At a meeting of a large number of the Inhabitants of the County of Ontario, held at the Court-House in the village of Canandaigua, on the 18th February, 1819, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of establishing an Agricultural Society in said County, The Hon. JOHN NICHOLAS was chosen Chairman, and MYRON HOLLEY, Clerk.
Resolved unanimously, That an AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY be constituted, to be composed of such of the inhabitants of this County as shall sign the roll of the Society, or that which shall be hereafter kept to their respective towns, under the direction of the officers of the Society, and who shall pay on signing the same, a sum not less than One Dollar, and One Dollar in each succeeding year.
Resolved unanimously, That there shall be appointed by the present meeting, a President, five Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer and one person from each town in the County, who shall be managers of the concerns of the Society in all respects, until the appointment of other officers, at the annual meeting for that purpose.
Whereupon it was moved and carried that the Hon. JOHN NICHOLAS, be
President of the society,
WILLIAM WADSWORTH, 1st Vice-President;
DARIUS COMSTOCK, 2d Vice-President;
PHILETUS SWIFT, 3d Vice-President;
GIDEON GRANGER, 4th Vice-President;
MOSES ATWATER, 5th Vice-President
JOHN GREIG, Secretary, and
THOMAS BEALS, Treasurer.
And that the following be the Managers in the respective towns, viz:
| Canandaigua - Thaddeus Chapin Phelps - Thaddeus Oaks Penfield - Daniel Penfield Lima - Mathew Warner Benton - Truman Spencer Geneseo - William H. Spencer Victor - Isaac Marsh Italy - Timothy Barnes Lyons - William Patten Farmington - Jonathan Smith Avon - William T. Hosmer Sparta - William M'Cartney Palmyra - David White Groveland - William Fitzhugh Rush - Anthony Case Brighton - Oliver Culver Richmond - Gideon Pitts |
Perinton - Simeon Bristol Milo - Benedict Robinson Henrietta - Jacob Stevens Naples - Joseph Clark Livonia - Ruel Blake Williamson - Jacob W. Hallett Middlesex - David Sutherland Seneca - John Collins Sodus - Enoch Morse Bloomfield - Clark Peck Gorham - John Price Mendon - Timothy Barnard Bristol - George Codding Pittsford - John Hartwell Jerusalem - George Brown Ontario - Jona. Boyington Springwater - Alvah Southard |
. . . by which the following premiums were awarded:
| On Tillage |
|
| Baize Baker, of Bloomfield, for best
specimen of wheat, 68 bushels |
$ 12.00 |
| Timothy Buell, of Bloomfield, for two
best acres of Indian Corn |
10.00 |
| Alexander Proudfit, of Seneca, for two
next best acres of Indian Corn - 130 bu. 24 lbs. |
8.00 |
| Harry Steele, of Canandaigua, for 3d two
best acres of Indian Corn - 130 bu. |
6.00 |
| Thomas Vincent, of Bristol, for the
greatest quantity, and best Tobacco - 1025 lbs. |
8.00 |
| The committee remarked that Mr.
