Thrashing Machines, without Cleaning Apparatus. EDDY, DYER & Co., Union Village, Washington Co., N. Y., for the best Thrashing Machine, without Cleaning Apparatus -$10. Seed Planters JOSHUA WOODWARD, of Haverhill, New-Hampshire, for the best Seed Planter-Diploma and $10. Cultivators for general purposes. S. R. TRACY, of Newark, Wayne Co, for the best Cultivator for general purposes-Diploma and $10. HENRY HOWE, of Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y., for the second best-$8. PIERPOINT SEYMOUR, of East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New- RAWSON HARMON, ANTHONY VAN BERGEN, E. P. PRENTICE, GEORGE GEDDES, JOHN MALLORY, ANDREW J. HEERMANCE. JOSEPH E HOLMES, Committee. REPORTS AT UTICA. DEVON COWS. The committee on Devou cows, heifers and heifer calves, respecfully report, that they have had great difficulty in awarding the premiums; the animals of this class being not only numerous, but of superior excellence, uniformity in this respect rendering selection a work of no ordinary kind. Your committee in following instructions have been zealous to discover the true age and purity of all the animals submitted, and the only case in which any difficulty has arisen in this respect, is the two years old heifer in No. 83, (to which we have awarded the second prize) having the mouth of a three years old; your committee took much trouble in this case, and after a full investigation came to the conclusion, that it was a case of premature development. PATK. ROSE WRIGHT, ROBERT C. KEESE. AGES OF STOCK. An application having been made to the Executive Committee to examine the awards of the committees on Devon cattle, the same was duly considered, and the annexed report of the proceedings of the Executive Committee, will show that the matters were fully inquired into, and that the awards in the respective cases were made in strict conformity to the regulations of the Society : At a meeting of the Executive Committee, September 9th, a remonstrance signed by Joseph H. Eastman and others, was presented, in relation to the award of the committee on Devon Bulls on the bull "May Boy," owned by Mr. Wainwright, who was awarded a premium as a one year old bull; and also in relation to the age of the Devon heifer "Red Bird." The rules of the Society require that all animals three years old or under, shall have their ages determined by the time of their birth. The evidence in the case of the bull "May Boy," was furnished by the owner to the judges, at the time he was examined. The bull was dropped on the 30th day of September, 1850, and could not compete in any other class than that in which he was entered as a one year old bull. The heifer "Red Bird," entered as a two years old, was calved February 14th, 1850, and was properly passed upon as a two years old. Mr. Wainwright presented to the committee, the record of the age of the bull, as received from his breeder, Mr. George Turner, England; and the bull is duly registered in the English Devon Herd Book, as calved September 30th, 1850. The heifer was proved, by the certificate and affidavit of Mr. Wainwright, to have been dropped February 14th, 1850, and competed last year as a one year old, without question; and the Executive Committee, are unanimously of the opinion, that the award of the committee, so far as the ages of the animals are concerned, is in strict conformity with the rules of the Society; which were adopted at the suggestion of gentlemen interested in Devon cattle, who desired that evidence should be adduced, of the ages of animals, dating from their birth. B. P. JOHNSON, Sec'y. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HEREFORD CATTLE. After giving the awards the report proceeds: The committee had the pleasure of examining a herd of fifty head of Hereford grade cattle, of different ages and conditions, exhibited by George Clark, of Springfield, Otsego county. The highest praise is due to Mr. Clark for this most excellent and interesting display, furnishing as it does, a far better oportunity to judge of the merits and demerits of any particular course of breeding, than the almost universal practice of culling out and exhibiting of a few choice animals. Poor indeed must be the farmer's stock of cattle, if he cannot pick out some few really good ones; but those few should not be taken as stand ards by which to form an estimate of the whole. Let breeders bring forward their whole stock, and we shall soon be able to form an opinion as to what breed and what grade is the best adapted to our soil and climate. Mr. C. has something yet to accomplish before he produces a perfect animal, but knowing his zeal and perseverance, we have great confidence in his ultimate The committee would most cordially recommend to Mr. Clark a discretionary premium of a large silver medal, and as cordially recommend his example to be followed by others hereafter. success. On the subject of condition, your committee would further remark that while they consider certain animals in No. 84, to which they have awarded premiums, were somewhat too high in condition, they also must regret that other animals in No. 94, were decidedly too poor to do themselves justice, while they beg leave to suggest that the whole of the stock No. 110, shown by George Clark, were in exactly the best and most healthy condition for store cattle, and for a fair exhibition of their points and quality. We were gratified again to see on the ground, those excellent models of Herefords, "Victoria," the property of E. Corning, Jr., and her produce, "Lilla," the property of William H. Sotham. Both these cows having on former occasions been awarded first premiums, your committee most respectfully suggest that, as a distinguishing mark of excellence, a diploma be granted to each of these. GEO. SHEFFER, JAMES REES, FRANCIS ROTCH. To the Executive Committee of the N. Y. State Ag. Soc.: The undersigned, the Com. of the Society on Hereford cattle, would state, that upon an examination of the stock on the ground, they find that although two bulls were entered on the books as three years old, only one was found on the ground, and of the three entered as two years old, two were, in the opinion of the committee, from their general appearance and the usual age marks, declared to be three years old, and not entitled to compete as two years old. The committee, not deeming it proper to alter the entries as made upon the books, would respectfully refer the matter to the Executive Committee of the Society for their action. GEO. SHEFFER, JAMES REES, Sept. 8th.-At a meeting of the Executive Committee, Resolved, In relation to the matter contained in the foregoing request, that it be recommitted to the committee with directions, that if, they are satisfied that the bulls referred to, or either of them, are not three years old, taking the time of birth as established by the whole evidence before them, then that they be passed upon as two years old, otherwise that they be passed. B. P. JOHNSON, Sec'y. By order, AYRSHIRES. The committee on Ayrshire cattle at the Annual Show at Utica, owing to the excitement usually created upon all that feel an interest in an exhibition so important to the farmers of this State, and country, they then merely awarded the premiums to the animals that were in the opinion of your committee, entitled to them, with a promise to report more fully. The one-year old bull and the cow (of late importation) exhibited by James Brodie, Esq., of Ellisburgh, Jefferson Co., were two animals certainly of remarkable beauty in all the fine points that seem to be necessary to make a perfect dairy animal. The citizens of Jefferson, as well as of the State, may well be proud of having two such animals introduced, and it is to be hoped, that they will appreciate their merits, by exhibiting in due time their offsprings. The two years old bull exhibited by E. P. Prentice, Esq., of Mount Hope, Albany Co., is an animal of many fine points, the marks [Ag. Tr. '53.] K |