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Wherever we go, it will be best to continue more than one year. 

 No place should be chosen, where the people of the place are not 

 ready to cooperate and lend a helping hand. The advantages that 

 will accrue to the immediate neighborhood, if not to the individuals 

 who may be the most active, will justify such assistance. Without 

 this, it is impossible to have a successful exhibition. 



Since military displays have been laid aside, agricultural exhibi- 

 tions have served to interest and amuse the public. {Something of 

 the kind seems to be absolutely indispensable. We know of nothing 

 that better combines the agreeable with the useful, than these exhi- 

 bitions, when properly regulated. But, we protest most distinctly, 

 against their being misused as theatres of dissipation, as has some- 

 times been witnessed, even in our own County. 



AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIES. 



The establishment of an Agricultural Library, for the use of 

 those who may be desirous of availing themselves of this medium of 

 instruction, is a topic worthy the particular attention of the Trustees. 

 Such libraries have been established by other societies with great 

 beneiSt. Many volumes are annually issuing from the press, abound- 

 ing in information, that would be perused by many with interest, if 

 they could be commanded. What better use could be made of a 

 small portion of our income, say fifty, or even one hundred dollars 

 annually, than to lay the foundation of such a library ? If it had 

 been commenced twenty years ago, and only five and twenty vol- 

 umes had been annually added, the collection would now have been 

 respectable. Let it be begun, and without doubt, there will be 

 found many, who will readily lend a helping hand. Set the ball in 

 motion, and moisten it by exertion, and it will accumulate by every 

 revolution. We are not of the number who would rely entirely up- 

 on book knowledge, but we think that man is far from being wise, 

 even in the consideration of agricultural subjects, who discards the 

 use of books entirely. Books, when properly prepared, place at 

 our command the essence of the practical observations of centuries. 

 Some may hesitate about the place of deposite or position of the Li- 

 brary. This should be no obstacle in the way. Get it, and enough 

 will be found to take care of it ; and more, to read it. For the 

 young man, it is indispensable ; for the old man, it will be found 

 highly useful. 



