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of successful contributors on crops, and other improvements, 

 or any copies of addresses on agriculture. The society has , 

 fair prospects of success and promises much usefulness. 



Corn, pork, tobacco, oats and wheat are the leading pro- 

 ducts of the agricultural portion of said county. The aggre- 

 gate amount of these cannot now be correctly given, for the 

 reason already stated. Corn is now selling in the markets of 

 said county for about twenty-five cents per bushel ; pork for 

 about four dollars per hundred ; tobacco for three dollars and 

 fifty cents per hundred; oats for about twenty cents per 

 bushel, and wheat for about fifty cents per bushel. 



The foregoing articles or products are principally sold at 

 Harrisonville, Mt. Pleasant and Natchez, in said county; 

 some small amounts at Dover Hill and other trading points. 



JEREMIAH McBRIDE, 

 President of the Mai'tin 



County Agricultui'al Society, 



MONROE COUNTY. 



REPORT OF THE MONROE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 To the President of the State Board of Agriculture : 



The undersigned respectfully submits the following report: 

 1. Of the Society. — The Monroe County Agricultural; 

 Society was formed about two years ago; but in August 

 last, its constitution was changed so as to conform to the^ 

 requisitions of the State Board. Its organization is of a two- 

 fold character; first, to collect statistical and other informa- 

 tion, from which the annual report is to be made to the State 

 Board ; and second, to discusss agricultural questions. 



