516 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The second annual fair was held October 6th and 7th, 1869. The number 

 of entries for premiums this year was 306. Hon. Sanford Howard, then secre- 

 tary of the State Board of Agriculture, delivered the address. This second 

 fair was fully up to the anticipations of the most sanguine. 



The officers elected were as follows : 



President — George Parmelee. 



Secretary — E. Hatch, Jr. 



Treasure! — D. C. Leach. 



Members of the Board of Directors — Henry Monroe, S. Rushmore, Richard 

 Orr, E. L. Sprague, A. B. Dunlap, C. A. Hanuaford, I. N. Carpenter, Rev. J. 

 Pettitt, L. Judson, Hugh Miller. 



The third annual fair was held October 5th and 6th, 1870. Like its prede- 

 cessors it was a success. Number of entries, 247. Mr. George Parmelee, the 

 president of the society, delivered the address. Officers were elected as 

 follows : 



President — Perry Hannah. 



Secretary — R. Hatch, Jr. 



Treasurer — R. W. Bagot. 



Vice-President — H. H. Noble. 



Board of Directors.— \^. H. Fife, T. Wynkeep, R. Knight, G. C. Lull, A, 

 B. Dunlap, Rev. G. Thompson, W. S. Hubbell, T. M. Walkly, T. J. Thorp. 

 Call, Sr. 



No fair was held in 1871. The fourth was held October 2d and 3d, 1872. 

 It was more successful than any of its predecessors. In fact, it may be re- 

 marked of the fairs of this society that they indicate, from year to year, the 

 general development and growth of the country. Nearly twice as many peo- 

 ple attended the fourth fair as had been present at any previous one. Mr. 

 Parmelee delivered the address. The officers elected were as follows ; 



President — J. G. Ramsdell. 



Secretary — L. H. Gage. 



Treasurer — P. Hannah. 



Board of Directors — H. "W. Curtis, J. Pulcipher, H. H. Noble, R. Knight, 

 G. Thompson, J. Porter, L. W. Case, L. Judson, H. Miller, H. B. Sturtevant, 

 A. T. Kellogg, D. Reeder. 



The fifth annual fair was held on the 10th, 11th, and 12tli days of October, 

 1873, in connection with the October meeting of the State Pomological So- 

 ciety. It far exceeded any previous fair in the number of entries, the number 

 of people in attendance, the cash receipts, and the general interest manifested. 

 These results were largely owing to the fact of the State Pomological Society 

 meeting with us. 



The following is a list of the officers elected ; 



President — H. W. Curtis. 



Secretary — L. H. Gage. 



Treasurer — T. T. Bates. 



Board of Directors — R. Knight, A. Campbell, L. W. Case, L. P. Judson, J. 

 S. Dixon, A. Buttars, J. K. Gunton, W. W. Bartlett, A. T. Kellogg, U. V. Hill, 

 J. Lee, 0. H. White, W. Reeder, J. J. Pollard. 



Thus far the Society has been more successful than its most sanguine friends 

 and projectors ventured to hope. That the fairs have been worth to the coun- 

 try a great deal more than they have cost, no intelligent person will deny. 

 The benefits predicted from such an organization have been more than realized. 

 Its mission is not yet ended. 



