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Elijah Pounds, of Linton township. 

 Ransom W. Bentley, of Prairie Creek township. 

 John Weir, of Honey Creek township. 

 Thomas McCulloch, of 8ugar Creek township. 

 James W. Shepherd, of Fayette township. 

 The society also adopted a constitution and by-laws agreea- 

 ble to the rules and regulations of your honorable Board. 



The society did not deem it expedient to hold a fair during 

 the past fall, and therefore no awards were given for im- 

 provements in agriculture and household manufactures, &c. 

 Several meetings of the society have been held, and from 

 the spirit manifested, it promises well to be useful. 



These meetings were for the purpose of securing a perma- 

 nent organization; as the sickness that generally prevailed 

 at the time the society was organized, prevented it from ac- 

 complishing more than was accomplished, and it is trusted 

 that this will be received as a satisfactory report. 



This society will contribute largely to develope the rich 

 resources of the county within its jurisdiction, and during 

 the next year, we will be able to comply fully with our duty. 

 k would have been a source of pleasure for this society, 

 to have furnished you with a statement of the principal kinds 

 of agriculture productions of this county, the aggregate 

 amount of the same, the average yield per acre of the prin- 

 cipal crops, the value or current price of the products in 

 market, the place where sold, and other information, as 

 would have enabled you to have prepared a statistical table, 

 in which this county would receive justice, as in reports here- 

 tofore made, her resources have been depreciated. 



Respectfully submitted: 



GEO. HUSSEY, President. 

 H. W. Ali-en, Secretary. 



