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State Agricultural sociciy-Annuai Meet
From Our Own Reporter.
EVENING MEETING.
AIBANy. Wednesday Feb TO- 1861.
The following gentlemen have been elected
officers for 1851
Prcsident-JAs o. SHELDON. Geneva.
Second District Samuel Thorno Dncies.; Third District
Sc Lsyren. Su fh b. sdp D. hnad
SHL District Ralph new w. DelaNaTe Seventh Disiric H.
Ten Eyck Foster, Seneca Eighth District, william A. Bid
Ere.
GorespondIrg seere'aTy-Benj: p Johnson: A.b,ny.
Executive Commi;tce-ssnuel Campbell, Oneida; 4. C.
Peters, Genesee Zion Com,tock New foTs H. H. Avery
Madi'on; s. X Pinckuey. hew-ioIk.
After the election Of these oicers the report OF the
Committee about place for holding tie Far was taken
up. aud after considerable discussion bet cen the
friends % Utica and Rochester the subject WIS indch
ntey postponed, which refers 20 the Executive Con-
mittce
exhibition Of agricultural implements during the newt
Summer. This was debated by Nr. JUDD. Mr. GOULD,
Col JOHNSON. aud very ably by the Hon. A. H. toSoyR,
who showed ycIy clearly the great advantages That
would accrue 10 The farmers and manufacturers OF this
country by such exhibition THIS matter was there
fore recommended 10 the attention Of the Executive
Committee.
Mr. JtDD then moved testimonial 70 the Rev.
Chauncey Goodrich Of Utica for the great bcoets that
be- has conferred upon the people OF this state in I'M
proving the varieties of potatoes
Mt 7Inos l.. Harrison of Mosley, st. Lawrence
County ably seconded this proposition and stated that
Mr Goodrchs health was very fe'Dle ana thnt s1eh
testimonial would be very acceptable aud Just tribute
20 who has done 20 much for the farmers Of ,h'
State and country.
In strong terms IN favor OF the proposition.
IL the course Of the discusson upon Notatoes, Mr..
CuEoER said tlst potatCes were worth for ileous AMI
mails bushei compared with corn at 50 cents
and with hay al SIS u tun
Judge CuiEygR said tho, potatoes can be probably
grown in al the river counties al this stat' or any
where contiguous 10 easy transportation 10 Market and
that he best soil Is sandy or grarey loan ana that
the best manure Ia cafbonGceous substance BnrnyBrd
manure fever used must not como In contact with the
tubers II should BE- placed on the surface On mixed
with tho soil and not placed H. the hi.l.
One gentleman said in regard 20 the value OF potatoes
10, feeding that neighbcr OF his found 10y experiments
that his potatoes oay netted him three cents DusAel
cooked and ied 70 iattlhs hogs. ,.,
During this discussion subscription paper vas circu-
lated and $50 raised in few minutes az part Of tie
testimonial proposed for Ar Goodrich. and Mr.. Conge
Nj. Tucker and Mr.. Harrison. were appointed Com
miltec go solicit further sumsenOugh ~ least 70 MAZE
1t up s. coo The Society then took recess for sup
per- and ut the meeting aeIward were addressed by the
Lon JOHN STAUsToS GOULD Of Hudson upon the great
question OF the culture OF sOrg0 for sugar In pursuit
ledge
100 miles around Chicago In Illinois and Indiana and
also in OHIO. visiting some thousands of paocs where
sorgo grown. He found the most Of the cane Injured
By most. He gave great amount ~ Interesting sta
s;cs Of the production and consumption Of sugar and
nolasses, and he estimates the production II sorgo
strip the past year at iyoeghtls Of the crop Of the
previous year. He has no faith that sugar Will
ever be made 10 any extent Of sorgo, bat that
II vii mike excellent srup The soil best adapted 10
the grow "a Of sorgo is Upland and o!ayey soils as
good upon sandy soil This year, however the cane
less Killed upon bottom lands and FOR tbis State he
recommends such lands, and says that any land that
viii grow 10 bushels Of corn VIII grow good fair crop
OF strip. An acre that win grow 20 bushels Of corn
viii usually give 100 gallons If srup. The average in
Ohio Is 80 gallons. AS 20 climate N must be understood
that suga- cane Is tropical plant. and therefore dry
soils Wl'h n warm exposure sllull b" selected. IL |
bears drouh much better than Indian corn. and il
qures much heat to bring II 20 perfection. In Ohio the
three Summer months average ne and in Illinois about
The average temperature the Gcnesee Valley aud in
the Mohawk Valley Is 90. aud rain fall a. inches 30
that they d. not show Us good prospect rs n tie West
ior the climate Is not as warn and The average rosts
come earlier.
