The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-01-27
Addison County Agricultural 30
ciety,-Annual Meeting.

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ciety.-Annual Meeting.
Pursuant to notice, and in accordance |,
with the provisions of the Constitution, a
large number of the members of the So
ciety, and others interested in the welfare
of the same, assembled at the Town Room
in Middlebury, on the third Wednesday
of January, being the Goth inst, A. D.
1858.
The Society was called to order by the
President at the hour designated.
On motion of Mr.. Davenport of Mid.
dlebury, a Committee of three was APP
pointed by the President as an Auditing
Committee to settle with the Treasurer,
as follows =
VIM. Phelps Nash, New Haven Hen
ry Lane, and E. 8. Dana, Cornwall.
On motion of Mr.. Rose of Waltham,
it was
Voted, That the members present from
each town present the name of one person
as q member of a Committee of Nomina-
lions to report candidates for Officers of
the Society for the year ensuing.
On motion Of Mr.. Davenport it was
Voted, That all towns not now repre-
sented be entitled to appoint a member of
the Committee of Nominations, if men,
bers arrive previous to the session of the
Committee.
Hon. james M. Slade introduced a
series Of Resolutions which were read,
and, on motion, referred to a Committee
Of three, appointed by the Chair, as fol-
lows =
James M. slsde, Middlebury John
M. Weeks, Salisbury; Philip Battell,
M%iddlebury.
The several towns reported the follow
ing COMMITTEE on Nominations -
Allen Smith, Addison G. c. Pettibone,
Bridport hunroy D. Parmelee, Bristol
VIM. r.: Remsle, Cornwall David Haz-
ard, Ferrisburgh /; Jason Davenport,
Middleburyi Alvin Squisr, New Haven
solomon Allen. Panton John M. Weeks,
Salisbury Z. D. Bush, Shoreham Scion
Burroughs, Vergsnnes; Newton Rose,
Waltham Sardi' Dodge, Weybridge; A.
+. Ellsworth, Whiting.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver Smith of New
Haven. the Society took a recess until
half past one O'Clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society was called to order BY
President Sanford.
MIR. Meacham of New Haven, from the
Committee on Field Crops made the fol-
lowing report -
The Committee OF Field Crops would
respectfully ask leave to report the fol.
lowing award of premiums, to wit:
ON Winter Wheat,
1st, Myron Chaplin, New Haven,
81 bushels, "a qts.. .s5 O(
I'd, Alvin Squier, New Haven,
90 bushels 4 OF
Sd, Edwin s. Wright, Wsybridge,
80 bushels, 4 qts., 8 OF
Mr. Stephen Benton of Cornwall pre-
sented a crop of SO bushels raised upor
two acres.
Mr.. N. A. Saxton Of Walthan pre-
scented a crop Of Is bushels, 2 qts. raiset
on AZ rods of land. Very fine sample
OF these crops were presented, but tn
rules Of the Society would not allow tn,
Committee to award them premiums.
On 'Sp,ang Wheat
lst, Allen Smith, Addison,
30 bushels, Is on
I'd, Oliver Smith. New Haven,
POI bushels. A OF
On Corn.
IL appears that no one Of the applicant
for Premiums have complied with tn,
rules of the Society.
DIR. Noah P. Nash of New Hayel
presented a crop of l96 bushels of ear
from one acre at the time of harvesting
one bushel shclled the frat Of Janu,r,
weighed 80 lbs. this would give a crol
of liz bushels
Mr.. Allen Smith of Addison prssente,
crop of lS4 bushels of ears at the tin
OF harvesting, two bushels of which h
took at the time to the Town Manager
On the 9Th of January, Mr.. Smith tool
the corn home and shelled il, having
bush, 4 qts., l pint, making III bushel
to the acre. The rules require that tn
Manager should aeeigh and she'll tn
corn left with him.
Mr.. John A. Child of Weybridge Ore
ssBted n croD Of 16S haakets oc 40 IL.