552 [Assembly 



The advantageous purchase and location of permanent grounds 

 and buiklings for our annual fairs, has infused new energies into 

 the society. The grou:id extents up to the track of the Troy 

 and Boston railroad, thus affording greatly increased facilities 

 for carrying stock and goods to and from the fair. The por- 

 tion of ground enclosed by the buildings is about 250 by 285 feet. 

 The main building is 77 by 125 feet, 24 feet posts, very high in 

 the center, allowing for the display of carpets, oil cloths, and the 

 like. There is one two-story brick building, 34 by 54 feet; one 

 shed, 160 by 22 feet ; one do, 110 by 23 feet; one do, 77 by 23 

 feet; one 250 by 12 feet; one 1 J stories, 42 by 15 feet. There is 

 a large cistern in the open space, fed through pipes from a never- 

 failing' spring, on the hill east of the grounds. The build- 

 ings are substantial, and kept in good repair, ensuring protection 

 to articles, of whcitever texture, from injury by the accidents of 

 weather. Ample ground for pasturage or other w^ants of the 

 county or State society, in the imaiediate vicinity of the grounds, 

 can always be had at a trifling expense. In view of all the facts 

 and circumstances, in connection with the new impulse they have 

 given the society, we feel confident that nothing but the fickleness 

 of the elements can prevent our future annual exhibitions, both 

 in amount and interest, from being far ahead of the best we have 

 yet seen or known. * 



The display of fruits, vegetables, and other products of the 

 farmer at the recenX county fair, although not as good as we have 

 seen, was still a very creditable one, considering the very unfa- 

 vorable season for such productions, owing to the long continu- 

 ance of extra dry weather. The display of cattle and horses was 

 a good one ; that of mechanic al and manufactured articles pretty 

 "good. 



. The unfavorable weather alluded to, discouraged preparation 

 for competition for the premiums on field crops ; and as you will 

 see by the minutes of tlie annual meeting herewith annexed, but 

 little emulation was excited ; two exliibitions of buckwheat, one 

 of flax, and one of potatoes. All of which is respectfully submit- 

 ted. 



WM. HAGEY, Secretary. 



