New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16
New11urk DAILY Gribn,re
NJ y. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
ANNUAL MEETING.

From Our Own Reporters
ALBANY Wednesday, Feb. H. 1855.
The Annual Meeting of the State Agricultural So
ciety, which commences to-day, has attracted to the
city large number of Agricultursts, and the grow
ing interest in this department of industry, seems to
have diminished none within the past year.
At the Rooms the "Winter Exhibition" as 1t Is
called makes an attractive display-the tables beng
well filed with products of all kinds The entries
are varied, and comprise some very fine specimens
Among them l noticed some of the finest mutton
ever saw, one in particular, owned by Mr. T. Gagiey
There was no written description appended to this
beyond a label stating that it was of the LONG
"Wool" breed but it spoke for itself 1t could not
have weighed less than two hundred pounds
also noticed Shoat belonging to Geo, Swant', OF
Albany. 1t was the finest specimen OF :" fat pig
ever saw. 1t had the following attached to it:
RAISED by &. Lagrange, of New SC )tlsnd, Aios-
nv County; age years in March next; grass breed
Has been fed on corn past four months; previous 10
that run in pasture. Weight, 4sO ID.
There is also displayed splendid beef in quar-
tors and another grass breed pig months old, wagh
ing 100 10.
There are also some very large and handsome tur-
keys-among them two pairs exhibited oy v. now
land, each of which cannot weigh less than 20 10.
There are some fine samples of grain, comprising
wheat four-ro wed barley, rye, white and yellow corn
oats, and some two or three kinds of beans
Specimens of butter and cheese are also exhibited;
and apples of all varieties and of excellent qualities
As whole, the exhibition compares very favoraoiy
with previous winter shows, both regards variety
and quality.
Isend you list Of CT tries made up to noon TO day.
LIST OF ENTRIES.
FApss-Georse w. Gotta, Amens Dutehe" Co.; " M
r. nO,'sy tbel6' optsT,o 60 p,.,,. on,.,,,
FnLD CRoPs i.te, Wheat Jarvis W sknnef: Barre
OIL Co 76e eve ls $3.50 bush - oasn
ltB acre. issaan Corn Van Allen. Greenbnss ssed
Corn. Bpskwhesi, bush; RJe bush 0ai; NJ orsoiey
Oats IS y bush. &c 10 100 bash per IS as! bush
BY standard weisht Rye; Hiram Converse, PAMELA jeaes
Co. acres Is 100 % bu'h Potatoes Peter CIesoe Jr
Hep ley. UlsIer Co. 80 bu.h q oats Bradley
East Bloomfield Polasd Oss 40 ito acres 81 7soo bask
acre S4eNo sores s?l busb. y sore.
CnsssE-E. r. Carter Ev.ns's Mills, Relay, Jeasson Co,
three Cheessa J. lves Houns6ed, Jefferson Co Adm
hsitht New Lebanon, two Cheees
hpfrk-Jonss Lsher 0sAke- Springs Ssrsogs Co. three
eces yosph Dprh GreeIhed sAratoss co three crocss
Ahsa Hssht. New .bsncn crock ~ 70 Noah Hitch
Jcock, IT,, Homer Cortland Co three tabs
FAT CArILE-John Lee, Cambridge, Washington CO.,
Syssgsc Or 1eomss KIN Der OIcpdss. Co, two Syear-
oh ShA5; one ty.Nsod Steer; ese IA, Cow. NJ Rug.
slss. Lowvilie Lewis Co tvo Cattle. years old
LIVE Far SaEEf-sDowdeI Charles Albany 6 middle
wcoes sheep Abraham fitch pal. lons.wo q Sheep
one fnewooled sheep epe red pafhsn Heller, years Old
Var sHfpr-Amos c. Wdsh; R-nssslservtle Aibsay Co,
a rec croshree3 Sanford Cook, New scotland Albany Co
'Vhs W CsSy, DRYDEN, four loos wooed
VIEssEp MEArs-Spow6snA Charles, tiaht middle wooded
Sc X pair o. Deer ". Gadn'i, Albany, tao dressed
Y,.. xo NJ tE Galley Clinton, Du;eh-s Co
hyswoN Ss1se sxsrts Alb ny. one Hog
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