WEST WASHIATITOX SOCIETY. 



The Secretary writes — 



"This Society now embraces 261 members, 81 new ones having 

 been added during the past year. 



Its Annual Exhibition was held at Jonesboro', on the 27th and 

 28th days of September. 



The attendance was quite large, notwithstanding the Aveather was 

 unfavorable, and a good deal of interest was manifested in the show. 

 Perhaps the exhibition of neat stock did not fully meet the expecta- 

 tions of those most interested in the Society, yet it was quite as good 

 as could be looked for under the circumstances, although not up to 

 that of last year. The show of horses was, on the whole, rather bet- 

 ter than that of last year. Some very fine family horses and draft 

 horses were on exhibition. I am very sorry to report no swine on 

 exhibition, but cannot think that interest in the improvement of 

 that class of animals is in any way abated. Very few sheep were 

 shown, and those of mixed breeds. Our Society is yet too young, 

 just in its infancy, for its influence on agricultural production to be 

 perceptible. There is a decided interest felt in the improvement of 

 the various classes of animals bred for domestic purposes, and the 

 Society is doing something to effect that. The past season has 

 been unusually dry, and the crops have generally suffered for want 

 of moisture. Farmers have realized not more than two thirds of their 

 usual crop of upland grass, while on the lowlands, meadows and in- 

 tervales, the crop has been about an average. Wheat, for a number 

 of years, has been nearly a failure. Oats and barley have done well. 

 More potatoes have been harvested in this vicinity this year than in 

 any season for fifteen years, and they have been but little affected 

 with the "rot." 



Jas. S. Bucknam, Secretary. 



