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The Report of the Managers of the 16lh Annual Fair, raaiked G., 

 presents a most gratifying account of that anniversary ; about 240,000 

 visitors attended. The number of articles exhibited was 20,000; 

 twenty times the number brought to the first fair in 1828. Durinj; 

 the continuance of the 16th fair thirteen addresses were delivered by 

 men eminent in their various professions. The report states that 674 

 premiums were awarded, consisting of gold and silver medals, silver 

 cups and diplomas. Who cannot perceive the mighty influence 

 which the competition of 16 years must have effected 7 And who 

 can calculate the amount in the vast system of our country's improve- 

 ments which li.e measures of this Institute have accomplished 1 And 

 to this day it is witliout a local habitation, dependent on the caprice 

 and avarice of landlords whose exactions continually limit the means 

 which a generous public contribute to reward industry and skill. 

 An appropriation by our Legislature more deserved or more beneficial, 

 that would enable the Institute to erect ample edifices for all their 

 operations, could not be made. It would repay an hundred fold, and 

 give permanency to an institution which now presents the best 

 working model that the country affords. We commend the consid- 

 eration of this subject to our considerate legislators, in the full belief 

 that a liberal enactment for this purpose will ere long be made, which 

 will be sure to receive the unanimous approbation of the public. 



The agricultural address by J. E. Teschemacker,a well known agri- 

 culturist of Massachusetts, is marked H,, and has been selected from 

 among thirteen others for its practical good sense, and more particu- 

 larly for the accurate experiments made with Guano, a manure that 

 has attracted so much attention in England on account of its almost 

 incredible fertilizing properties. An artificial guano has been made 

 from similar ingredients as disclosed by careful analysis, which it is 

 hoped may be equally fertilizing, and much more economical. It 

 will be effectually tested the coming season. 



The proceedings of the National Convention of Silk growers and 

 manufacturers marked I., is one of the most valuable repoits that ever 

 emanated from the Institute. It is the first attempt that has ever 

 come to our knowledge, to concentrate the facts and experiments of 

 the silk culturists of the whole country, and it has in this instance 

 been accomplished with signal success. The statements of more 

 than one hundred and fifty practical silk culturists and manufacturers 