Buell's crop of corn was raised on
land improved for 22 successive years; a proof of the durability
as well as the productiveness of our country. |
|
| On Ploughing |
|
| Cyrus Gates, of Gorham, for best
Ploughing |
10.00 |
| James W. Vincent, of
Bristol; 2d best Ploughing |
7.00 |
| Jeremiah Dillingham, of Farmington; for
3d best Ploughing |
5.00 |
| Samuel Drown, of Canandaigua, for 4th
best Ploughing |
3.00 |
| On Horses |
|
| Ralph Gregory, of Seneca, for the best
Stud Horse, kept in the county for six months past |
15.00 |
| Jonathan Buel, of Bloomfield, for the
best Stud Horse, raised and owned in the county |
10.00 |
| On Cattle |
|
| John Collins, of Seneca, for the best
Bull |
15.00 |
| Eber Norton, of Bloomfield, for 2d best
Bull |
8.00 |
| Elias Beach, of Bloomfield, for the 2
best Milch Cows |
10.00 |
| Heman Chapin, of Bloomfield, for the 2d
best Milch Cows |
6.00 |
| Leander Crittenden, of Seneca, for the
best pair of year-old Steers |
10.00 |
| Heman Chapin, of Bloomfield, 2d best
pair of 3-yr-old Steers |
8.00 |
| Uriah Briggs, of Bristol, 3d best pair
of 3-yr-old Steers |
5.00 |
| Abner Adams, of Bloomfield, for best
yoke of working Oxen |
10.00 |
| George Lee, of Bristol, for next best
yoke of working Oxen |
5.00 |
| On Sheep |
|
| G. L. Nicholas, of Seneca, for the best
fine-fleeced Ram |
5.00 |
| George Doods, of Seneca, for the best
Ram, reference to carcass |
5.00 |
| G. L. Nicholas, of Seneca, for best 3
Ewes, fine-fleeced |
5.00 |
| John Scoon, of Seneca, for best 6 Ewes,
reference to carcass |
5.00 |
| On Swine |
|
| Thomas Gooding, of Bristol, for best
male Swine |
5.00 |
| Asahel Boughton, of Victor, for 2d best
male Swine |
3.00 |
| Elias Beach, of Bloomfield, for best Sow
and Pigs |
5.00 |
| Jacob Thorn, of Canandaigua, for 2d best
Sow and Pigs |
3.00 |
| On Butter |
|
| Noah Ashley, of Richmond, for the best
firkin Butter - over 50 lbs. |
7.00 |
| Mrs. Martha Norton, of Bloomfield, for
2d best firkin Butter |
5.00 |
| Zachariah Seymour, of Canandaigua, for
3d best firkin Butter |
3.00 |
| On Domestic Fabrics |
|
| Anson Munson, of Bloomfield, for best
twenty yards woolen cloth |
9.00 |
| Lemuel Chapin, of Bloomfield, for 2d
best twenty yards woolen cloth |
7.00 |
| Mrs. Martha Norton, of Bloomfield, for
best 20 yards Flannel |
6.00 |
| Benjamin Gauss, of Bloomfield, for 2d
quality Flannel |
5.00 |
| Miss Laura Chapin, of Canandaigua, for
best 20 yards carpeting |
8.00 |
| Miss Rhoda Walbridge, of Canandaigua,
for 2d best 20 yards carpeting |
5.00 |
| Miss Rhoda Walbridge, of Canandaigua,
for 3d best 20 yards carpeting |
3.00 |
| William Utley, of Phelps, for best four
pair worsted Stockings |
3.00 |
| Mrs. Lucina Cooley, of Canandaigua, for
best 20 yards Worsted Bombazette |
15.00 |
| Mrs. Freeman Atwater, of Canandaigua,
for 2d best 20 yards Worsted Bombazette |
10.00 |
| James Harland, of Farmington, for 3d
best Worsted Cloth |
6.00 |
| William Utley, of Phelps, for best 15
yards Pressed Flannel |
7.00 |
| Mrs. Hervey Steele, of Canandaigua, for
2d best Pressed Flannel |
5.00 |
| Abner Adams, of Bloomfield, best pair
Rose Blankets |
7.00 |
| Charles Webb, of Bloomfield, best Cotton
and Woolen Coverlet |
5.00 |
| James Harland, of Farmington, 2d best
Cotton and Woolen Coverlet |
3.00 |
| Royal A. Wheelock, of Bloomfield, for
best 20 yards Bleached Linen |
8.00 |
| Mrs. Thomas Vincent, of Bristol, for 2d
best 20 yards Bleached Linen |
6.00 |
| William Wykoff, of Gorham, for 3d best
