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The Society held a fair at Rochester on the 7th day of October, 

 which was well attended by farmers from the adjoining counties and 

 Canada. 



During the session of the Legislature for 1841, a law was passed 

 giving a bonus of $8,000 to the different counties, in proportion to 

 their population, on condition of their raising, in each county, an 

 equal amount — the share of the county of Monroe being $194. 



In consequence of the passage of this law, the Genese^ Agricultu- 

 ral Society, by a vote of the members, changed the name to that of 

 the Monroe County Agricultural Society, and restricted its limits to 

 the county. 



The Society was well supported, and had a brilliant and successful 

 exhibition and fair on the 15th and 16th days of October, 1841. A 

 spirited and eloquent address was delivered before the Society by E. 

 Darwin Smith. Esq. 



The annual Fair of the Society for 1842, was held at Rochester, 

 on the 25th and 26th days of October. It was numerously attended 

 on both days, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather and the 

 badness of the roads; affording the most conclusive evidence of the 

 increasing interest felt by our farmers in the success of the Society. 

 Of the address, it is sufficient to say that it was delivered by Rev. 

 Henry Colman, and was listened to by a large and attentive audi- 

 ence, with the deep interest which his efforts for agriculture never 

 fail to excite. 



A meeting of the Society was holden at the Arcade in Rochester, 

 on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1843. The attendance was good, and the So- 

 ciety was fully organized for the year ensuing, by the choice of the 

 following gentlemen as officers: 



ROSWELL HARMON of Wheatland, President. 



Wm. Garbutt of Wheatlandj ) 



E. Darwin Smith of Gates, > Vice Presidents. 



Wm. C. Cornell of Henrietta, 3 



H. M. Ward of Rochester, Recording Secretary. 



L. B. Langworthy of Greece, Corresponding Sec'y. 



C. F. Crosman of Rochester, Treasurer. 



Committee of Management for the year 1843. 



George Sheffer, Wheatland, Mills Landon, Ogden, 



Nathaniel Harwood, Brighton, John H. Robinson, Henrietta, 



George C. Latta, Greece, Alfred Fitch, Riga, 



Caleb K. Hobbie, Irondequoit, A. Baldwin, Clarkson, 



E. H. Barnard, Mendon, T. P. Root, Sweden, 



Jacob Strawn, Chili, David M. Smith, Rush. 

 Gideon Ramsdell, Perinton, 



The reports of the committees on Grain and Vegetable Crops, and 

 on samples of Wheat, were then made to the Society, and the pre- 

 miums awarded. These reports with the statements of the several 

 claimants, will be found annexed, omitting only some of the certifi- 



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