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rated by the last Legislature, the North Washington with grounds at 

 Princeton and embracing the territory of that section of the county, 

 including the cit}' of Calais ; and the Androscoggin Valley in North 

 Eastern Oxford Count}^ embracing Canton, Dixfield and vicinity. 

 These societies have "all the rights and privileges of other incorpo- 

 rated county societies." 



The State Agricultural Societ}' held its annual exhibition at Lew- 

 iston, September 21-24. No report of its transactions has been 

 made public. The receipts from the exhibitions are large, 3'et the 

 liabilities of the Society are heavy. 



The Eastern Maine Societv held its exhibition at Bano^or in con- 

 nection with the New England Agricultural Societ3% August 31 and 

 September 1-3. The exhibition was full and the receipts heav^'. 



The transactions of the State Pomological Societ}' will be found 

 appended to this report and give full details of its work for the 

 year. 



The institute work of the Board of Agriculture has been conducted 

 in the usual manner. Ever}' institute held for the year has been 

 under the direct supervision of the Secretary. The members of 

 the Board have been drawn upon for a large part of the needed aid, 

 and lectures and papers have also been given by other competent 

 men in the State. In addition to these services expert authorities 

 from other States have been empWed to give lectures on their 

 specialties. The institutes have been well attended and there is a 

 call for much more work of the kind than is now provided for. 

 The principal lectures and papers given before the institutes will be 

 found in this report. 



