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clover. Considerable of the crop was, however, injured in quality by 

 the frequent wettings it received before it was fully cured for housing. 

 The best of our weather was at and about harvest time. Oats were 

 unusually good. Corn, also, was better than an average. Buckwheat 

 and millet, too, were unusually exceDent. Potatoes were planted in 

 great abundance, and gave large yields. In some localities, particu- 

 larly on tenacious soils, or highly manured ones, and more especial- 

 ly with late planted ones, the rot prevailed. The prices have ruled 

 lower than for several years previous. Two shillings was the fall price. 

 Now they command three. Owing to the ravages of the fly, wheat 

 was sown much later than usual. However, I think its ravages were 

 not so serious, even in the earliest sown fields, as the previous autumn. 

 Generally, considering the time of sowing, our wheat came into winter 

 quarters in good condition. 



TIMOTHY E. WETMORE, 

 Secretary Kent Co. Agricultural Society. 

 North Cameron, Kent Co., Mich., January 28, 1856. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Executive Board met on the 10th inst., at the store of W. S. 

 H. Welton & Co., at 1 o'clock P. M. 



Present, a goodly number, among which the utmost good feeling 

 prevailed. After the reading and adoption of the minutes of last 

 meeting, the Board proceeded to fill the corps of Counsellors, when the 

 following persons were appointed : 



Hiram Rhodes, Ada; John Colton, Alpine; Smith Lapham, Algo- 

 ma; D. C. McVean, Bowne; P. D. McNaughton, Caledonia; Seth 

 Lockwood, Courtland; James Dockeray, Cannon; H. H. Holt, Cas- 

 cade; Wm. Hendriek, Gaines; L. S. Scranton, Gratton; O. H. Foote, 

 Grand Rapids city ; Kendall Woodward, Grand Rapids town ; Sheldon 

 Ashley, Oakfield; Henry Seymour, Paris; Wm. M. Wylje, Sparta; 

 H. C. Jackson, Tyrone; Henry Hall, Plainfield; A. R. Hoag, Ver- 

 gennes ; Geo. L. Knight, Walker. 



The Secretary reported additional by-laws, which, on motion, were 

 adopted. 



