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the State, the farmers of the other parts of the State did not 

 forget their brethren of the North. 



There assembled at Watertown a large number from all quarters, 

 of those old, long- tried and cherished friends of the Society, whose 

 attachments for the good cause, and sympathy with it, have grown 

 with its growth and strengthened with its strength. The people 

 of the north came in crowds, and the exhibition, wiiich as a 

 whole, has not been excelled, has left an impress upon the farmers 

 of the north which will not be lost. 



The show of Stock was remarkably good, and in some depart- 

 ments never equalled. The display of horses, as w^as expected, 

 was of a very high order. Sheep and swine w^ere exhibited in 

 large numbers, and of remarkable excellence. The machinery 

 and implement department excelled any previous exhibition, and 

 new machinery of very great promise for the farmer w^as shown. 

 The dairy department, was of superior excellence, surpassing 

 in extent any previous fair, and showed a creditable advance 

 in quality. The ladies' department, notwithstanding the unfa- 

 vorable weather, was well filled with useful and attractive articles. 



The last two days of the fair, when the w^eather became favor- 

 able, exhibited a most gratifying spectacle; at least twenty-five 

 thousand persons were present each day, and showed what would 

 have been our success if the whole four days had been pleasant. 



Oar receipts were lessened by the severe rains, and unpleasant- 

 ness, and consequent interruption of public and private convey- 

 ances, as judged, by the receipts of the two last days, by more than 

 four thousand dollars. This loss, however, ought not to be at- 

 tributed to the location, nor to any lack in the facilities provided 

 by our friends of Jetferson county. 



Tliis, gentlemen, in connection with the reports which have 

 been read to you, will, I hope, show clearly the results of our 

 labor for the year; and that the succeeding one may be one of 

 still greater success and prosperity, is my most earnest wish. 



The .flgri cultural Interests — I do not propose to give you a dis- 

 sertation on practical farming. So much has already been said 

 on tlie subject, tliat anything which I might offer, would be of 

 but littk' value to the practical farmer. What I want is to see 

 the farmers of this great State place themselves where they pro- 



