New-York tribune., 1867-02-15
Hills and swamps may be avoided, and more level way
for transporation and travel may easily be obtained
estimate the daily transportation our common roads
h-RNO.a6d TINS.
Total


MANY articles have been omitted, such as lumber,
straw plaster and me and the products OF our gardens
ner cent II Would add profit of 81 the property
Of the farmer Our system 81 TePalrlng is inteJ
in each town TO make roads what they ought 10 De
would IN few years reduce the cost OF
one-haf We have had theories and nconeuslVe expeIF
merits without number, but scarcely anything IN Amer
can Agriculture has been settled AnayIers dlIer NOPE
lessly analysis give startling facts in relation TO der
ent kinds OF grasses for feeding cattle but our
farmers have not by experiment proved wn sdb m I Oso for
them. The is true with regard to diereht knas
Of manure. Farmers ought TO know tne msns IaeIs
ure but they do not The Society oug9Tr TraIO 70
replace experiment by sabstanal, koTedge IGs 1pGaS
VcePresidents Agriculture reduced 70 an exact
science bureau should be organized which should eX
ton Another bureau, consisting OF all the PresldeHis
such Information The Speaker dwet the beneficial
results of experimentinting upon ana caTeIsuny
had had bureau bur- i'' Of seeds I have dO4nt we
could crops 40 per cent ten years. tnese
officers aione will be engaged In the societys work
win involve more expense, but 1t VIII amply pay or ~
sell TsTs are % @ sTes furnish o1e member annually
towns n is perso1S N each town become members there
Cr % funds no The se' subject o stocks and breeds
hands Of our societies Grades Of cattle Of all kinds
should be exhibited in connection with tner parents so
that the questions of farmers in regard to breeds and
value may be answered by the living facts themselves
The exhibition OF fat cattle should be encouraged with
accompanying documentary testimony as TO their dle
The exhibition Of machinery at the last Fair at Saratoga
Of the grandest In the world but pzes ether
in medals money, diplomas should only be sglven 70
those machines which have been Thoroughly tested Dy
adequate experiments The speaker gave interesting de-
tails in regard the last State Fair and returned thanks
10 his colleagues that occasion. He concluded WIN
thanks to all the officers In especial to the venerable
Secretary OF the Society. -,
The address cordially received and greeted with
applause at its close 1t mastery and interesting
paper Mr. Conger moved that the thanks OF the Society
ho ratu rpo1t m Mr. rcQueSte0
for publication and that the recommendations DC re-
ferred to the Executive Committee for early action upon
them. Adjourned.
During the day an exhibition Of various products and
articles OF interest held at the SOcietys rooms IL
was very extensive however. The principal article
Of practical Interest 10 the farmer some specimens
OF Sorghum sugar manufactured from the Chinese and
Otahean cane fine varieties There were samples OF
syrup from and from the maple the whole
exhibited by the Hartford Sorghum Machine Company
In this connection IL is stated that some 00OO pounds
of cane sugar made by farmers west OF Lake Ee
year. and 100000 pounds in the Eastern states TINS
year ,,, t.,
The Executive Committee came TO no decision with
regard 10 the location OF the next State Far Com
mittee appointed to visit Utica and Bufralo ana
decide upon the facilities offered As Buffalo has not
had the Fair since 1857, and Utica has had IT twice
then, II is supposed that the preference Will be
given TO the former city.