643 



The President was appointed a committee to correspond with Dr. 

 Goadby, and endeavor to secure a course of lectures by him, to be de- 

 livered at this place, under the auspices of this Society, at some time 

 during the winter. 



It was ordered that $400 of the fund from the county bo applied on 

 first payment of purchase of show grounds. 



No entries having been made for premiums on farm crops, and no 

 further business appearing before the executive board, the meeting wag 

 adjourned to the second Monday in March, 1856, at 1 o'clock P. M. 



The Secretary would here add, that from the Treasurer's report, and 

 from accounts audited, it appears that the Society has received funds, 

 during the fiscal year now closed, as follows, to wit : 



For memberships, entrance fees, and rent from refreshment 



stands,.. $559 41 



Amount voted by Board of Supervisors for Society, 576 36 



Retail profits on premium books, _ 26 15 



Total, $1,161 93 



The expenses incurred, for the same time, have been : 



For lumber and posts, to fence show grounds, &c., $243 98 



" labor in grubbing and grading the grounds and building 



fence, &c., 134 74 



" police and gate tending, 22 50 



" Secretary's expenses, services, clerk hire, &c., 45 00 



" blank books and Treasurer's box, 6 89 



" printing show bills, tickets, and advertising, 22 75 



" books at wholesale price, to pay part premiums, 51 60 



" payment of premiums, 263 23 



" amount of premiums yet unpaid, 20 25 



Making a total of expenses of $820 91 



Which, after the payment of $400 on purchase of grounds, and the 

 payment of outstanding premiums, will leave indebtedness of the So- 

 ciety, $79 24. 



The executive board, when they feared — from the necessarily large 

 and unusual expenses incurred by the fitting up of the new show 

 gTounds — to have a large indebtedness left upon their hands, are cheered 



