The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-28
Addison Co. Agricultural soci&,
ANNUAL MEETING.

" ANNUAL MEETING. IN
Society met agreeable to notice an
Wednesday, the 2lst inst, in the CoNrt
ugdse, in Middlobury. Edwin HAM.
MbND, the President, called the meeting
TO order. The secretary being absent,
j. Cobb was appointed Secretary pro-
tenn.
On motion it was voted that the chair
appoint an auditing committee.
VIM. M. Bass, of Middlebury, c. NJ
Fisher of Vergennes, aud N A. Saxton,
Of Waltham, were appointed said Com
mittoo.
DR.. Bass being excused by his request,
P. Battoll, Esq, was appointed to fill
his place in said committee.
Mr.. Dana moved that each town pro-
coed to appoint committee to nomi-
nate officers for the ensuing year,
Recess of ter minutes taken when the
several towns reported the following
persons as nominating Committee.
Waltham, N. A. Saxton Ripton, A.
A. Atwood Vergennes, Hiram Adams
Wcy bridge, Philu Jewett; Cornwall,
Abram Foot; Addison, A. Smith PAN
ton, s. Allen; Ferrisburgh, n Guindon
BridpOrt, Geo Gale New Haven, Mar.
tin Cowlcs Middlebury, j, Davenport;
Bristol, A. u Stewart.
Mr.. Davenport moved that towns not
now represented be allowed the privil-
ege, if members arrived before tho
committee report, of appointing
member on nominating Committee
passed Also that no person other than
members of this Society be allowed a
voice in its proceedings to-day.
This last motion occasioued consider
able debate owing to its not being clear
ly understood but was adopted by near
ly unanimous vote.
Com. on Field Crops submitted their
report.
LIST. On WinterWbeat, Norman
A. Fletcher, Bridport, one acre.
40 bushels. s. 90
ID. To S. Benton, Cornwall, sam
Pic. 90 bushels 90
The Committee recommend gra-
tuity on l2 acre to Belden
Crane, New Haven. III bushels,
LIST Ga Spring Wheat, Allen
Smith, Addison, 90 5 80 bushels, 5 90
I'd. To Norman A. Fletcher, Bird
port, one acre, PSI bushels,
| Black Sea, 4 90
| LIST. On Corn to John Mckee,
BRISTOL 1856 bushels Of Ears of
Corn, weighing in the Ear at
time of husking, 44I Id. per
bushei, 90
%. ALEU- Smith, Addison, 40I
bushels, 4 90
LIST. Ga Peas, Chas r Ford
Cornwall, one acre Of Peas, 10
bushels of the Black Eycd, 90
%. Allen Smith, Addison, II
bushels Peas, 90
LIST. Ga Oats, a. L. Stewart,
Bristol, one acre, "A 1872 bush, 4 90
p. Norman A. Fletcher, Bird.
port, GO bushels, 9 90
Sd, Allen Smith, Addison, Sc
bushels 2 90
LIST. On Grass Seed Muuroy D.
Parmelee Bristol 90, bushels 5 60
ID f. d Pitchard, Cornwall
ii bushels. ? 90
LIST, On Rye, Cyrus Porter, Mid.
dlebury, 221 bushels, 8 90
ID. Il A. Gully, Addison, 81
bushels and quarts 2 90
On Buckwheat. IL. NJ Cowles,
New Haven, III bushels per
acre. The ground stated for
competition should be one acre.
A gratuity $780, was award
cd bv tho Society.
LIST. Ga Potatoes Allen Smith,
Addison (ha!f acre. lGG5 bush, 90
2l. I. Il lIolley, Cornwall, l43
bushels of good potatoes, 0 bush.
81. CHARTS d. Lane, Cornwall,
l23 bush, 2 %
LIST On Bcots, Charles D. Lano,
Cornwall, ] acre, 285 bushels, 8 90
lst. Ga Carrots, ! acre, James
Z. Lane, Cornwall, 30j bushels 8 90
81, T. i. Holley, Cornwall, PSI
bushels, = 90
81. Henry Lane, Cornwall $50
bushels, labor spent -! days, 90
lat. Ga White Beans, J acre, i
w. Stow, New Haven from
acre, 25 bush. and 20 80 qts,
acre, IL bush. and 1852 qts, 90
AFTERNOON.
Nominating Committee reported the
following list of officers for thu ensuing ;
For President.
EDWARD SEYMOUR Vorgennes.
For Tice President
w. r SANFORD, Orwell,
HARVEY PARMLEE, Bristol.
For Secretary,
II. G. JouNsoN Vergennes.
For assistant Secretary.
j. CoBB, Middlebury,
For Treasurer,
]. W. CoNRoE, Middlebury,
1o,cn Managers,
L. A. Gulley. Addison, A 7. Ellis
worth, Whiting. c. c, Pettbone, Bird
port, +. D. Taylor, Salisbury, j. Dav-
onport, Middlcbury, T. w. Case, Bristol
J.T. Lane, Cornwall, I. X. Haven
Vergennes, E. Bush, Shoreham, Sylves
Doud. n Haven, N, Guindon, Ferris
burgh, Solomnn Allen, Panton, G. o
Swinnington, Leicester p. Jewett, Wcy
bridge, Ii Ford Granville, \. Taylor Han