The grain, butter and other productions, of the town of Chenango, exclusive of hay and stock, is............ $145,605 In Barker, is....

54,324 10

It appears, from the foregoing, that what is called grain lands are much more productive, even including hay, than grazing farms; since the use of manures of various kinds has become more general, it is known that any land which produces grain well, can be converted into good pasturage and meadows.

The amount of improved land in this county is rapidly increasing, and farms are being improved in the character of their buidings and fences, and farmers are employing a style of more thorough tillage, but are still far below a proper standard; and but little attention is paid to the improvement of cattle, which are chiefly of the native breeds, with a sprinkling of Devon and Durham blood.

The value of farms has consderably advanced within a few years, and is still improving, by reason of the construction of the railroads terminating in the center of the county, and the influx of purchasers, who are attracted by the comparative cheapness of farms, the productiveness, of the soil, the salubrity of the climate and beauty of the scenery.

The lumber region of the Delaware river, the coal mining Lackawanna valley, and New-York, are the chief places where our products are marketed. The cost of transportation to New-York is from twenty-five to fifty cents per thousand pounds.

A. DOUBLEDAY.

CAYUGA.

The annual fair of the Cayuga county Agricultural Society, was held at Auburn on the sixth and seventh of October, 1852. The weather was very pleasant, and the display of the various animals and articles usually exhibited on such occasions, was very good. The horses of all kinds were good, especially the matched horses. The show of sheep was also excellent, es

pecially the fat sheep. The plan adopted by the State Society of making a show of fat animals of the various kinds, also a show of poultry alive, as well as dressed, is a plan by which all the county societies might be benefited, and which, I think, this society will adopt.

The society has for the past few years, adopted the plan of the State Society in putting up a fence and charging an admittance fee, by which they have been able to pay their premiums and expenses. We have been thinking of buying a piece of ground and putting up a permanent fence and renting it for pasture or other purposes, and thus saving the expense of putting it up and taking it down every season, and cost of lumber, which are very expensive.

The land in this county, and more especially in the vicinity, has advanced very much in price and availability; and this has been caused by draining. They, (I mean the small farmers,) have seen the experiment tried, and found it succeeds beyond any of their conceptions; the land that a few years since was swampy and boggy, is now perfectly dry, and raises as fine wheat as is grown on any upland in the county. The greatest difficulty is found in not getting drain tile enough, the demand is so great. They are also much preferable to stone ditch, as they last longer and are cheaper. There has been a great many cattle and hogs fed in the county this winter for eastern markets, and I will send you the statistics of shipment at the railroad depot this winter in a few days.

The winter meeting was held in February, and elected the following officers:

Elisha W. Shelden, President, Sennett; a Vice President from each town in the county; Treasurer, Henry H. Bostwick, Auburn; Recording Secretary, S. S. Graves; Corresponding Secretary, Phineas Hurd, M.D., Scipio.

There is quite an excitement amongst the farmers of the county as regards labor-saving implements, in regard to which is the cheapest, most durable, and the best worker. As the mowing

machine worked so finely last season, and so many persons making them, I proposed to the society to have a trial of them in July, and give a premium from $25 to $50 for the best mower, and I think every county society would be the gainer by it, as it would not be so far off but that most of the persons in this county that had any desire to see them work, might do so at little or no expense.

LYMAN O. SHERWOOD,

President.

Statement of the financial condition of the Cayuga County Agricultural Society, January 1, 1853.

The annual cattle show and fair of the Chautauque county Agricultural Society for 1852, was held at the village of Forestville on the 22d and 23d days of September. The show of cattle and horses, and of agricultural implements, was creditable, and will compare favorably with those of previous years. There was also a fair display of domestic manufactures, and of miscellaneous indoor articles.

The society, in 1849, purchased a canvas tent 100 feet in length by 40 in width, for the exhibition therein of miscellaneous in-door articles. The society having found the tent too small for

its convenience, have this season made it 50 feet larger, at an expense of $93.80. There was an unusually large number of persons present at the fair, especially on the second day. The receipts from the admission fee of twelve and a half cents into the exhibition room or tent, were larger than usual, and have aided materially in keeping the finances of the society in a flourishing condition.

We are gratified to be able to state that within the past few years there has been a very great improvement in all the agricultural interests of the county, and in no department of husbandry has there been a more marked improvement than in the quality and amount of butter and cheese made. The soil and climate of the county are peculiarly well adapted for grazing and dairying.

A very able and practical address was delivered on the second day of the fair by Hon. R. P. Marvin, of Jamestown.

The next annual fair will be held at Delanti. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Chauncey Warren; Secretary, Stukeley Ellsworth; Treasurer, Royal L. Carter, and 24 Vice Presidents.

The society offered cash premiums to the amount of $149.50, besides Transactions of the American Institute, and of the NewYork State Agricultural Society. There were cash premiums awarded to the amount of $399, and eight volumes of Transactions of the American Institute and five volumes of the Transactions of the State Agricultural Society.

The amount of receipts for 1852, is as follows:

For membership and admission fee,....

From the State,..

$291 58

143 00

CHEMUNG.

The annual exhibition of this society was held at Horse Heads, September 30, and was an occasion of no ordinary interest.

The exhibition of horses, cattle, sheep and swine, was most encouraging, and the dairy department, as well as fruits and vegetables, was well represented. The domestic manufactures was most creditable to the ladies. The show of agricultural implements was most creditable to the exhibitors, placing within the reach of the farmers, the most improved and valued implements of the present day.

The address before the society, which was delivered by the Rev. David Murdock, D.D., was a very able one and was listened to with deep interest, and was published with the proceedings of the society and extensively circulated.

After a very able discussion, in which duty of the farmers to prepare themselves to maintain their proper places at the present day, when all departments of science and art, of commerce and trade, are at the top speed of improvement, the address concludes:

"These are wide fields for discussion, and what I have said is more intended to excite investigation in the young farmer than to exhaust the subject; and also to rouse up the public spirited man to do something towards the remedying of those evils which arise from ignorance among the people! Knowledge here lies at the foundation of individual and national prosperity. It is all in vain to build railroads and cities, unless we have something to send over the one, and to feed the other. Nothing can do but the wealth of the land, increased by an intelligent population, and the highest culture of the fruit of the earth.

"And how is this intelligence to be gained? We hear of an agricultural institute to be established as a model farm by the State, where our youth may receive the proper kind of instruction; and every well wisher to the country should urge our Legislators to move in that matter, and in every other mode of education tend