FRANKLIN COUNTY SOCIETY. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Secretary's Report. 



The past has been a remarkable year ; the farmer has found his 

 crops suffering from drought at one time and again deluged with 

 water, thus obstructing all farm operations. There was a larger 

 breadth of toost crops put in than in years past. Wheat has 

 yielded well, amply repaying the farmer. Corn is poor — in some 

 places a complete failure. A corn-canning factory having been 

 located here, many of our farmers engaged in the production of 

 sweet corn with profit. Hay perhaps never was better and was 

 well secured. There has been an abundance of feed, but cattle 

 have done poorly. 



Our Annual Show and Fair was to be held October 5th, 6th and 

 7th, but by the reason of the freshet we found ourselves at that 

 time without communication with the outer world. This caused 

 an adjournment to the 19th, 20th and 21st. The exhibition of 

 stock on the first day was creditable, though not what it would 

 have been had the travelling been good. The day was cold and 

 attendance small. 



The second day the display of horses was good, the Knox breed 

 taking the lead. The trot in the afternoon drew out a good attend- 

 ance. 



The exhibition at the Hall of fruit, vegetables and dairy products 

 was fully up to past years. 



The third day was pleasant and attendance very large. The 

 Address at 11 o'clock A. M., by R. P. Thompson, Esq., of Jay, 

 was listened to with marked attention. ^ 



The articles in the Ladies' Department in number and value 

 were never excelled by- any show in the county, and it was ac- 

 knowledged by all that the ladies have made this the most inter- 

 esting department of our exhibition. 



Amount of premiums offered, $504 ; amount of premiums 

 awarded, $338. 



P. P. Tufts, Secretary. 



