310 WISCONSIN AGRICULTUEE. 



IOWA COUNTY. 



To THE SeCRKTARY OF THE VVlSCONSI.V StATE AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY. 



Sir: — In conformity with my duty as Secretary of the Iowa 

 County Agricultural Society, I beg leave to submit the following 

 report : 



In July 1 851, at the Court House in Mineral Point, the first 

 Iowa County Agricultural Society was organized. At that 

 meeting H. F. Leffingwell was elected President, and Gen. 

 Wji. R. Smith, Secretary of the Society. Articles of Associa- 

 tion were agreed upon, and a premium list was adopted. On 

 the lOth and 11th of October, 1851, the First Annual Fair was 

 held at Mineral Point, and an address was delivered by Hon, 

 C. C. Washburn, and premiums were awarded. 



At a special meeting held September -Ith, 185'3, Hon. L. W. 

 Joiner was elected President, and Genr. W]\r. P. Smith re-elected 

 Secretary of the Society. 



For reasons unknown to the undersigned, from that date the 

 Society ceased to exist. 



Through the exertions of the Hon. H. M. Billings, a Mass 

 Convention was convened at the Town Hall in Dods-eville, on 

 the 26th of June, 18.56, for the purpose of establishing perma- 

 nently an Iowa County Agricultural Society. 



The meeting was fully attended, and the following ofl&cers of 

 the Society were elected : 



Hon. H. M. Billings, President; S. Hendy, Hon. L. Ster- 

 ling, Hon. L. W. Joiner, Vice-Presidents ; G. Messersmith, 

 Recording Secretary ; L. H. D. Crane, Corresponding Secretary; 

 P. Eddy, Treasurer. 



Town Committees were appointed, and a Constitution was 

 adopted. 



At a meeting held at Dodgeville, on the 21st of August, 1856, 

 a premium list, and committees of awards and regulations were 

 agreed upon. 



On the 1st and 2d days of October, 1856, the First Annual 

 Fair of this Society was held at Dodgeville. A large collection 



