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half mile track to show our horses; and two rows of pens for the 

 diiferent kinds of stock, through the middle of our grounds. 

 Our fair grounds are in the town of Ghent, about one-fourth of a 

 mile from the village of Chatham four corners, or from the rail- 

 road depot. 



At the annual meeting of the Society, held on the 6th day of 

 September, the Society re-organized under the statute of 1855, 

 and the following gentlemen were elected officers of the society : 



President, E. W. Bushnell, of Hillsdale, and five vice-presi- 

 dents; Secretary, J. D. Shufelt, Ghent; Treasurer, L. D. Gifford, 

 Chatham four corners. 



The financial condition of our Society is as follows : 



Receipts : 



To amount received by subscription, §852 00 



To amount received on the days of the fair, of members 



and admission at gate, 1,681 57 



In hands of treasurer at date of last report, 69 37 



$2,602 94 

 Expenditures : 



To cash paid for premiums as per vouchers, $512 00 



To cash paid for the first payment of the fair grounds 



to Mr. Samuel Eullis, 800 00 



To cash paid for building and fencing and preparing 



the fair grounds, 1,283 39 



$2,595 39 

 Balance in the hands of treasurer, ^1 55 



The annual address was delivered to a large assemblage of 

 farmers and farmers' sons and daughters, in our large building 

 upon the fair ground, by M. Sanford, Esq., of Hudson. 



ELISHA W. BUSHNELL, President, 



Hillsdale^ Dccemher 30, 1856. 



