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point may here be named for the benefitg which are derived from 

 it. Allusion is here made to the quiet decorum of the thousands 

 who listened devoutly to the sincere offerings of praise and. 

 thanksgiving for the happiness, abundance and eijoyments lavish- 

 ed upon the people of the county. This grateful homage was fol- 

 lowed by an address from Mr. Martin Barton, of Romulus, a far- 

 mer who tills and manages his own farm of 200 acres. The ad- 

 dress was eloquent and sound, intended to impress upon the 

 agriculturists of our whole county the necessity for higher scien- 

 tific attainments, and a more elevated, moral, social and political 

 standard for this class of farmers. Such addresses, delivered with 

 the zeal and force of a man who feels the value of a farmer^s life, 

 cannot fail to inculcate lessons which must yield abundant fruit. 



The introduction of tile-draining finds increased favor, from the 

 now apparent profitable results derived by those who first adopt- 

 ed it. New machines for making drain tiles have been erected, 

 and the tiles can now be manufactured at a cheaper rate. 



The county society is prosperous ; rich in the zeal of its mem- 

 bers and of the inhabitants generally, and consequently rich in 

 the funds necessary to meet all proper expenses. The treasureHd 

 report exhibits a statement terminating with the year 1852, as fol- 

 lows : 



Receipts and Expenditures . 



Balance in treasury per last report, ^1 36 



Cash received from Treasurer of the State, 74 00 



received from members, previous to the fair,. . . 667 00 



received for admissions during the fair, 550 29 



received for use of a tent on the ground, 10 00 



received for materials sold (less a loss for a spu- 

 rious note), IM 66 



Total receipts, $1 ,3G7 31 



Cash paid fur premiums former winter meeting,. ... $10 00 

 paid premiums at autumn fair, . 357 50 



