To Peter Van Wie, Bethlehem, for the best dish of apples, Northern Spy.. S. S. Med. To O. Howland, of Auburn, the second best dish of apples, Swaars... Trans To A. J. Heermance, Rhinebeck, the premium for the best seedling apple, known as the Heermance pippin.... $5.00 It is an apple of large size, good flavor, evidently an excellent cooking apple, and a long keeper. The committee are of opinion that this apple should be disseminated through the State, in order that its character may be more thoroughly tested. IMPLEMENTS And MiscellaneOUS. LEWIS F. ALLEN. Your committee on implements beg leave to report that after looking over the different articles on the list, which was a somewhat laborious task, we, with pleasure, call attention to the numerous, valuable and practical implements, exhibited by Messrs. Strong & Douw, of Albany, consisting of: American hay tedder. Burt's wheel hay-rake. Five Mohawk Valley clipper steel plows. Harrington's seed sower. Harrington hand cultivator. Two improved Buckeye cider mills. Hill's lawn mower. Fire extinguisher. Among the articles exhibited by them, we wish to call special attention to Harrington's seed sower, Hill's lawn mower, Athol meat cutter, and fire extinguisher, which are, in our judgment, worthy of attention. There were two bee hives on exhibition; one by Jasper Hazen, of Albany, and one by G. J. Flansburgh, of Bethlehem. We consider them both very good. C. G. Riggs, of Turin, Lewis county, exhibited a milk cooler; in our judgment, a good article, and worthy of the attention of all dairymen. A. E. Van Allen, of De Friestville, had on exhibition a flat iron, which is a fine invention. J. Gibson, Jr., of Albany, has a fine arrangement for whips and whip holders; also an invention for heating street cars, which seems, to your committee, to be a thing long needed. Messrs. Fords & Howe, Oneonta, exhibited their two-horse cultivator, which was Awarded the gold medal at the Utica trial, 1867. J. E. MORGAN. J. W. SMITH. "Orange Judd, for special premiums for REPORT OF TREASURER. LUTHER H. TUCKER, Treasurer, in account with THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Feb. 12. To cash and U. S. securities on hand, per last account.... "balance of abortion investigation appro- 66 "abortion investigation appropriation of 1868 "annual memberships, reported by Secretary, $12,910 51 2,000 00 5,000 00 1,187 50 117 00 167 00 150 00 300 00 .... 66 Feb. 10. By payments to date, per schedules annexed: premiums, &c., at winter meeting, A.... premiums and other liabilities of previous $125 30 years, B................. 1,480 92 salary of Dr. Asa Fitch, Entomologist, C.. 1,187 50 "salaries and traveling expenses, C....... 6,020 75 Carried forward $8,764 47 Brought forward Feb. 10. By library and museum expenses, D.. $8,764 47 330 65 66 incidental expenses, E 829 67 66 postage account, F 497 34 66 printing and stationery account, G............. 1,044 95 "abortion investigation account, H... premiums and premium expenses, State Total disbursements ... United States bonds on hand. 6,139 85 734 47 5,673 96 5,648 03 $29,663 39 15,701 50 1,976 46 Total..... $47.341 35 We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts and compared the same with the vouchers therewith presented, and find the same to be correct, and that all the payments have been fully vouched for. Also, that we have had exhibited to us the securities above mentioned, and the bank book showing the balance above stated. Premiums, &c. at Annual Meeting. Feb. 14. E. S. Hayward, premiums, per voucher 1. A. E. Van Allen, premiums, per voucher 6.... Hertz & Bro., use of chairs, per voucher 10.... 3.50 Albany papers, bills of advertising, per voucher 11 Total..... 13 80 3 00 $125 30 SCHEDULE B. 1868. Premiums and other liabilities of previous years. Feb. 12. D. M. Main, in full of Buffalo fair contract, voucher 1.... S. R. Earls, Buffalo expenses, voucher 2. E. W. Stewart, Buffalo expenses, voucher 8.... H. voucher 10..... Nov. 25. J. Corbin, Buffalo premiums, voucher 11................ Dec. 4. John D. Wing, Buffalo premiums, voucher 12.. 1869. Jan. 15. J. T. Disney, Buffalo expenses, voucher 13.... Total.... $1,055 00 100 00 25.00 10 00 1 50 750 136 57 25 00 11 30 6205 3.00 25 00 25.00 $1,430 92 1868. SCHEDULE C. Salaries and Traveling Expenses. April 7. Dr. Asa Fitch, Entomologist, voucher 1..... 1869. $312 50 312 50 312 50 Jan. 9. Dr. Asa Fitch, Entomologist, voucher 4..... 250 00 Total, Dr. Fitch.... $1,187 50 1868. Feb. 27. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, $333 00 March 27. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 6..... 333 00 April 30. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 7... 333 00 May 29. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 8.... 333 00 July 2. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 9..... 333 00 July 30. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 10.... 333 00 Aug. 29. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, voucher 11.... 333 00 Carried forward... $2,331 00 1868. Brought forward............. Sept. 24. B. P. Johnson, salary Secretary and Clerk, Oct. Dec. voucher 12..... S. R. Earls, Clerk, voucher 13.... 1. B. P. Johnson, Secretary and Clerk, voucher 16. Dec. 29. B. P. Johnson, Secretary voucher 17................. 1869. Feb. 1. B. P. Johnson, Secretary, voucher 20.... $2,331 00 250 00 · 83 00 250 00 83 33 333 00 250 00 83 33 86 34 ....... 250 00 $4,000 00 1868. Dec. June 1. L. H. Tucker, salary Treasurer, voucher 21.. 400 00 voucher 22... $99 68 Feb. 13. B. P. Johnson, Library account, voucher 1... $4 00 100 00 25. 00 May 14. X. A. Willard, Library, article for Transactions, voucher 4.... 50 00 July June 23. M. C. Mordoff, Library, books, voucher 5 D. G. Elliott, Library, book, voucher 7..... 35 00 5.00 10 60 Carried forward $229 60 |