220 BuKEAij OF Fakmeks' Institutes. 



in January must not be forgotten. Here the strongest men of 

 our State have met together for a common purpose, namely, that 

 of helping the farmer to a better condition in life. This is a 

 noble work, and it has been nobly done. 



At the present time it seems that this grand old organization 

 is on the wane. The State Agricultural Department has little by 

 little taken unto itself the work of the society until, to quote 

 from a leading agricultural journal, " last year there was nothing 

 left for the State Society but the management of the State fair.'' 

 Difficulties of a financial nature, which need not be mentioned 

 here, have also presented themselves. It is to be hoped that, 

 these difficulties passed, new work will be found and the New 

 York State Agricultural Society may again flourish as in days 

 of old. 



