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car? to tlie voice of improvement, and who believe in "letting 

 Mvell enough alone," as they say. But should this motto ever 

 ?be afloiptcdy no advances would he made, and a state of stagna- 

 ttion would be the consequence, which could only result in dc- 

 • cay and loss of influence. Our good old Societv is far from 

 :tlu8 state, but is c/ipable of much improvement. All possible 

 i improvement cannot be made at once, hut uuist be done step bv 

 .<tep, and the longer the steps the more shall I.e accomplished, 

 -I am going to suggest some impi'ovcments (hat occur to me, 

 and give my reasons for so doing, i:i tie Iiojk' that they will be 

 adopted, and that others will <lo likewise and suggest such im- 

 IJix)vements as occur t>) them. V\'ith live, but cautious, men 

 .to lead us, we cannot f;!il to advance the welfare of the com- 

 munity around us, \\hi('!! .-Iioiild be (.i;r object. 



Why is it that the i^reuiiums arc not awaided until late the 

 second day of the Sliow, after the annual dinner is finished, at 

 >vLich time a small number of those interested surround the 

 SccECtary's chair to hear him read the long list? whereas, each 

 one of the members would be better pleased t ) have had the 

 |jremiums so awarded that the prize articles could be known 

 itncl examined by those visiting the Show and compared with 

 Zither competing articles. The names of individuals to whom 

 premiums Avere awarded for excellence in ploughing in its vari- 

 ous classes, etc., must necessarily be made known at about the 

 «imc time as at_present. 



According to the present system the premiums are not 

 ;ii\varded until the time arrives for taking the animals ofll^" the 

 ; ground, whereby the people are unable to examine the prize 

 imimals, and thus profit by observing their points of excellence ; 

 ;nnd the owners of animals, who are desirous of ffcttinii" their 

 stock home early, are thus unable to examine the premium 

 '.articles at the tent and halls of exhibition ; and no one can find 

 tjuch articles Avithout nuich ijiquiry, as no means are provided 

 ibr desifiuatin"; them. 



Would it not be a good plan to instruct the committees to 

 .fill out their books inmiediatelv after making their awards, on, 



