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REPORT 



OP THE KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICUL- 



TURAL SOCIETY. 



J. C. HoiMES, ^s({., Secretary Michigan State Agricullural Society : 

 Dear Sir — Enclosed, I send you the report of the proceedings of 

 our Society for the last year. I send you also a statement of the ex- 

 ports of Grand Haven, taken from the " Grand River Times," which 

 shows something of the business transacted in our beautiful valley. 

 Enclosed, I also send you the address delivered by the Rev. E. Prince, 

 before our Society. 



Yours, very truly, 



HENRY SEYMOUR, 

 Secretary Kent County A. and H. Society. 

 Grand Rapids, March 1st, 1854. 



LIST OF PREMIUMS, 



Awarded at the Fifth Annual Fair of the Kent County Agricultural 

 and Horticultural Society, held in the city of Grand Rapids, October 

 5th and 6th, 1853: 



Best stallion, J. T. Vantassell, $3 00 



2d " C.C.Norton, 2 00 



Best " over 2 and under 4 years old, C. C. Norton, 3 OQ- 



2cl " " " " John Elison, 2 00 



