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ing all of these obstacles, the judges hesitate not to give as their opinion, 

 that peaches to compare in size, in soundness, and in richness, were 

 never yet exhibited at any fair. Of these too many were seedlings, 

 no less than eight very fine varieties of the latter having been presented 

 by one person. And here the judges deem it their duty also to state, 

 that of seedling peaches, two specimens were exhibited, not, however, 

 for competition ; one by S. S. Bailey, and the other by George Kendall, 

 of peculiar excellence ; and that they must soon become favorites with 

 peach growers. Among the kinds exhibited for premiums were Craw- 

 ford, late Melacoton, Lemon Cling, and Mammoth Cling. In conclu- 

 sion, the judges beg leave to add that the result of this exhibition has 

 demonstrated that the Grand River Valley is the region of country not 

 only for the finest of wheat, but for the finest of fruit, that can be culti- 

 vated in the temperate zone, and indeed for almost the finest of every 

 thing that can strengthen and make glad the heart of man. 



F. H. CUMING, 

 WM. I. BLAKELEY, 



G. M. BARKER, 



Committee. 



The President and Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of 

 Act No. 18, of Session Laws of 1855, certified to the County Clerk of 

 the raising of 8400 by the Society for the encouragement of agricul- 

 ture and its kindred arts, which certificate was laid before the Board of 

 Supervisors of Kent county, at their atmual session in October last. 

 The Supervisors considered the subject, and very generously awarded the 

 Agricultural Society the full benefit of the act, as will be seen by the 

 following extract from their proceedings : 



The committee to whom had been referred the petition of the oflScers 

 of the Kent County Agricultural Society, submitted the foUowing re- 

 port: 



To the Board of Supervisors of Kent county: 



Your committee to whom was referred the matter of the petition of 

 the Kent County Agricultural Society, beg leave to report : 



That having given the subject duo consideration, they have arrived at 



