No. 112.1 513 



^ PUTNAM. 



. B. P. JoHKSON, Es:i., Seer eta y^ &c : 



Dear sir — Agreeably to t>.e requisions o^ the "Act for the pro- 

 motion of agriculture," I have the honor to lay before you, a re- 

 port of the proceedings of the Putnam County agricultural Society 

 during the year ending December 1852, 



Balance on hand per last account, §273 60 



Cash for memberships and subscriptions . . .^. 206 50 



Amount of cash proceeds of fair, 114 93 



Cash of State Treasurer, SS'-OO 



|633 03 



Amount paid for premiums, winter meeting, §12 50 



Amount paid for pemiums at fair, 140 98 



Amount of iucidental expenses, 60 95 



^ g214 43 



Balance in hands of treasurer, , • $418 60 



THOS. B. ARDENT, 



President. 



The condition of the finances of the society says all that is ne- 

 cessary for the success of our association. That is to say our far- 

 mers are evidently convinced that action in some direction has 

 become necessary, which is certainly one great point attained, but 

 we have only commenced marking time, in the next all import- 

 ant step, as to the manner and in what channel to direct these 

 accumulated energies. Autlientic agricultural statistics are now 

 our greatest need. Without them we can d»> nothing, with them 

 we have a tuundation to build upon and I trust your committee 

 will move in tliis question to some cflicient purpose, for we are 

 impatient for a sound move. The funds of the society could not 

 certainly be more legitimately appropriated than to aid in this 

 i^reat end. 



THOS. B. AKDEX. 

 . [Ag. Tr. '53] II II 



