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a new business to our committee and officers this year, and this 

 must be our apology for this neglect. Our first fair was held at 

 Malone, on the 6th and 7th days of October last. It was regarded 

 as an experiment here, but it has succeeded beyond our most 

 sanguine expectations. Our list of premiums was necessarily- 

 small, because of the uncertainty of raising funds. In this res- 

 pect, however, we succeeded much better than we expected. We 

 have paid off all our liabilities, and have on hand §278 to com- 

 mence the next year with. The fair was well attended from this 

 and adjoining counties, and Canada. The exhibitions in the va- 

 rious departments were highly gratifying for the first year. Our 

 farmers and mechanics were highly gratified with the fair. The 

 institution promises great usefulness to our county society, and I 

 think will fce well sustained. I cannot send you this year such 

 an account of our pri ;ceedings as would be desirable, but hope 

 hereafter to be better prepared to send you a more detailed report. 



SIDNEY LAWRENCE, President. 



GREENE. 



To the Executive Committee of the A^. Y. State Ag. Soc^ 



The undersigned. President of tlie Greene county Agricultural 

 Society, in pursuance of the statute, submits tlie following report ^ 

 That an agricultural cattle show and fair was held in Cairo, In 

 said county, on the 2()th and 21st days of September, 1852; there 

 was a fdir display of stock, and a large portion of it of fine quality. 

 The exhibition of sheep was large and excellent. 



The attendance at the exhibition was good, better than usual, 

 and ii very good S})irit seemed to prevail. Thei'e was not so many 

 articles entered fur preiniuiu as there has been in previous yeai*s, 

 owing to the severe drought, but the articles were such as to 

 merit general attention. The attendance at the fair was unusually 

 large, and the ailair went off in a very spirited and hnppy man- 

 ner. Much interest was added to the occasion by the address of 

 Mr. Smith. 



