Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society for the Year ..., Volume 10

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Contents

Two and one year old colts matched and Geldings
42
CLASS B Plows trial
48
Pigeon weed 511
49
Farms number of in the county 483
53
49
58
Premium Plows
61
Mode of conducting trials of Plows
65
HOARD AND BRADFORDS PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE
73
Hoard Bradfords Portable Steam Engine
74
HONEY BEE HIVES GRAIN FLOUR AND SEEDS
80
PEACHES PLUMS QUINCES C
90
SILVER WARE CUTLERY AND BRITANNIA WARE
96
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
108
Annual Meeting 1851
111
Resolutions of Mr Pardee Patent Office Reports and seeds
114
Rural NewYorker D D T Moore Editor 541
121
Resolution of thanks by Dr Beekman
127
Resolution of thanks to E P Prentice by Col Morris
133
Reports at Annual Meeting
135
INDIAN CORN Report Committee
141
TIMOTHY SEED AND TOBACCO
147
Willson James an early settler
157
Crooked Lake the waters
158
FRUITS Report of CommitteeList of Fruits recommended
161
MANAGEMENT OF FARMS Report CommitteeQuestions to
167
Plan of D D T Mores Farm Buildings
189
Sackett Hon G V 533 534
191
County Societies
205
Chemung Letter from Hon E C Frost
211
Scawas village 398
217
Columbia Report
219
Dutchess Report
225
Fulton and Hamilton Report
232
Jefferson Report
239
Barley cost of production 551
243
Lewis Report
252
Montgomery Report 315
259
Onondaga Report
266
Orange Report
274
Otsego Report
280
Richmond Report
288
Saratoga Report
294
Suffolk Report
301
Dairy the
305
Wayne Report
307
Communications
317
Wire Fences by Hamilton Murray President Oswego Agri
328
Analysis of the Jerusalem Artichoke by J H Salisbury M D
339
Survey of Seneca County by J Delafield
350
Speculation in Indian lands 384
355
Witchcraft in Europe
358
Hudson Hendrick his enterprizes
359
Canada thistle 512
379

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