Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-09
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Rur-
LAND COUNTY AGRICuLTU-
RAJ SOCIETY.

Hawkins Hart of Rutland, III. r. Lath-
ron of Pittsiord, Linsey Rounds, and w,
d. Marsh f-Chrendon, were appointed TO
All the vacancies in the Committee on
Field Crops.
Daniel Kimball, Esq, Of Clarendon,
from the committee on he Revision OF the
Constitution, submitted the following re-
port; .......
Grhe Constitution as amended will be
published hereafter.
On motion, adjourned until l-2 O'Clock,
p. NJ
AFTERNOON.
Called to order by the President.
Linsey Rounds, Jr., presented the fol-
lowing report on Field Crops:
The Committee on Field Crops beg
leave 10 present the following report:
s. WHEAT.-The first premium of 81 90
60 A. Ii. Post, of Rutland, on the best
acre of Spring Wheat, crop SO bushels,
IL quarts to the acre, weight 81 pounds
TO the bushel. .... ... ...
The second premium of So 90 TO ).
w. Harrison, of Chittenden, for the sec
ond best acre Spring Wheat, crop 81 l-2
bushels, weight, sc pounds to the bushel,
The third premium of 81 90 to Daniel
Clark, of Tinmouth, for the third best
acre Spring Wheat, crop % IL bushels
per acre.
RYE.-The first premium of So 90 on
The best acre of Rye, to Heny Hayward
of Clarendon; no competition crop, 81
bushels, A quarts to the acre,
OATs.-A specimen of very superior
Oats was presented by II. w. Lester, be-
ing 80 bushels, upon which he asks no
premium. The Oats are new variety
He calls them Poland OTIS.
PoTAToEs.-FirSt premium Of 50 90
on the best l 2 acre Of Potatoes, to Asa
Collins, of Chittenden. Crop on II acre
IS bushels, 81 pounds TO the bushel.
BEETs.-First premium of 81 90 on
the best Is acre Beeis, to Daniel Kim
ball, Clarendon. Crop III bushels on
Is acre.
TURNIPs. First premium of 81 90
on the best acre of Turnips, to Asa Col
Inns of Chittenden. Crop 20 bushels on
is acre.
Second premium O.! 81 90 on the sec
ond best l-S acre of Turnips, to VIM. S.
Winslow, of Chittenden. Crop lis bush
els on Is acre.
CARROTS - First premium of So 90
on the best 1-8 acre of Carrots, to Aaron
Barnes, of Rutland. Crop 221 on %
rods.
All which is respectfully submitted.
LINSEY ROUNDS, JR.,
For The Committee.
RUTLAND, January ], 1862.
Hon. Zimr Howe, Treasurer of the So
ciety, presented his annual report as fol-
lows:
10 the Rutland County Agricultural So
ciey:
GENTLEMEN ON the 9th of Janu.
airy, 1861. there remained in the Trea.
sury, $3.50 62; October 4th, 1861, re.
cei7ed from the Sta,e Treasurer, S2ll SO
collected from members of the Society
1886 90; received from persons residing
out of the county, s. 90; amounting ii
all to 1873 95.
The disbursements have been as fol
lows:
For premiums awarded in 1860, and a
the annual meeting in January, 1861
81 IS for premiums awarded at the
Fair in 1861, $36S so; for printing, in
GLIDING tickets, paper, &C., $50 90; Sec
rotary and Treasurer's salaries, SIS OF
each, $50 90; for the police to guard til,
articles presented for exhibition at tn,
Fair, during the night, $40 co.; for post
age, express charges and stationery
ST. 03; making in ALL 1851 80; ant
leaving balance in the Treasury O
S207 Is.
| have no sufficient data TO warrant tn,
making of an estimate of our present liza
bilities, but in my judgment, including thu
premiums to be this day awarded for fiel'
crops, they are equal, if not more THAI
equal TO the above balance.
The funds for membership tickets wer
received from the respective towns a
follows
Rutland, 1872; Clarendon, So; Wal
lingford, 20; Dandy, II; Chittenden, 8
Pittsford, 8; Tinmouth, 8; Mendon, z
Dhre"soury, Castleton, b; IOultney
6; Benson, s.; Ira, s. Mountholly 8
Fairhaven, 2; Sudbury. 2; Mount Tia
Dor, ; Pawlet, l Pittsfield, l ; Wells,
Chittenden County, l ; making 1898 90
1t will be observed that in 1861 Their,
was great falling off of the receipt
from this source from those of 1860. Tbi
was no doubt principally occasioned b,
tho State Fair being held here just befor,
ours, and the scarcity of money at tn,
time. A large portion of our citizen
j were not disposed to attend two such ex
hibitions so near together, and as the Stat,
Fair was nominally the most imposing. i
was natural that many should prefer t,
j attend that Other gatherings of SINH
;9ss lar character about the same time proba