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Monthly meetings were held for several months; called meetings were 

 held two or three times in the summer and fall of 1858. In 1859 the 

 Multnomah County Agricultural Society was organized, with Thomas 

 Frazier president, Albert Walling secretary. About this time the first 

 State fair meeting was held at Clackamas, a suburb of Oregon City; 

 W. H. Rector, president, Albert Walling, secretary. 



In 1858 the following agricultural societies were organized, and these 

 all meant largely horticultural societies: 



Corvallis, Benton County, October 13, a county fair with fruit dis- 

 play; A. G. Hovey, president, and E. M. Waite, secretary, 



Albany, Linn County, a fair, October 28, 29. 



Salem, September 5. 



Lane County, Eugene, September 11, 12; A. McMurry, president, E. 

 E. Haft, secretary. 



Yamhill County, McMinnville, October 27, 28. 



Jacksonville, October 25. 



A county fair at Eugene, October 9; president, W. S. Brock, secre- 

 tary, B. J. Pengra. 



These societies all inaugurated annual fairs, with competitive exhibits 

 of fruits, grain, and livestock. They did much to educate the people 

 and promote the fruit industry of the State, leading up to the perma- 

 nent establishment of the State Horticultural Society and State fairs. 



In 1861, October 1, 2, and 3, a State fair was held in Oregon City. 

 W. H. Rector was president, and Albert Walling, secretary. 



Marion County fair at Salem, September 11 and 12. 



Linn County, Boston fair, September 18 and 19. 



Umpqua Valley Agricultural Society Fair at Oakland, September 12. 



Yamhill County Agricultural Society and fair at McMinnville, Sep- 

 tember 24 and 25. 



Benton County Agricultural Society fair at Corvallis, October 3 and 4. 



Lane County Agricultural Society fair, October 9 and 10, Eugene. 



Washington County Agricultural Society fair at Hillsboro, October 

 16 and 17. 



Multnomah Agricultural Society and Fair, October 23 and 24. 

 Thomas Frazier, president, and Albert Walling, secretary. 



State fair at Salem, September 20, October 1, 2, and 3. Major 

 Simeon Francis, president, and Samuel May, secretary. Hon. R. P. 

 Boise delivered the annual address. 



For the first three years the Oregon State Agricultural Society, first 

 meeting at Clackamas, second at Oregon City, and third at Salem, had 

 quite a considerable premium list, which was promptly met by the 

 society without State aid, a three-dollar membership fee, the generosity 

 of the public and members furnished the necessary money. 



On petition to the Legislature setting forth the situation, urging an 

 appropriation for more elficient work, to secure a permanent organiza- 

 tion, the matter was taken up by the Legislature, discussed pro and con, 

 and finally an appropriation of $3,000 per annum was passed, since 



