Executive Committee on the 23d, it was re¬ 
solved that the' Fair for this year, be held at UTICA, on the 7th, 8th, 
9th and 10th of September, if the requirements of the committee are 
complied with. 
