STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 645 



From memberships and tickets sold at the fair, $390 00 



Amount on hand at time of fair, 113 41 



$503 41 

 By payments for premiums and expenses, 400 70 



$102 71 



This Society has been merged into a new Society, organized 

 under tlie act of 13th April, 1855, by filing certificate in the 

 county clerk's office, and with Secretary of State, on 20th day of 

 October, 1856. 



Officers: — President, Timothy C. Bailey; Secretary, H. S. Gofif; 

 Treasurer, A. Thomas, and six Directors. 



0. M. BARBER, President. 



OSWEGO. 



The annual fair was held at Mexico, Sept. 17th, 18th and 19th. 

 The annual address was delivered by Harvey Palmer, President 

 of the Society. The number of people in attendance was far 

 more numerous than at any previous exhibition. The show of 

 horses, cattle, sheep and swine was most creditable to the county, 

 and in every department the exhibition was such as to do great 

 credit to the farmers and mechanics of the county. 



The Society was re-organized under the act of 1855, and the 

 fairs located at Mexico, and commodious grounds secured for the 

 purpose. 



The receipts in 1856 from members and admissions was 

 §1,287.33, larger than at any former fair, and the entries 470 in 

 excess of those of 1855. 



The county of Oswego possesses a soil eminently adapted to 

 grazing and dairy purposes, and is amply su])plied with pure 

 water, an important desideratum in this branch of Agriculture. 

 Butter and clieese will be the great staple of the county, which 

 under good husbandry cannot fail to enrich, rather than impov- 

 erish the soil. It is believed that the same amount of capital 

 invested in dairying in tins county will give more profit than in 

 the wheat-growing region of Western New- York. 



[A^. Trans. J ii ^ 