20 yards Bleached Linen |
4.00 |
| Pardon Arnold, of Farmington, for 4th
best Bleached Linen |
2.00 |
| Robert Taft, Jr., of
Bloomfield, best Linen Diaper 7-8 wide |
8.00 |
| Eber Norton, of Bloomfield, best Linen
Diaper 3-8 wide |
3.00 |
| Miss Susan Aikin, of
Richmond, for best Grass Bonnet of growth of county and imitation
of Leghorn |
6.00 |
| Mrs. Eunice Miller, of Canandaigua, next
best Grass Bonnet |
4.00 |
| Miss Ann Cooley, of Canandaigua, for
best Straw Bonnet |
4.00 |
| Miss Ann Parkhurst, of Gorham, for 2d
best Straw Bonnet |
2.00 |
| Miss Sarah Hayes, of
Gorham, (specially) for 3d best Straw Bonnet |
2.00 |
| Lemuel Babcock, of Gorham, for a piece
of Bed Tick |
2.50 |
| Lemuel Babcock, of Gorham, for a
Cassimere Shawl |
2.50 |
| Mrs. Ann Chipman, for fine Hearth Rug |
2.50 |
| Mrs. Moses Atwater, of Canandaigua, for
fine Hearth Rug |
2.50 |
| Noah Ashley's Family, of Richmond, for
the greatest quantity of useful articles manufactured within itself
since the last Anniversary, and by females, from
Wool, Flax, Cotton and Tow |
10.00 |
| Mr. Ashley's exhibit
states, cloth manufactured, 429 1-2 yards, 23 pair socks, 10 pair
woolen stockings, 2 pair cotton stockings, 23 pair woolen mittens,
and one pair of coverlets. On this branch of manufactures, Mr.
Wm. Utley's family competed with much credit. |
|
| On Mechanical Products |
|
| N. G. Chesebro, of Canandaigua, for the
best Fur Hat |
4.00 |
| N. G. Chesebro, of Canandaigua, for the
best Wool Hat |
2.00 |
| Isaac Legore, of Canandaigua, two best
Potash Barrels, for exportation |
3.00 |
| Asahel Boughton, of Victor, for 2 best
Provision Barrels |
2.00 |
On Stud Horses - Nathan Morgan, Victor; Samuel Greenleaf, Canandaigua; P. W. Dickey, Phelps.The Address will be delivered by William H. Lamport, of Gorham, who accepts the invitation of the Executive Committees, and has given his consent to deliver the same. We hope the Farmers of this county will not fail to attend to hear it.
On Matched and Single Horses - Zacharia Longyor, Richmond; Welcome W. Herendeen, Farmington; Staats Green, Gorham.
On Mares with Colts by her side, and 1 year old Colts - Elijah K. Mattison, Hopewell; Russell M. Rush, Farmington; George Gooding, Bristol.
On two and three year old Colts - Timothy Buell, jun., East Bloomfield; Ambrose Worthington, Canandaigua; Jesse Cost, Hopewell.
On Bulls - Cyrus Gates, Gorham; Gideon Pitts, Richmond; Joseph Williams, East Bloomfield.
On Steers - Myron H. Adams, East Bloomfield; Perez Hathaway, Farmington; Horatio Sisson, Bristol.
On Heifers - Charles Shepard, Canandaigua; Dan Pratt, Hopewell; Rufus Humphrey, Victor.
Cows and Calves - William Ottley, Phelps; Joel S. Hart, Hopewell; Lorenzo Hathaway, Farmington.
Working Oxen - Jasper C. Peck, West Bloomfield; James L. Monier, Naples; Chester Osborn, Gorham.
On Saxon Sheep - Josiah Porter, East Bloomfield; Hiram Pitts, Richmond; William Sutherland, Canandaigua.
On Merino Sheep - George Rice, East Bloomfield; John Lapham, Farmington; Rowland H. Dennis, Canandaigua.
On Swine - Wilmarth Smith, Farmington; Thayer Gauss, East Bloomfield; Benjamin F. Gage, Canandaigua.
On Superintending Plowing - Jonathan Buell, East Bloomfield; Joseph Garlinghouse, Richmond; Jonas M. Wheeler, Canandaigua.
Award Premiums on Plowing - George Cayward, jun., Hopewell; Chas. B. Meek, Canandaigua; Myron H. Adams, East Bloomfield.
On Carpets, Flannels, and Cloths - Amos Bronson, East Bloomfield; William Antis, Canandaigua; John L. Dox, Seneca.
