34 FIRST FRUITS OF THE LAND. 



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 organ- 

 ized, and these all meant largely horticultural societies: 



Corvallis, Benton County, October 13, a county fair 

 with fruit display ; 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, secretary, B. J. Pengra. 



These societies all inaugurated annual fairs, with com- 

 petitive exhibits of fruits, grain, and live stock. They did 

 much to educate the people and promote the fruit indus- 

 try of the State, leading up to the permanent establish- 

 ment 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 Mc- 

 Minnville, September 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 Hills- 

 boro, October 16 and 17. 



