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In conclusion, in behalf of tins Society I would thank the ladies who liave 

 participated in this exhibition for their presence and their co-operation with us iu 

 this, our peaceful and honorable pursuit ; we feel that their influence and efibrta 

 are indispensible to our success, and that the education of our daughters is of no 

 less importance than of our sons. And we appeal to mothers to strive to give 

 them an education at once. Solid, useful, and practical, that shall fully prepare 

 them to fill every appropriate station to which they may be called. This is em- 

 phatically a practical age, woman is restored to her natural rights, and is justly 

 esteemed the ornament and refiner of society, the companion and friend of 

 man. 



Her influence, although not acknowledged, has controlled the acts of man in 

 every age of the world ; in the days of chivalry she presided over the sports of 

 the tournament and bestowed the prize upon the successfid knight ; and at a still 

 earlier period the poet tells us 



"Tho world was sad, the garden was a wild, 



" And man, the hermit, sighed tiU woman smiled." 



RACINE. 



In this county a Society has been organized and several meetings held, but no 

 direct report has been received of its doings. A Fair was held during the passt 

 year, at which much enthusiasm was manifested, and the promise given that the 

 Society would be well sustained. 



ROCK. 



The Rock County Agricultural Society was organized at a meeting held under 

 a call for a convention of Farmers, to be held at Janesville, on Monday, January 

 6th, A. D. 1851, which call was signed by J. P. Wheeler, Esq. and Hon. Wm. 

 F. Tompkins. 



The meeting was organized by calling J. P. Wheeler, Esq. of La Prairie, to 

 the chair, and appointing Orrin Densmore, Esq. of Bradford, Secretary. 



The objects of the meeting having been stated in a brief address from the 

 chair, remarks were made by several gentlemen. 



On motion of C. C. Cheney, Esq. it was Resolved, that this meeting proceed 

 to form an Agricultural Society for the county of Rock. 



A Committee was thereupon appointed to draft a Constitution, which was 

 subsequently adopted, and the following officers were elected : 



President, J. P. Wheeler, Esq. ; Vice Presidents, Messrs. Wm. F. Tompkins, 



