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It IS ImiJOJisibb for the Society to own portable covered pens 

 or the lumber necessary to make them, on account of the ex- 

 pense of transporting them. 



The New York State Society has. until the last four or five 

 years, held its Shows at different places each year and has had 

 pens built by contract of rough boards which were sold after 

 the show. The boards were but little cut or injured and the 

 Society sustained only a small loss on them. The labor and 

 nails were the chief expense. I do not however think it would 

 be advisable for our Society to adopt this plan. 



The New York Society having attained an ex client financial 

 condition, knowing that their Annual Show brought many bene- 

 fits to the city or town where it was held, and desiring better 

 covered pens, and buildings of their own planning, decided to 

 visit certain places regularly every few years where the inhabi- 

 tants should erect suitable buildings. 



These buildings have already been erected in several places, 

 so situated, that they are easily accessible from the country 

 around them, and that by visiting them in turn the good influ- 

 ence of the Society is scattered all over the state, 



I believe that some such plan might be tried to advantage in 

 this county and I would respectfully suggest that it be carefully 

 considered at on early meeting of the Trustees, in order that 

 their views may be again declared for the benefit of the mem- 

 bers. I think that three places could be selected for holding 

 the Annual Shows each of which would be central to a third of 

 the County and at the same time easily reached from any part 



of it. 



Would it be an advisable plan for the Society to propose to 



the City and Town authorities of Lawrence, Newburyport and 



Danvers to visit in rotation said places, provided the citizens 



would agree to furnish covered pens for all live-stock exhibited, 



in addition to such arrangements as are now made. Both Law- 



