New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-11

a. ......s al sxoe,6,tures and cperstcn 0 eAe
SoeL.ty durrx ,he past year. He also gave u. Ooov
liable facts sho~,By the importance AN se'a. -
al dr.,pirv particularly IN seeh vet sesss's
La Hs address sl-o urged the importance I" eU
10 tire risrc sensrstior better oppo'tusny 70 c~
ar AGRICULTURAL education. His ststemenfs IN rg1s
t. the whes, crop wee ssiy !. AZ. s..e ga
the import nee OF inquIrDg INTO the cause an ioo~
ing after remedies agsinst the VAHous pess T" "Io~
growers. -, .e..,,.. D..
TIE Importance o. chronological iEiornsloe -
farmers was noe. timely cwet upon
Some information was given upon the mansRens~
of the State Agricultural Premium Farms, sno.SS
What had been done, and what may De exPes~e
result 10 The State al large II farmers ~ou-d Purss
the rourse indicated 10 draining and various kinds -
DanuriDg and improving. 60.
repo,, Of the results Of steam blowing IN Eng!ssd
was laid before the Society and sugges.ions a.
ton OF American fsIus; for thai Is, alter a.. me sto@
Guestion-wI steam Ploping pay I.
The SEcNETaRr thinks that this Socie'y mas aooe
great deal toward encouraging Improvements " -
culture IN this State, and sdduced several fsce
prove this statement. lie also very properly urgss
the importance Of greater sttenion 10 this one OF me
most important Of all branches OF agriculture, See
that Is X morally too much neglected.
lie reports made to the Secretary upon Ne culture
of eugar cane encouraging, but show nShins aew
or more important than the facts already psbiished y
TBE TRiBCsf.
After the reading was finished and adopted, on ~
ton of Fx-President kELIr, the Presden, announced
mit,ee to nominate officers and determine the place q
holding the next Fair.
Mr.. PRrsTicl suggested that before thc.e presess
called upon to vote they should be called upoate
pay the annual dollar Thereupon the Secetary woe
called upon to read over the OF thoso who ha1
already done that duty. The number was sstisfacte-
| rly large. The Nominating Committee were ordere9
a. usual to be selected by the members Of ssch judi
| cisl District three from each.
Mr.. KrLil thought, before the Committee acted,
that the Society should hear from the applicants fer
Y the Fair.
gentleman from Syracuse made the 6nss applica-
ton and he was followed by application from o.
wego lie was followed by an appeal from Utica o.
each one showed his own place the beet o( Il
others. Utica followed BY Elmira, with the state
ment that all the fixtures necessary were on hand 6
| that place. Auburn then put in claim. gentje-
man Inquired if all these places had o EsceccuIe
ready-snce people thought an Agricultural b.
ciety could not succeed without such appeodaSe.
Utica replied " We have"
The sixth and last applicant for the honor o. prok
| of the next Fair was BiDghamton.
The beauties and dvantages Of each location hav-
ing been sufficiently expatiaed upon, the several deSe-
cations retired and and selected their three men fW
members of the General Nominating Committee, and -
discuss the claims advantages OF the different tn0
viduals whore names have been spoken Of a. propC
persons for the Office of President. The most prom-
nert OF these, at this time, appears TO be A. ~ Dc-
iuson. George Geddes would have been the Leading
name but for the fact that he declined II Syracuse
was to be the next place of holding the fair. Judge
Bue of Rochester is also spoken OF, and would %
very ut persop and also Chancellor McCoun who
probably knows more about law than farming. Ii ",
however, more than likely that some one not yeS
spoken Of will be selected by the Committee. Somo
Of the knowing ones say that Dickinson viii mos
surely not be selected for the that be does NOS
believe that the short-horn Durham cattle are the
best on earth and that the special object Of this Sc
ciety is 10 promote that breed. -
Alter the Committees of the delegations Of the seve-
rs districts had been appointed and the General Com,
mttee organized, the Society meeting was adJownee
a'p 70
g. d. MI have just learned that the Nominating
Committee will recommend Chancellor McGoWu NJ
the next Presidents somewhat singular nomnauoes
since il is generally understood that he Is not atsrmes
and that he has never taken any active part IN The
business of the Society. They will also recommenA
Syracuse as fit place to hold the next Fair proy1cd
that salt city will furnish everything needul which
il said will cost 0O0 less the amount that may
be saved by using the county socieys grounds which
are already fenced, enclosing twenty acres with stalls
for animals. This sum certainly appears an extrsvsr
lumber at Buffalo cost s. 9O0 the of the hemlock
| lumber 1900, and the carpenter.work 81 ,SO. Thso
there host of laborers and idcrs to pay and coz
tingept expenses without number.
| 1he detern ination OF the Executive Committee
seems to be to make the place where the Fair heee
pay all these expenses, so as to leave the receipts
the Fair free to pay pre- miums-some OF which, sav
one who will criticse the premium list will readily zee.
] are worse than wasted.
II is not always certain that the report OF the Com
mee will be accepted by the meeting, for the recon:
| mended location has been changed severm times ana
il is not improbable that We shall have little AorD
when this question comes up this evening Tor Coz
| frmation.