176 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



[Read and accepted at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 7, 190S.] 



The committee on agricultural societies found in the re- 

 ports of the inspectors of the several fairs no mention of 

 gambling and objectionable features, but general commenda- 

 tion of the good order and good management prevailing, and 

 in the larger number of fairs good weather prevailed, and 

 good attendance assured a financial success ; while those fairs 

 held on Labor Day and the early days of September were not 

 so fortunate, and the continued rains made the days gloomy, 

 and left deficits to be made good out of funds already on 

 hand or to increase the debts already standing against the 

 society. 



We believe it is the intention of almost every society to 

 live up to the purpose for which the fairs were instituted, but 

 we sincerely wish there might be an improvement in the 

 character of what may be called the camp followers of the 

 fairs. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. A. KILBOURK 

 O. E. BRADWAY. 

 A. ELLSWORTH. 

 J. HARDING ALLEX. 



