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Resolved, That the several gentlemen who have addressed this 
convention, be requested to furnish a copy of their remarks to the 
convention for publication in the Cultivator. 
Resolved, That the publishers of newspapers in this state, friendly 
to agricultural improvement, be respectfully solicited to give publici¬ 
ty to the proceedings of this convention. 
On motion of Mr. Viele, of Rensselaer. 
Resolved, That it be recommended, that an agricultural conven¬ 
tion be convened at the City Hotel in Albany, on the first Thursday 
of February next, at 10 o’clock, A. M.that the several counties in 
the state take proper measures to be represented therein, and that 
the secretaries of this convention cause timely notice thereof to be 
given in the public papers. 
The convention then adjourned sine die. 
J. W. RICHARDS, Publishing Secretary. 
OF THE 
NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
At a meeting of the New-York State Agricultural Society, held at 
the Capitol in the city of Albany, February 8, 1837, Archibald 
McIntyre, President, took the chair. 
On motion of Mr. J. P. Beekman, the following preamble and re¬ 
solution were adopted: 
Whereas, since the last meeting of the New-York State Agricul¬ 
tural Society, it has been deprived, by the death of the Hon. J. B. 
Yates, of Madison county, of one of its most efficient and talented 
members—one of its earliest friends and most liberal patrons—whose 
zeal in behalf of this society was more or less manifested up'on every 
proper occasion, and of whose intelligence we could and did so large¬ 
ly avail ourselves at the last annual meeting: therefore, 
Resolved, That, entertaining a high sense of the character of the 
Hon. J. B. Yates, our late member, we order the above preamble 
and accompanying resolution to be recorded as among the proceed¬ 
ings of this society, and that a copy be forwarded by the secretary, 
to the widow of the deceased, as an evidence not only of the esti¬ 
mation in which we held our late member, but of our sympathy for 
the loss of her excellent husband. 
On motion, 
Resolved, That Joel B. Nott, Jesse Buel, Henry Burden, John P. 
Beekman and Anthony Van Bergen, be constituted a Board of In¬ 
spectors, to examine, thoroughly to test, and to determine and certi¬ 
fy, the merits of all new farm implements and machinery which may 
be presented for their examination ; and that the members of the said 
board be requested to meet semi-annually, at such time and place as 
the chairman shall appoint, to examine and test the implements 
which may be offered for their inspection. 
On motion, 
Resolved, That the treasurer forward to the members of this so¬ 
ciety, a statement of the amount due from them respectively, and 
request payment. 
On motion of Mr. Walsh, 
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to inquire into 
the necessity and importance of an increased attention to horticul¬ 
ture and the household arts, as intimately connected with the im¬ 
provement and promotion of agriculture, and that they report at the 
next annual meeting of the society. 
Whereupon, the following persons tvere appointed to be said com- 
mitte:—Messrs. Alexander Walsh, John J. Viele, and John Keyes 
Paige. 
On motion of Mr. Beekman, 
Resolved ,"That Jesse Buel, L. Chandler Ball, and W. Aug. S. 
North, be a committee to collect statistical facts in relation to the 
culture of the beet and the manufacture of sugar therefrom, and that 
they report at the next annual meeting of the society. 
On motion of Mr. Buel, 
Resolved, That Messrs. Ambrose Spencer, John B. Duane and 
John Keyes Paige, be a committee to collect statistical facts in rela¬ 
tion to the silk business, and that said committee be requested to 
report to the society at their next annual meeting; and further, that 
the said committee make inquiry as to the adaptation of the indige¬ 
nous mulberry for the production of silk. 
On motion of Mr. Duane, 
Resolved, That a committee be nominated to wait on the joint 
committee of the two houses of the Legislature, in relation to so 
much of the Governor’s Message as relates to the distribution of the 
surplus revenue, to request them to delay their report to the Legis¬ 
lature until the joint views of the State Agricultural Society, and 
State Convention can be presented to them. 
Whereupon, Messrs. John B. Duane, J. P. Beekman, Anthony 
Van Bergen, and the President and Secretary were appointed said 
committee. 
On motion, 
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to nominate suit¬ 
able persons as officers of tlje society for the ensuing year. 
Whereupon, the following persons were appointed:—Messrs. Allen, 
Buel, Van Bergen, Baldwin and Randall. 
The nominating committee having reported, the society proceeded 
to the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the following per¬ 
sons were duly elected:— 
JOHN P. BEEKMAN, President, 
ANTHONY VAN BERGEN, First Vice-President, 
W. AUG. S. NORTH, Second do. 
ARCHIBALD McINTYRE, Third do. 
HARVEY BALDWIN, Fourth do. 
JESSE BUEL, Corresponding Secretary, 
JOHN KEYES PAIGE, Recording Secretary, 
CALEB N. BEMENT, Treasurer, 
JOHN TOWNSEND, A 
ALEXANDER WALSH, S 
J AMES McNAUGHTON, V Executive Committee. 
JESSE BUEL, i 
HENRY D. GROVE, J 
On motion of Mr. North, 
Resolved, That committees be appointed, whose business it shall 
be to report at the next annual meeting, the progress of improve¬ 
ment in Neat Stock, Horses, Sheep and Swine, together with any in¬ 
formation they may be able to obtain, interesting to the Agricultural 
interest generally, relating to those subjects. 
Whereupon, the following persons were appointed to be said com¬ 
mittees :— 
On Neat Stock —Messrs. Francis Rotch, John P. Beekman, and 
W. Aug. S. North. 
On Horses —Messrs. Lewis F. Allen, John C. Stevens and Cad- 
wallader D. Golden. 
On Sheep —Messrs. Henry S. Randall, John B. Duane, Henry D. 
Grove, Caleb N. Bement and Francis Rotch. 
On Swine —Messrs. Jesse Buel, John J. Viele and Caleb N. Be¬ 
ment. 
On motion of Mr. Shuler, 
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to report the 
condition of the several county agricultural societies, to the corres¬ 
ponding seretary, as opportunity may occur. 
Whereupon, J. D. Shuler, Henry S. Randall and L. Chandler Ball 
were appointed said committee. 
On motion of Mr. Allen, 
Resolved, That the proceedings of this society be published in the 
three agricultural papers published in this state, and in such other 
papers as are favorable to the agricultural interests. 
On motion, 
Resolved, That the executive committee report at the next annual 
meeting of this society. 
The annual address to the society was then delivered, by Prof. 
James McNaughton. 
On motion of Mr. Beekman, 
Resolved, That the thanks of the society be presented to Dr. 
James McNaughton, for his very excellent and instructive address, 
and that a copy be requested for publication. 
On motion of Mr. Allen, 
Resolved, That the thanks of this society be tendered to the late 
president thereof, for the able and satisfactory manner in which he 
has presided over the same. 
The society then adjourned. 
Th°re are three things to beware of through life. When a man 
is young, let him beware of his appetites; when middle aged, of his 
passions; and when old, of covetousness particularly.— Confucius. 
Justice consists in doing injury to no man; decency, in offending 
none.— Tully. 
The strongest symptom of wisdom in man, is his being sensible 
of his own follies.— French. We do not correct our follies until we 
are sensible they are such. 
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