AS TO manure It has been found That any strong mn.
nure Is uverse 20 the quality ofsorgo strip. Lime ana
gypsum have baea tired, it Is snd, with success. II
grew an Illinois without manure, and II Is supposed
that IL be continued upon the soil any length
Of time 10y simply returning the beggasse 20 the land
II is necessary give the soil the perfect prtpara
tiod-plowing deeply and pulyerizigg finely, and for
this purpose Mr.. Gould highly recommends the Mich.
igau poW Some recommend dgng the land, but Il is !
u 4
uns tlei whether planting IN hills drills Is best, or
whether Impee Is earlier than the Chinese cIne Some
experiments have been made IN saving early secd and
thereby getting an earlier kind but b has been NJ the
expense Of the yield pr acre. Most u Tie sOrgO grow
Convinced that al tie yrrieties 81 the Sorghum
family viii hybridiZc, and Mr.. Gould recommends
great caro- IN growing the seed. lt is impossible
to say what is the night time 10 plant
he sccl. Perhaps the best time l. that Of
Indian corn-"when tho oak leaf is OF the size of a
squirrels ear" 1t is uusettled whether IL Is not best
gg.lt Ia. laf nuI
sleeps in some chemical matter. No seed Should be
covered more than quarter oi an inch. The culiya
ton OF the Is similar % corn, but must moi be epl
nged after the plants are knee high Mr. Could 0lsf
not approve Of pulling of the suckers. Some farmers
strip on the leaves Of the cane which ia tedious work.
others cut the with tue leaves which arc stripped
unpleasant taste to te strip and lessen TIE Yield. Tho
weight VI cane upon acre is 10 Of " tuns. Stalks
average \ 3D. and the average weight of canes per
,oIe Mr. c. estimates NJ l3l tuns and The yield of seed
u bushels. Tie quantity OF fuel required for boiling
rop could not be given b. any " the Illinois farmers
'ut Mr. u. estimates cord Of wood 20 lOo gallons OF
rup. Boiling should be continued without cessation,
Is 600 gallons can DO made in "a hours, aud only 400
,nllons in l2 hours Tho best pan is made by n Mr.
Jacobs at Columbus Ohio. The next beet is called
looks pan. according TO MIR. Gouds opinion. The
mix Of limo Is almost uni, ersay used az clarifer OF
he juice in boiling. Bisuiphitc Of lime is used to pre-.
ent fermentation.
As TO beet sugar Mr. G. found that there Is no estab
lshment in operation In the United States though one
s nearly perfected In Illinois the owner az which
SroW wv uoitr anu mas tnch now IN stOfe lhe Yield
vas 10 tnns per acre. and that would give 5000 lbs OF
ugar The kind II beet grown Is called The Imperial
Mr.. Gond gave several interesting statements to
how the cost OF sorgo strip compared with other
rops, although no Is not 50 saneuRo as sone u
Is advocates In regard to tho proableness Of sorgo
rop. He visited the crop OF Sir. Belcher in Ia Sale
,ounty III, where he saw 40 acres growing upon the
ilinois bottoms which was unaffected by frost, but
wing to the labor OF harvesting and manufacturing
% was on able to save about one.forlh Of the crop
: consequence OF rcriaccsctation Of the canes.
After Mr.. Gould closed SoL0N ROBINSON made brief
taement about the sugar cnne of Louisiana