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tee, the Corresponding Secretary, and Coleman Younger, a member of 

 the Board, to visit such localities as they deemed best in the interest 

 of the Society. The Board, in their annual report to the Society, 

 speak of the effect of this action on the fair : 



The officers of the Society felt assured from the reports of their visiting committee, from the 

 information gained through the press and other sources, that the fair would be one of the best 

 and most largely attended that the Society had ever held. In this respect they have not been 

 disappointed. * ■'■■' * If the fairs continue to increase in interest and the 



«xhibitions gi'ow in dimensions in the future as they have done in the'past, very great addi- 

 tional accommodations, both at the stock grounds and the Pavilion, will soon become necessary. 

 The Pavilion, though greatly enlarged and improved of late, is still inadequate to the wants of 

 the Society. The Board was compelled to discourage the full horticultural exhibition that 

 would otherwise have been made at the last fair, for want of necessary and suitable space. 



The Sacramento Union, after the fair, expressed the almost univer- 

 sal sentiment in the following extract from an editorial : 



The general summing up of opinion is that the exhibition is worthy so fair a country, and a 

 great improvement on any preceding one. The fair as an exhibition of mechanical arts and 

 agricultural progress of the State, gives general satisfaction. This year, for the first time, the 

 horse and the race did not attract overwhelming attention. The cattle show occupied the fore- 

 most place, and it fairly won that jalace through distinguished merit. 



President Reed, in the opening address, attributed a good share of 

 the success of this fair over its predecessors to the friendly aid of the 

 district and county societies throughout the State: • 



From these organizations and their cooperation in the future we are warranted in expecting 

 important assistance in developing the many and varied resources, of the State. Though this is 

 the first time in which their cooperation has been secured and systematized, yet we may point 

 to the magnificent exhibition at the present State Fair as one of the first fruits of such organi- 

 zation and cooperation. 



Whole receipts of the year, including State appropriation of $5,000, 

 were$46,133_55; expenses, $47,531 16. 



The twentieth annual meeting of the Society was held at the. Pavilion 

 on the 22d of January, 1873. At this meeting R. S. Carey of Sacramento, 

 and C. F. Reed of Yolo, were put in nomination for President of the 

 Society. Mr. Reed declined to be a candidate and withdrew his name. 

 A vote of thanks by the Society to Mr. Reed was passed. The Secre- 

 tary was then instructed to cast the vote of the Society for R. S. Carey, 

 and he was unanimously elected. Frederick Cox of Sacramento, M. 

 D. Boruck of San Francisco, and Marion Biggs of Butte, were elected 

 for the full term of three years; and T. L. Chamberlain to fill the 

 unexpired term of R. S. Carey. 



At a meeting of the Board it was decided not to elect a Correspond- 

 ing Secretary. Robert Beck was elected Secretary, and R. T. Brown 

 Treasurer. On motion of Director Younger, the following resolution 

 was passed by the Board : 



Resolved, That this Board, apj^reciating the services of Mr. I. N. Hoag as Corresponding Sec- 

 retary during the last year, and other services rendered to bring the fairs to their present high 

 position, therefore the Board tender him their thanks for his able and efficient services. 



The fair for 1873 was set to commence September 15th and continue 

 six days. The premium list was amplified and enlarged this year in 

 many of the departments, particularly for live stock. The fair 

 showed the good policy of the Board in this respect. There were 

 more thoroughbred horses on exhibition than ever before, and the 

 increase showed a large percentage of California bred colts of good 



