2S4 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



advisable for this Board (there being many other things needed of 

 more importance) to recommend any legislatiol: on the subject at this 

 session. 



D. A. Faiiieaxks, Chab'man. 



Report ox Topic Xo. 6. 



The committee to whom was referred the subject of inquiring into 

 the expediency of the Board recommending the time on which the 

 several Agricultural Societies should hold their annual fairs, hava had 

 the same under consideration, and report : 



That we find that many of our county shows have been held upon the 

 same day, and that this was quite generally the case with those which 

 were adjoining each other, or their location ande:;sy access was such, 

 that if they had been held at different times, many of the farmers of 

 one society might have attended the fair of the other, and thereby 

 have received the benefit of two or more of these exhibitions instead 

 of one. 



We deem it important that our county exhibitions should be so ar- 

 ranged, that the fair of one will not conflict with those in the immediate 

 vicinity, or those where there are tha best facilities for visiting each 

 other for the purpose of examining and comparing the diff"erent im- 

 provements made through the encouragement of the several societies. 

 Our local societies seem to be aware of the advantage that might be 

 derived from ifolding their fairs upon different days, for we understand 

 that many of them are now endeavoring to make arrangements to 

 avoid this evil, and the committee would recommend that the Board 

 take no further action upon the subject than to recommend to the 

 several societies, that whenever it is practicable, they avoid holding 

 their exhibition in adjoining societies upon the same day. 



Isaac W. Bkittox, Cliairman. 



Repokt px Topic No. 7. 

 The committee appointed " to inquire whether it would be expe- 

 dient for this Board to recommend to the Legislature the appointment 

 of a special commission, to inquire into the cause or causes which 

 hinder the more rapid settlement of the State lands, and report to the 

 next Legislature," report, that this Board recommend to the Legis- 

 lature to mak2 the appointment as above specified. , 



Hexuy Little, Chairman. 



