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year. At such Exhibitions premiums are to bo awarJod by the several Commit- 

 tees to be appointed fur such purpose, for horses, cuttle, sheep, swine, jacks, 

 mules, farming implements, articles of home manufacture, crops, and the produc- 

 tions of the dairy ; miscellaneous articles not embraced under any of the above 

 heads, were also (-onstituted the subject of premiums at the discretion of the 

 Committees. The several rates of premiums in money were established, and the 

 distribution of diplomas and certificates was provided for. It was also determined 

 that for the second best of any article exhibited, a premium might be awarded at 

 the discretion of the Committees, consisting of an approved work on Agriculture. 



The same (Jcjmmittee also made report of the nomination of officers of the 

 Society, and the following named gentlemen were unanimously elected: 



Pi'esident, li. L. Loffingwell; Vice Presidents, Henry M. ]3illings, Levi Ster- 

 ling, Patrick O'Dowd, J(jhn Hand, Francis J. Dunn, George Goldthorp ; Treasurer, 

 Sauuiel Crawford; Secretjiry, William R. Smith. 



Provision was also made for the delivery of an Annual Address by some mem- 

 ber to be appointed by the Society. F. J. Dunn was aj^pointed to deliver the 

 first Annual Address. 



The meeting was then adjourned until the second Friday in October. 



On Friday, October 10th, 1851, the Society held its first semi-annual Fair 

 and Cattle Show, at Mineral Point ; the several Committees on eight classes of 

 premium articles were appointed. On five of these namely, 



1. On horses, jacks, and mules. — 2. On cattle. — 3. On sheep and swine. — 

 4. On farming implements — and 8. On miscellaneous articles. The several Com- 

 mittees made reports, awarding to the exhibitors, in the aggregate, the sum of 

 ninety dollars in money, and also several certificates of merit. The other three 

 Committees, namely — 5. On domestic manufactures. — 6. On crops — and 7. On 

 dairies ; did not report on account of the non-exhibition of articles coming under 

 these heads. 



At this Agricultural Fair there were sixteen competitors for premiums in the 

 first class, viz., horses, jacks and mules. Six competitors in the second class, viz. 

 cattle. One exhibitor in the third class, viz. sheep and swine. Three competitors 

 in the fouith class, viz. farming implements. Four competitors in the eighth class, 

 viz. miscellaneous ailicles. Several productions of the garden were exhibited, 

 and the Committee deemed all in this class entitled to certificates of merit. 



The Society then adjourned without day. 



It was a source of gratification to the friends of tha Society, and the citizens 

 generally, equal perhaps to the satisfa<"tion felt by all the members of the Asso- 

 ciation, to observe at this fii-st exhibition, the very numerous fine horses, mides, 

 and cattle, that appeared on the ground. The very superior stock of Durham 

 jsbort-horns, raised and cxliib'ifed by Mr. Joseph II. \'an Meter, of the town of 



