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your motto, to take precedence in this matter of the other States, and 

 to show them an example worthy of imitation. Why should you not 

 advance as far and as fast in agriculture as you have in commerce ?" 



It is hoped that these suggestions will be appreciated by our society, 

 and that no effort will be omitted that can lead us on to the accomplish- 

 ment of a work which would redound so much to the interest as well 

 as the honor of our society and State. 



Many valuable communications have been received for publication, 

 and the society are under great obligations to the writers, for their 

 contributions to the Transactions of our society. The papers which 

 are submitted for publication, it is believed, will not be less interest- 

 ing than those heretofore published. 



In October last, Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Howard, of the Cultivator, and 

 myself, attended the annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Soci- 

 ety for the promotion of Agriculture, at Worcester. We were received 

 with all that cordiality and kindness so eminently characteristic of 

 the farmers of New-England. Every attention was shown us that 

 could have been desired. The exhibition was creditable, not only to 

 that noble society, but one from which much might be learned valu- 

 able to our own. 



The order and regularity with which all their proceedings were 

 conducted, is worthy of all praise. Their social meetings, at which 

 an interchange of sentiments among farmers was had, were very in- 

 teresting ; and the example thus given, it is hoped, may be imitated 

 successfully in New-York. 



It is a matter of encouragement, that an increasing interest in the 

 subject of agricultural education is abroad among the farmers of our 

 State. The subscriber has had many inquiries from different parts of 

 the State, from intelligent gentlemen desirous of information as to 

 the time of the commencement of our agricultural school. It is to 

 be hoped that another year will not be permitted to pass without 

 having a school established, that will afford to the sons of the farmers 

 that instruction which is so much needed to fit them for all the vari- 

 ous duties which will soon be devolved upon them. 



The subscriber is aware that he has very imperfectly discharged the 

 duties of the office which he has held, and which have been so ably 

 discharged by his predecessor, for several years. He has the conso- 

 lation, however, of having devoted his best energies to the advance- 

 ment of the interests of the society, and he closes up his labors with 



