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have lain dormant. At each succeeding meeting, the members find 

 themselves more and more ready to speak out their views upon such 

 subjects as may come before them — hence, a full and unreserved inter- 

 change of opinions take place, and any who find they are pursuing a 

 wrong and costly mode of farming, immediately begin to change to 

 the better and more profitable method, and in this way find themselves 

 well paid for the time spent at the Club. 



The Club continues to increase in numbers and in interest — it is like 

 the bee that has found where the honey is — when he gets a taste of it, 

 he is sure to return, bringing others with him. 



It will be noticed that no such office as Treasurer exists in this Soci- 

 ety ; there being no funds, and none required, a Treasurer would be a 

 useless appendage, therefore nothing of the kind is known in the So- 

 ciety. 



The officers elected at the fii-st annual meeting, were : — 



For President — 0. J. Smith, of Howell. 



For Secretary — W. A. Buckland, " 



The present oflicers of the Society, who were elected at the second 

 annual meeting, are — 



President— N. G. Isbell, of Howell. 



Secretary — E. N. Fan-child, of Marion. 



Howell, April 10, 1854. 



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