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The exhibition of poultry was very extensive, and of the finest 

 kinds. Our tent (the society own one 30x75 feet,) was literally 

 crowded to overflowing with the products of the dairy, the 

 garden, the mechanic's shop and the work of fairer hands .This 

 part of the exhibition proved universally satisfactory notwith- 

 standing a small charge was made for entrance to it. 



In the afternoon of the second day, an appropriate and practi- 

 cal address was delivered before the society by Prof. Gurdon 

 Evans, after which the awards of the judges were read, and the 

 congregated multitude dispersed amid the very best feeling. 



The annual meeting of the society was held Jan. 11th, 1853, 

 at which the following list of officers were elected: President, 

 Thomas R. Gorton ; first vice-president, Andrew Babcock ; sec- 

 ond vice-president, Stephen Hoxie • recording secretary, John T. 

 G. Baily; corresponding secretary, A. L. Saunders; treasurer, 

 Luke Hoxie; Executive committee, Hosea B. Clark, Horace Bab- 

 cock, Winthrop Allen, Gerrett Scott, Samuel H. Burdick, David 

 P. Curtis, Tillinghast Gorton, Joseph Lamb, Alexander W. Deni- 

 son. 



The funds of the society are as follows : 



Cash on hand from last year, , » $51 92 



Keceived interest on the same, 2 59 



'5 



Receipts for the year 1852, 276 60 



$331 11 

 Expended for premiums &c., 243 97 



$87 14 



Received for membership for 1853, 5 00 



Donation, 1 00 



Balance in the treasury, $93 14 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



A. L. Saunders, Cor. Sec. 



