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is much yet to do to obtain those results wbicli will insure success. We 

 refer you to those scientific experiments with the soil which shall in- 

 crease its capacity for producing more in quantity, and better in quality. 



Your Committee are aware of the difficulties that so often present 

 themselves to many of our farmers with limited means and scarcity of 

 help, with almost unbounded acres to look after and care for. But 

 while these difficulties meet us, we may keep constantly in view the 

 great object before us, and if we cannot command the means or help tc^ 

 bring up all of our acres, we may sell some of them, or we may lease 

 them to nature until they shall have obtained a little rest; and in the 

 meanwhile, we may be bringing to and replenishing the remainder. 



Your Committee very much regret the cause, whatever it may have 

 been, that should have influenced our Board of Supervisors to cut'down 

 our annual appropriation for the coming year over one half, believing, 

 as we do, that it is not only reasonable, but that it is^for the best inter- 

 ests of the county that a liberal appropriation be made. 



Your Committee would further report, that the citizens of Hillsdale 

 have leased for ten years ten acres of ground, and fitted up the same 

 substantially for the benefit of the Society, on which toehold their fairs. 

 We refer you to the Treasurer's Report for a statement of the finances 

 of the Society. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



LEWIS EMERY, 



Chairman^,. 

 F. M. HoLLowAY, Secretary. 



Dated, Hillsdale, Jan. 26th, 1856. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Hillsdale County 

 Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — For the third time I am called upon to report the finan- 

 cial condition of your Society. It is with much pleasure that Ido it, 

 and it is increased from the fact that the Treasury is still full and over- 

 flowing. 



RECEIPTS. 



April 17, 1855. Cash on hand, $358 00 



Oct. 11, 12, and 13. For 6G8 membership tickets, 334 OO 