On Butter - Robert L. Rose, Richmond; John A. Granger, Canandaigua; Elias Cost, Phelps.
On Cheese - James Lyon, Canandaigua; John V. E. Vedder, Seneca; Seth Lee, East Bloomfield.
On Mechanics - Levi Brockelbank, Canandaigua; Azariah Bickford, Victor; John D. Alger, Richmond.
On Fruit - Joseph Fellows, Seneca; Z. Barton Stout, Richmond; William Deming, East Bloomfield.
On Articles not enumerated - Mark H. Sibley, Canandaigua; Lodowick C. Fitch, West Bloomfield; E. Fitch Smith, Seneca.
Committee Publication - George Willson, 2d, Canandaigua; Jacob J. Mattison, Canandaigua; Geo. L. Whitney, Canandaigua.
Committee of Arrangements - Edward P. Parrish, Stephen Saxton, John Reznor, Gideon Granger, Abner Antis, Justus H. Sanger, H. K. Sanger, Marvin Beeman, Jonathan K. Wells, Camp Kelsey, Ebenezer Hale.
Marshal - William Blossom.
The following were the names of the officers of the Ontario
Agricultural Society in 1822. We find them in the pamphlet
containing
the Address of Mr. Burrall.
Nathaniel Gorham, President; Amos Hall, 1st Vice
President; Jacob W. Hallett, 2d Vice President; Nathaniel
Allen,
3d Vice President; Moses Atwater, 4th Vice President;
Richard M. Williams, 5th Vice President; John Greig, Secretary;
Thomas Beels, Treasurer.
TOWN MANAGER
Jesse Miller, Isaac Vanorman, Canandaigua; David M'Niel,
William Ottley, Phelps; Henry Ruff, Wm. Clark Jr., Italy;
Peter Smith, Jonathan Smith, Farmington; Jacob Lobdell, Ira
Seymour, Victor; Wm. H. Adams, Silas Patten, Lyons; George
Crane, Calvin Bradish, Palmyra; Gideon Pitts, Noah Ashley, Richmond;
Morris F. Sheppard, Ab'm P. Vosburgh, Milo; Orren Green,
Abiel Thomas, Middlesex; Orland W. Stevens, Daniel Arms, Sodus;
Thomas D. Burrall, George Coward, Seneca; Aaron Younglove,
Lemuel Morse, Gorham; George Codding, Joseph Wilder, Bristol;
Joel Dorman, Erastus Cole, Jerusalem; Joseph Clark, Stephen
Watkins, Naples; Russel Whipple, David Eddy, Williamson;
Heman Chapin, Charles Webb, Bloomfield; Luther Filmore,
Henry
S. Whitmore, Ontario; William Babcock, Elijah Spencer, Benton;
Peter Mitchell, Nicholas Howland, Manchester; James
Birdseye,
Elisha Higbee, Hopewell.
No. 1 Archibald BlackMessrs. Parker of the Gazette and Atwill of the Courier, were re-elected Secretaries, and Phineas Prouty, Jr., re-elected Treasurer.
No. 2 Wm. Wright
No. 3 Thomas Vartie
No. 4. Wm. Johnson
President - Col. Thomas VartieAnd the following persons to act with above elective officers as Executive Committee:
Vice Presidents - Geo. Dakin, H. G. Otis, Paul F. Bill, C. Probasco
Treasurer - Isaac Shimer
Secretary - S. H. Parker
Dist. No. 1 - J. S. Lewis, S. S. Cobb, H. L. SuydamOn Mr. Vartie's taking the Chair, Mr. Newkirk moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Johnson for the able, diligent and faithful manner in which he had performed his duties as President during the past year. The motion was unanimously adopted.
Dist. No. 2 - Dr. J. Beattie, Geo. Armstrong, J. K. Cromwell
Dist. No. 3 - Chas. Rice, T. W. Hall, M. S. Reed
Dist. No. 4 - Wm. Johnson, L. A. Page, Ami Whitney, Jr.
President - Edward Bronson of East Bloomfield.
