Zerah Rider, Cambridge, Washington county, exhibited sample of a crop of flax grown upon 2.12 acres of land. Expense of cultivation, &c., $131; receipts for seed, eighteen bushels sixteen pounds, $43.80; for flax, 1,280 pounds, $204.80; total, $248.60. Net profit, $117.60. Premium, fifteen dollars. STATEMENT OF CULTIVATION. CAMBRIDGE, WASHINGTON CO., N. Y., The land on which this crop was grown is a slate loam, in pasture, and manured, the previous year, with twenty loads of barn-yard manure, spread on the surface and plowed in, and planted to corn, and cultivated in the usual way. Two samples of very fine corn, shelled as usually prepared for seed (throwing out the butts and tips), were shown, the best by W. P. Ottley, the other by Ai Pine. Large white beans-1. Ai Pine.. $3.00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2. 00 3 00 2.00 Buckwheat-2. A. E. Van Alen Very fair collections of winter vegetables were shown by Ai Pine (whose was the better one) and H. Schoonmaker. Butter. For 3 packages made at any time-1. M. E. Myers, Charlton. 1. M. E. Myers.. 2. Ai Pine.................. For a package of winter butter: 1. M. E. Myers..... 2. Ai Pine... Cheese-(No Competition). Best 3 cheeses, M. E. Myers $15 00 15.00 10 00 5 00 3 00 15 00 The judges have given Mr. Myers the first premium for three packages of butter 'made in June, August and November, because they could not separate the packages, but were required to consider the entry as a whole. They consider that Mr. Pine's June butter was the best offered, and that this is an evidence of great skill and success. They recommend the case for favorable consideration. LEWIS JULIAND, Bainbridge. 20 varieties of apples: Fruits. 1. P. Van Wie, Bethlehem. 2. Ai Pine, Pittstown ..... 10 varieties of apples-1. Peter Van Wie.... Best dish of apples of one kind: 1. P. Van Wie.... 2. A. E. Van Alen, De Freestville Pears, 1 variety (Beurre Langelier)—1. O. B. Gridley, Deansville $10 00 5 00 5 00 S. S. M. Trans. S. S. M. Mr. J. M, Wilcox, of Three Mile Bay, Jefferson county, sent on for exhibition sixty varieties of choice apples, but neglected to forward the certificate required by the rules of the Society that they were grown by the exhibitor, and the judges were therefore precluded awarding him any premium, but recommend his display to the special consideration of the Executive Committee. MISCELLANEOUS. W. M. HOLMES, Greenwich. E. A. Wendell, of Albany, exhibited six show coops for poultry, which are very convenient for packing and carrying. The fowls exhibited in the coops were very good specimens of their several kinds. V. P. Douw, of Albany, exhibited one Remington Steel Plow, two Philadelphia Lawn Mowers, Harrington's Seed Sower, the American Meat Cutter, and a Copper Strip Feed Cutter. John D. W. Wemple, of Albany, showed two of his patent Refrigerators with Water Filter and Cooler. We recommend them as a very convenient and useful article. RICHARD CHURCH, Belvidere. [AG.] 3 TREASURER'S REPORT. LUTHER H. TUCKER, Treasurer, in account with THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Feb. 10. Cash and securities of the United States on 1870. hand... Feb. 9. Life memberships received during the past year $17,677 96 507 00 206 00 1870. 1,706 25 State appropriation for salary of Entomologist 1,000 00 T. H. Faile, Esq., for special premium on horses 200 00 16,083 37 500 00 Net avails of refreshment rental.... Net subscription from Elmira local committee Miscellaneous receipts. CR. 558 44 1,295 80 70 29 $39,805 11 Feb. 9. Payments during the year closing this day, per schedules hereto annexed: Premiums, &c., at annual meeting, per sche- Premiums,&c.,of previous years, per schedule B schedule C.... Salaries and traveling expenses, per schedule C. Printing and stationery, per schedule G... Cash and United States securities on hand at $244 05 132 00 1,000 00 5,487 32 276 22 391 96 484 18 1,296 55 626 75 5,675 88 6,212 75 $21,827 66 17,977 45 $39,805 11 |