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iiKroirrs. 



To Bon. Perley Poore, of AVest Ne\vl)urv, for Ivcport on 

 " Farms," diploma and $10. 



To Ashael H. Patch, of Hamilton, for report on " Agricul- 

 tural Implements," second premium, $8. 



To Joseph How, of Methuen, for Report on " Dairy,'' third 

 premium, $(). 



None of the accounts submitted to the Committee seemed 

 deserving of the premiums offered for '• Farm Accounts." A 

 Farm Account should com[)i-ehend all the items of income and 

 and expense, and so balance them that the profit or loss from 

 the entire farm business of the year can be ascertained. For 

 this purpose the mere collection of the statistics of the residts- 

 of cultivating the different fields on the farm, or of raising ])ar-- 

 ticular crops, will not be sufficient, 



Daniel E. Safford — Chairman of the Committee. 



LIBRAEY. 



The Committee on the Library, Avould report : 

 That very little interest is manifested in its success by the ■ 

 officers and members of the Society. That no appropriations 

 have been made for several years, for its impro\"emcnt and 

 growth. The additions have consequently been few and imim- 

 l>ortant, and the circulation small. 



This apparent indifference may be attributed in a great meas- 

 ure, to the following circumstances : 1st. The members are 

 scattered throughout the county, and very few can avail them- 

 selves of a library, if placed in any locality. 2dly. The for- 

 mation of public libraries, in many })laces supported by income 

 arising from invested funds, or from municipal appropriations r 

 these libraries are avcII supplied with books of value and inter- 

 est to all readers, odly. The multiplicity and cheapness of ag- 

 ricultural papers, and the prevailing practice of many of t])e 