Vice Presidents - Billings T. Case, Bristol; Chas. S. Shepard, Canandaigua; Andrew Cone, East Bloomfield; Lewis Peck, Phelps; Robert Chapin, Hopewell; Jedediah Dewey, Manchester; James O. Sheldon, Seneca; Orren J. Herendeen, Farmington; Jared H. Boughton, Victor; George Otley, South Bristol; Wm. H. Lamport, Gorham; Perez Pitts, Richmond; E. F. Leach, West Bloomfield; Westbrook Hoppaugh, Canadice; James Covill, Naples;
Corresponding Secretary - Gideon Granger.
Recording Secretary - J. Albert Granger, Jr.
Treasurer - John H. Morse.
TOWN COMMITTEES
Bristol - Orestes Case, F. T. Hicks, Elias Jones.
Canadice - D. D. Hoppaugh, A. W. Austin.
Canandaigua - H. N. Jarvis, John B. Cooley, Luther C. Bates.
East Bloomfield - Stephen B. Dudley, Harley Hamlin, Alfred Park.
Phelps - H. H. Dillingham, W. W. Gates, Sylvanus Burtis.
Hopewell - Clinton Watkins, James H. Knapp, Walter Marks.
Gorham - Addison Stearns, Joshua Washburn, Thomas Bell.
Manchester - W. H. C. Redfield, Joseph H. Dewey, Hiram Rockerfeller.
Seneca - John Post, Wm. Johnson, John Scoon.
Farmington - Lyman G. Lapham, Lindley W. Smith, John Thomas.
Victor - William D. Dickerson, Jerome Hill, Truman Dryer.
South Bristol - Shotwell Powell, Dennis W. Pierce, David Coy.
Naples - L. W. Clark, D. D. Reemer, Joseph Parker.
Richmond - Wm. B. Pitts, John Ogden, Charles H. Mason.
West Bloomfield - William Pillsbury, Cadwalader Hawes, Jasper C. Peck.
President - Seymour H. Sutton
Vice-Presidents - J. B. Johnson, D. D. Remer
Treasurer - James L. Monier
Secretary - Volkert O. Hart
Executive Committee - E. Wells, H. Maxfield, James Covell,
O. W. Levalley, L. Hotchkiss and L. Story
| President - William Johnson of Seneca Vice-presidents - Bristol - Billings T. Case Canandaigua - Charles E. Shepard East Bloomfield - Edward Brunson Phelps - Sylvanus Burtis Hopewell - M. W. Hanna Manchester - Jedediah Dewey Seneca - Paul F. Bell Farmington - L. G. Lapham Victor - Peter S. Bonesteel S. Bristol - Shotwell Powell Gorham - Henry Metcalf Richmond - Perez R. Pitts W. Bloomfield - E. F. Leech Canadice - A. W. Austin Naples - E. Hamlin |
Corresponding Secretary - William H. Lamport of Canandaigua Recording Secretary - George N. Williams of Canandaigua |
Town Committees -
Bristol - O. Case, F. J. Hicks, E. Jones
Canadice - W. Hoppough, D. D. Hoppough
Canandaigua - A. B. Cooley, J. J. Hanna, J. S. Hickox
E. Bloomfield - S. B. Dudley, H. Hamlin, W. Carter
Phelps - N. Oaks, Cooper Sayre, J. Ridley
Hopewell - R. Case, J. S. Cone, W. Marks
Gorham - Joseph Woodard, Harvey Stone, Hiram Harkness
Manchester - W. H. C. Redfield, J. H. Dewey, Sylvester Benham
Seneca - John Thone, William Rupert, Isaac Van Ostrand, Jr.
Farmington - Joseph Hathaway, John Osborn, Germond Ketchum
Victor - W. C. Dryer, Hiram Ladd, Henry Dryer
S. Bristol - George S. Ottley, John Rickettson, W. O. Covel
Naples - J. W. Clark, D. D. Remer, Joseph Parker
Richmond - J. Ogden, Perez R. Pitts, E. H. Mason
W. Bloomfield - J. H. Ainsworth, Josiah Taft, W. Baker, Jr.
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