LINCOLxN CO. AG. AND HORT. SOClEri: 



This Society held its fourth Annual Show and Fair at Thom- 

 aston, on the 1st, 2d and 3d days of October, 1856. 



The exhibition seems to have been a fine one and highly sat- 

 isfactory, the animals and articles presented, being in very 

 considerable numbers, (one town team consisting of thirty-throe 

 yokes of fine oxen,) and also of choice quality. There were 

 awarded in premiums : 



On neat stock, ..... $^5 00 



horses, . . . • • . 25 00 



dairy products, . . . • . 25 00 



grains and vegetables, . • . . 38 00 



fruits, . . . . . ' . 16 00 



sheep and swine, . • • . 13 00 



manufactures and miscellaneous, . . 94 00 



$256 00 

 Besides gratuities and books ? 



Tlie Sccretar}', Pr. B. F. Buxton, of Warren, writes as fol- 

 lows : — ''The Society is in a prosperous condition, and the 

 interest in it, is increasing in Lincoln county, and the exhibition 

 of cattle, fruit and dairy products shows conclusively that our 

 farmers and orchardists are giving much more attention to their 

 business, working to better advantage, and in many instances 

 instituting a series of useful experiments, and carefully noticing 

 the results. The influence of the Society has been to call at- 

 tention particularly to manures and suh-draining. We may 

 reasonably expect, that in a very' few years, under a well reg- 

 ulated system on the ptirt of the State, valuable statistics may 

 be obtained. The present form of returns being entirely new, 

 many farmers and even mechanics, are unprepared to answer 

 the questions, but should the present form be continued witli- 



