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Resolved^ That the following persons be the delegates to repre- 

 sent Washington county in said convention : Asa Fitch, J. T. 

 Masters, J. McDonald, and the President, (J. M. Stevenson,) and 

 Secretary, (Leroy Mowry,) of this society. 



Officers for I8b3. — Milo Ingalsbee, President; LeRoy Mowry, 

 EecordiDo; Secretary; James S. McLonahL Assistant do.: Rev. 

 E. H. Newton, Corresponding Secretary. 



■WAYNE. 



Report of E. N. Thomas, Pkeside^t. 



This county held two fairs, one at Wolcott, Sept. 21st and22d, 

 and at Palmyra, Sept. 28th and 29th. The show compared well 

 with former exhibitions. The stoct cattle shown were mostly of 

 the Devon variety, with their grades. Matched and single horses, 

 and colts were on hand, among which were fine specimens of 

 Sampsons, Harveys, Consternations, Morgans, Normans &c.; a fine 

 display of working oxen, was exhibited at Wolcot. There is a 

 growing interest among the farmers of Wayne county, to obtain 

 and rear fine stock, and much attention for the last f?w years, 

 has been paid to this branch of our asjricultural interests, the re- 

 sult of which is, tliat fine specimens of horses, cattle, sheep, swine 

 and poultry, can be shown, wliich will ])e a credit to the county, 

 and gratifying to its farmers. Great interest was manifested at 

 the plowing matches, and jnnch more attention of late has been 

 waked up to this subject. TiioroHgh and deepplowing is becom- 

 ing the order of the day, and a better system of farming is becom- 

 ing fashionid)le, as the county is improving in its railroads, canals, 

 plank roads and highways: it is witli pride that our farmers fix 

 up tlieir buihlings and fences, yards, (.rnamental trees, and being 

 the banner county fur fruit, in this de})artnient our motto is 

 ^- onward and upward" to perfection. The sliipping iijples are 

 well known in the eastern and southern ntarkets, and duly ap- 

 preciated. In the domestic manufactures «nd meclianical 

 branches of business, we are stendily progressing, and inprovement 

 in machinery fur farming purposes, is rapidly on the advance. 



