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iences, which we bad tlattered ourselves were more than ample, quite 

 too inadequate and inconvenient. 



In the afternoon of the last day the throng listened with marked 

 attention to a plain and practical extempore address by the Hon. 

 Charles E. Stuart, of Kalamazoo. It was a valuable address, and the 

 Society most sincerely regret that Mr. Stuart's business engigements 

 were so urgent as to prevent him from writing it out for publication 

 and distribution. 



The following extract from ray predecessor's report of the occasion, 

 as published in our county papers, will speak for itself, and will show 

 somewhat of the good time then and there enjoyed by those present : 



The order of the proceedings on the third day was very nearly 

 as follows : 



First — The reception of a procession, very long and wide, from the 

 city, at about 1^- o'clock P. M., which very materially added to the funds 

 of the Society. 



Second — Music by the Grand Rapids Band. 



Third — The annual address by Hon. Charles E. Stuart, of Kal- 

 amazoo. The address was plain and practical, abounding with good 

 common sense. And if those farmers who have rather poor fences 

 had been there, ('/ was there, were not some of you, brother farmers ?) 

 they would have gone home resolved on fixing up their fences and 

 building better ones; (I did, did not some of you?) The speaker 

 thought that fences looked much better on their own foundations than 

 on the necks of horses and cattle. He urged upon farmers the im- 

 portance of keeping the best of stock, and keeping it well, and by all 

 means to avoid crosses. 



He urged farmers not to neglect seeding down their land. Seed it 

 down by all means, even if it takes the last cow to buy the seed — the 

 trade would be a good one. In putting out fruit trees he urged them 

 to select the best. It was just as easy to raise good fruit as poor, and 

 much more pleasurable and profitable. It cost no more to raise a good 

 peach than one that was nearly worthless — the same might be said of 

 other fruits. 



But I may do injustice to the speaker should I attempt further to 

 give his opinions and remarks on the various subjects connected with 

 agriculture and domestic duties. At the close of *he address, no doubt 



