The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-02-03
ADDISON COUNTY AGRICULTU-
RAJ SOCIETY.

ADDISON COUNTY AGRGCULTU-
RAJ SOCIETY.
The Annual Meeting of this Society was
held at the Town Room in Middlebury, on
the 28Ih ult. The very respectable number
of members present, and the deep interest
which they manifested in the objects of the
Society, evinced spirit of improvement and
enterprise highly creditable to the farmers of
Addison County.
The President, Hon. s. II. Jenisou, took
the Chair.
Yoted. That Sam'l P. Strong and Kent
Wright by Committee to settle with The
Treasurer and Secretary, and make Iepart to
the meeting.
AgreeabIy to vote of the Society, NOM
inatory committee. one from each town. Sc
lected by the members of the several towns
present, was appointed. to designate the off
GERS of the Society for the year ensuing.
After a recess for dinner the Society as
sembled in the afternoon, when the nominal
ting committee presented the following nam
ed gentlemen as officers of the Society for the
year ensuing, who were elected.
SILAS H. JENISON, President,
SOLOMON w. JEwETT, Vice
ELIAS Borrow, Presidents.
J HARVEY BELL, Secretary.
| Asa CHAPMAN, Treasurer.
Managers.
John Sanford, Cornwall; Edwin Ham
mond, Middlebury; Marvin North, Shoreham;
David V. Chambers. Addison; II. Munsill,
Bristol; Sol. Allen, Panton; John Bullock,
Leicester; Seth Langdon, New Haven; Jo-
seph Simonds, Whiting; Samuel James,
Weybridse; John NJ. Weeks, Salisbury; Cal
vim Sollace, Bird port; Hiram Adams, Yer
eennes; r. T. Robinson. Fenisbursh; Elijah
Benton, Waltham; Ami Fuller, MonkIOn
Jarvis Hoag, Starksborough; Russell Tabor
Lincoln; Harley Sunderland, Ripton; Cha's
G. Robbins, Hancock; Joseph Lamb, Gran
vile; Franklin Brown, Goshen.
The Committee on Crops made The fol-
lowing report ofpremiums:
For best crop of Winter Wheat, SO 1-2
bushels per acre, Dana Lamb, Bird
port, 5000
I'd best do, 80 1-2 bushels per acre, Jo-
mas Heminway, Bridport, SOC
For best crop of Spring Wheat, 81 1-2
bushels per acre, Allen Smith, Brid-
port, o,UU
I'd best do. S3 II bush. per acre, Steph-
en- Holland, Parton, 500
Sd best do. 80 bushels per acre, Jonas
Hemenway, SUI
For best crop oflndian Corn, 90 bushels
per acre. Jonas Hemenway, 500
I'd hest do, 81 bushels per acre, John
Grovenor, Bridport, 6,0C
Sd best do. 60 - bushels per acre, Geo.
Spencer, Panton, 4,OC
For best crop Of Oats, Ice bushels per
two acres, Reuben Samson, Cornwall 400
I'd best do. Charles Howe, Bridport, zoo
For best crop of Peas 33 "a bushels per
acre. John Grovener, 3,Oj
I'd best do 90 l-2 bushels per acre, Har-
ris Bingham, Cornwall, lot
For best crop Of Beans, 81 bushels per
acre, Geo. Spencer, Panion, (gratuI-
ty) l'u'
For best crop Of Potatoes, 3S5 bushels
per acre, James +. Lane. Cornwall, 6,Ot
I'd best DO. ~-|O DuSneIS pr "Sie, SOuH
Groyener. 4,Ot
For best crop ofSugar Beet, S86 bush
els per acre, Rev. Dana Lamb, (gra-
tuity) l,O
For hest crop Of Carrots, AIS bushels
per l-2 acre, JOB Lane. Cornwall, 30
) ID best do. @. C. Rich. Shoreham, 2,0l
The Committee appointed to award pre-
| miums on SaxOny and Grade Sheep, mad'
report of premiums omitted at the Anu'a
Fair:
For the hest Grade Buck, Azel CHIP
man, Shoreham, ""'os
ID best do. Alexander Brush Pan'oH; SUI
For the best pen offs Saxony Ewes T.
las Bottom, New Haven e'OS
I'd best do. AzeI Chipman' 4'O'
/ For the hes, pen Of 5 Saxony and Grade
Lambs. Prosper EIitharP, Bridport, 6'OI
81 has;do Prosper EIiuharp. 800
For the best 25 Saxony & Grade Ewes,
} Marvin North, Shoreham, 5,Ot
: The Society further voted gratuitous pre-
: MUM to Nelson Richards Of three dollar
= for - 1-9 pounds Butter, made from a Gov
kept upon grass, in one week in June; and al
so premium OF $500 for "a 3-4 lbs. of q ut
ter made in two weeks in the month Of June
from one cow kept on grass only.