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The Commission not only relies with confidence upon the aid 

 of the people in general, but it hopes to receive the co-operation 

 of the many state societies and' organizations which for so 

 many years have aided in directing and realizing the popular 

 demand for agricultural and industrial exhibitions. The desire 

 to secure, at an early date, your efficient co-operation, has led 

 to this connnunication, which is made at the request of the 

 Executive Committee of the Commission. 



Permit me, in closing, to suggest that the facts herein stated 

 miglit, with great advantage to the exliibition, be communicated 

 as publicly as possible to your membei'S and exhibitors, and 

 that, if agreeable, they should be incorporated in your printed 

 reports. A committee of your members might be appointed to 

 consider and suggest such measures as may appear most 

 desirable to promote tlie success of the object for which the 

 Centennial Commission is appointed. A general plan for the 

 organization of Co-operative Centennial Associations in the 

 several states and territories is now under consideration, and 

 when perfected will be published for distribution. 



Please acknowledge the reception of this communication. 

 Very Respectfully, 



Your Obedient Servant, 



WM. PHIPPS BLAKE, 



Executive Commissioner. 



tJNDERDRAINING LAND. 



Mr. C. 0. Cummings, Superintendent of the Andover Town 

 Farm, made the only entry of underdrained land, whicli is a 

 piece of said farm, containing four acres and five rods of clay 

 land with a mixed sub-soil of clay and loam. Sept. 23d, three 

 of your Committee visited it. Notwithstanding the preceding 

 Thursday and Friday were days of almost incessant rain, the 

 ground even in the liollows or sags was apparently dry enough 

 to cultivate hoed crops, and although a heavy second crop had 



