New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19
Ncw.York state Agricultural Society.

EXECUTIVE MEETING. ALBANY, April u.
P,esr1t. + p. Prentice, President: Geo Vel ext res
dent. Ambrose .evers. Wee Pres dent; hirianG
Nele, Executive Ccmml,ee; 2. Johnson, Secretary.
We find in the hlJony Erening Journal de
tailed report OF the proceedings at this stated meet
ing Of the State Agricultural Society. from which
We take the following extracts
FIax-Prof j Hodges Belfast, Ireland in for
wardn. prize essay for the culture Of flax, says
| would recommend you to bring the subject OF flax
culture before the members OF your important so
cetv, az at the preseIttime II would be found wei!
worthy of their notice. Ia ireland great efforts
have been made to promote it, but the supply IS not
by any means equal u the demand for orr own
manufacture At present IN BetGs'. flax seed OF
good quality can be procured with difficulty. now
America might supply us with great advantage
and without injury 10 our interests, as the crop IS
one which cannO. be cultivated beyond certain
extent Having devoted considerable attention 70
the subject, shai be happy 20 give you any iIfor
ma; on YOU NAV consider necessary for your drec
ton. | send you below returns of the ave
rage yearly amount of flax seed exported from
Riga to Ireland, which vii serve 70 show you our
1913 aboir...bbls 5tcoo1ai7 about. 1000
1894 ................ l8oo 1873 500
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am much obliged by the copy OF your valuable
Transacti0us which is highly crcditabc to Your
society and shows that the people Of your state,
Ike Rome in the days Of her Republican glory,
fully appreciate the influence which Agriculture Is
calculated 10 exert on National prosperity. \
great movement In the right direction has lately
beer made in this country By the establishment OF
chairs of Agriculture in rhc new Queens Colleges
three Of which have been formed IN Ireland. \
regular course OF Agricultural education has been
or,anizeG, comprising lectures on Agriculture,
chemistry, botany, natural history agricultural M
chancs geology and land surveying. Two scho-
arships, OF t25 each, have also been granted by
Government to the most deserving students.
trust that good results will, in the course OF few
wears, follow these now and pras worthy arrange
ments
WHEAT.-S Bentz, Boousboro, Mary land, writes
in relation & lis improved process OF huiilpg WheW
and Othcr grains that he has invented dryer by
which drying can be done q any extent to the
amount oi 1000 bushels per day. The wheat is
perfectly preserved ii its natural flavor. The glu
ten romains un.niured The only obstacle to toe
succcssu operation OF the machinery is low obvi.
ated ne the difficulty las been to have the dry Ing
on sufficiently lar-e a scale The machine is about
10 be put in new mill in Baltimore and hope TO
be able 20 inform you of the complete triumph OF
unbrannns and drying wheat the great staple OF
human consumption.
TgrAL OF PLows-We give the annexed ex
trac. from the premium list OF the Society, In rea-
ton t. the Trial OF Pows which is to take place
at Albany the 2nd week in June, commencing on
Tuesday the 18th, and 20 continue as long as may
be necessary TO ensure fair trial OF every imp!e-
ment entered -
Judees-Anthony Van Bergen, Coxsackie Juo.
Deafield Osklands; j. Stanton Gould, Hudson
SANFORD Howard, Albany; B. B. Kirkland, Green
bush.
PRrxiuMs-Best sod plow for stiff soils, iurrow
not less than inches in depth, nor over 10 inches
in widh, Diploma
Best sd pillow for Oh, soils burrows lees Than
inches deep and u wide, Diploma and ........... j.
bFs
Best plow for fallows" or cd land, Diploma sno 10
Be,t su6-soii rlow diploma and...... ...........
Bes, sitc-h pow ploma and .......-..-........
Competitors must become members and enter
their names and pows at the rooms OF the society
by the 18th MAY, with Il. P. Johnson, Secretary
and the plows To which premiums are adjudged 70
be deposited in the rooms Of the Society for exhi-
bi,ion if plows OF the same pattern are not alrea
dy there.
The Committee will meet al the Society Rooms
on Monday, 81 OF June to make arrangemenis Tor
the trial. Trial - continue until the Committee
and competitors fully satisfied, 50 that the
awards NAV with confidence be relied upon from
the thorough trial made, eading to practical and
satisfactory results.
" B.-A general competition is invited unterthis
head as the trials will be conducted and the decl-
sions made without regard to any former trials or
az ards, and viii be open to competitors from eHy
pat Of the wOrd
RvIEs REGULATING The TRIAL.-ln deciding
the general question, What are the best plows
the Committee will be governed by the following
principles lst, the character oil the work perioTin'
ed. ID, the power required IN draught; Sd, quality
Of materials durability ard cost OF the implements
For s'iF son. excellence Of work shall consi :,
first in leaving the furrow slice light and iflaoe
second, in disposing the sod and al vegetable
matter as 10 insure It's ready decomposition.
For sandy SOIL or tha, which IS already too right
the points in regard 70 work vii be, trs' thorough
ly buying the vegetable matter and second ieaV'
ing the ground generally level
Fer tqLoics or old land, the principle IL refer
cnce 70 the quality Of work viii be, the thorough
pal, erizaton and lrabiiiy Of the SOL.
In dete mining the power required 10 drausn'
the most pcrlec, instrument viii be used and the
tia. viii be Conducted in the most careful ano
thorough manner.
Tire same implemen, FOR testing drsueht and
the same te am, vii be used tr all piows IN the
same class
Tie p.ows may be held BY tie competitors OF
persons appointed BY them, as uey De Preierreu'
4 p JOHNSON seoretsr..
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