STATE AGKICULTUEAL SOCIETY, 



487 



thousands endured the inclemency of the pitiless storm from morning till 

 night, returning to their homes drenched, cold, wearied, and dispirited, and the 

 public interest iu the fair was dissipated. The fair, so far as the general pub- 

 lic were concerned, may be said to have ended with its first exhibition day. 

 The subsequent days, Friday and Saturday, Avere princii)ally devoted to fulfill- 

 ing the obligations of the Society to exhibitors, which important duties were 

 well and faithfully performed, as the subsequent tabular statement will show, 

 regardless of consequences to the Society. 



Without further remark upon tlie misfortune of bad weather or its disastrous 

 results to the Society financially, I submit in detail the material and financial 

 exhibit for the year. 



TABULAR EXHIBIT OF PREMIUMS OFFERED AND AWARDED. 



Statement of Number of Entries and Amount of Premiums Offered and Aicarded in each 

 Class, and a Summary of Premiums and Awards by Divisions. 



