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numbers. The com, in particular, appeared firm and heavy. 

 There were, also, some excellent specimens of wheat. 



Fruits were not numerous, but of fair quality, and showed 

 some effort in that direction, especially as the sea breezes, I am 

 told, are unfavorable to their growth. 



The farmers have paid more attention to the improvement of 

 their soil and crops than their stock, but they do not employ 

 much machinery in its cultivation, though the surface and soil 

 are peculiarly adapted to its use. 



They had no regular address on the occasion, but met in tlie 

 upper room of the hall the afternoon of the second day, and 

 spent a very pleasant time in hearing interesting remarks from 

 their president upon agricultural matters generally, also statis- 

 tics of the society and of the extent and resources of the island, 

 and short speeches from some of the members, in which were 

 shown a desire for improvement, and I hope soon they will put 

 it in practice to a greater extent than they yet have done. 



As the delegate of the Board, I was cordially received and 

 treated with great kindness by the officers of the society, espe- 

 cially the president, Henry L. Whiting, to whom I am much 

 indebted for his kind hospitality and for a drive over various 

 parts of the island. I shall always remember my trip to the 

 island, and the time spent there, as being some of the pleas- 

 antest spent for a long time. My report may seem like finding 

 too much fault, but my only object is the good of the society, 

 and to make my long journey there of use to the farmers, that 

 the State may be the gainer, and not the loser, by her liberality. 



To the credit of the people be it said that 1 did not see a 

 case of intoxication or unbecoming behavior in all the crowd. 

 Every thing was conducted in the most quiet and orderly 

 manner. 



Matthew Smith. 



ERRATA. 



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101, Cth lino, for " Crop Fertilization " read — Cross Fertilizutiou. 



220, 5th line, for "jeins" read — gems. 



248, 9tb line, for " Vdngeot " read — V6i/geot. 



251, 27th line, for " Cecelia " read— Caecilia. 



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