The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-29
Annual Meeting of the Addison County
Agricultural Society,"

hSiAOutu1oi oOClcIy.
The Annual Meeting of the Addison Coun.
ty Agricultural Society was held, accordn
to previous notice. at the Town Room, in
Middlebury, on Wednesday, the 23d inst.
Hon, ELIAS BoTTuM, President, was
present, and took the Chair.
On motion, j. Nj. Weeks, Of Salisbury,
and Harvey Munsill, of Bristol, were ,icsig-
mated by the Chair to audit the accounts of
the Treasurer.
On motion of David Hazard, of Ferris
burgh, Committee, consisting of one from
each town in the County, was appointed, TO
report list of Officers for the Society, for
the year ensuing.
After some very appropriate remarks by
tue President the meeting adjourned to
o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
The meeting was convened at the appoint
cd hour
The Committee on nominations reported
the following list of officers for the ensuing
year -
President, CHARLES l.. SMITH, Bristol.
LIST T'iice Prest, CALVIN SOLACE, Bird
port.
2d do. ROWLAND T. ROBINSON,
Ferrisbnrgh
Secretary JOSEPH II. BARRETT, Mid
dlebury.
ASSISTANT .Sec'y, E. s. BOTTUM, New Ha-
ven.
Treasurer, HARRY GOODRICH, Middle
bury.
MANAGERS.
Efastus Robinson, Shor cham.
Harvey Munsill, Bristol.
Chilon Crane, Bridport.
Lewis S. Hemenway, Orwell
ID. d. Middlebrook, Ferrsburgh.
Stephen Holland Panton.
Elijah Benton, Waltham.
Pho Jeweit, Weybridge.
Thompson Baker, Whiting,
Walter ;. johnson, Middlebury.
John NJ. Weeks, Salisbury.
f. L Woodbridge, Vergennes.
Oliver Smith, New Haven.
Reuben p. Hall, Cornwall.
Geo O. Swinnington, Leicester.
VIM. n. Carter, Monkton.
Jarvis IIoag, Starksboro.
Saml. Hit, Addison.
Geo. Chipman Ripton.
Francis b. Brown, Goshen.
Eber Lamb, Granville.
Royal Hatch, Hancock.
Which report was accepted, and the per-
sons sevorally nominated were duly elected.
The committee on Field Crops-through
Quintls C. Rich, their Chairman, then pre-
sented the following
REPORT.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen o. he So
ciety:
Your Committee on Field Crops have
transacted the business assigned them, and
beg leave 10 make the following report
Best acre OF Winter Wheat, Calvin Solace,
Bridport, ~ Bush 5000
I'd best, James Hamilton, I'd, Bird
mort. rs Ii 500
Best acre Spring Wheat, Allen Smith, Ad-
olson. Al bus. 600
ID best, NJ. Cowles, New Haven,s2 {" 500
Best acre Corn, ]. L. Eldridge, New
% best, A. II. Rice, Bridport, IS bus. 400
Sd best III. Parmelee, Bristol, rs 500
Best acre Peas, Oliver Smith, New
Haven, 32 /" 400
I'd best, James Hamilton, I'd, Brid-
port, 20 800
80 best, Allen Smith, Addison, 1912 200
Best IA acre Broom Corn,G. V. Cook,
New Haven, 500
MIR. James Hamilton, I'd, of Bridport,
presented specification of IA acre of Beans,
which was rejected as being unworthy of
a premium.
Best Ia acre Sugar Beets, Dan
Warner, Cornwall, SO5 b 200
I'd best, Henry Lane, Cornwall, 26S 100
There were no specifications on Oats,
Buckwheat, Potatoes or Carols
The cultivation of the different kinds OF
Field Crops has been attended with profit
to the producer for few years past, where
they have been judiciously managed.
We apprehend there is great mistake
throughout the county in tilling too much
land, and the average yield is far below what
it would be if rightly cultivated. Who expects
to fatten an animal unless he is well fed and
taken care of? So it is with many of the
field crops.
You put out your manure with sparing
hand--your seed in out OF season-the after
culture IN the Same rate, and you may ex-
peci the return will be in proportion. Those