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order to secure a full attendance, and a complete exhibition from 

 our own State; and that the best interests of the Society, can 

 alone be promoted by the selection of a later period for the exhi- 

 bition. 



Among the items of the past year, which added largely to the 

 expenses, was the trial of implements, premiums, and expense?, 

 $1,295.08, which will not be required for the present year, and 

 it is presumed not to the same extent at least, for some time to 

 come. The premium list of last year, gave very general satis- 

 faction, and it is not suggested to make any material alterations 

 in it, except to retrench in particular departments, which may 

 be considered too high as compared with others. 



To ensure complete success in our exhibitions, the farmers and 

 mechanics of our State must enlist their entire energies, and it 

 cannot be doubted, that such efforts will be put forth the present 

 year, as shall be creditable to the State, and which will exhibit 

 the onward progress which is making in every department of in- 

 dustrial effort. 



The Annual Fair at Utica. 



The twelfth annual fair of the Society, was held at the city of 

 Utica, on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th September, and exhibited 

 throughout its entire continuance, the great interest which our 

 citizens feel in this* truly great occasion, for the display of the 

 improvements, the ingenuity, the industry, and scientific attain- 

 ment of every class of our citizens. The attendance was large, 

 showing that there was no diminution of interest from former 

 years, and had it not been for the causes before alluded to, there 

 can be little doubt that it would have been as fully attended as 

 on any previous occasion. 



The Chief Magistrate of the State, as he had on a former occa- 

 sion, and as his predecessors had done, honored the fair by his 

 attendance. The list of distinguished guests, embraced our 

 State officers, many of the members of both Houses of the Legis- 

 lature, and delegations more numerous than on any former occa- 

 sion, from the Canadas, many of the States of our Union, and 



