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unoccupied and uncultivated. Oui* Fair has been but a faint shadow of 

 what it is destined to become ; and yet it goes far to exhibit the energy 

 which characterizes the settlers of this region. 



" There were entered, in competition for premiums, about two hundred 

 and fifty different articles ; embracing a very large portion of the various 

 products of the farm. 



"An Address was delivered, extemporaneously, on the first day of the 

 Fair, by Edward Daniels, Esq., of Ceresco. The Address was able and 

 interesting ; and made a good impression upon the agricultural portion 

 of our community. 



" The Board of Directors hesitated for a long time, as to the expediency 

 of holding a Fair the present year. The want of funds, the unprepared 

 state of the public mind, and the uncertainty of success ; the difficulties 

 which have surrounded the farmers of this region for some years ; and 

 the entire absence of special efforts for preparation, were reasons that 

 weighed heavily against the apparent practicability of the enterprise. The 

 days were named, not without fears for its success. The result, how- 

 ever, shows that the conclusions of the directors were right, for the Fair 

 exceeded, beyond all comparison, their most sanguine anticipations. 



" The receipts of the Society, since its formation, have been 886 82, 

 and the expenditures have been about the same amount." 



IOWA. 



No report has been received of the proceedings of the Iowa County- 

 Agricultural Society, during the past year, and it is believed that but 

 little has been done by it towards carrying out the ends of its forma- 

 tion. 



JEFFERSON AND DODGE. 



Watertowx, December 6, 1852. 



Dear Sir : — A notice appeared in the Watertown papers, for two or 

 three weeks previous to the 18th day of February, 1852, requesting- 

 the farmers and mechanics of the counties of Jefferson and Dodge to 

 meet on the day named, in the village of Watertown, for the pur- 

 pose of forming an Agricultural Association. At the meeting, the 

 attendance was meagre. Some four or five farmers appeared froia 



