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one of the strongest arguments in favor of itinerant exhibitions, 

 changing to the various quarters of tlie district, when none 

 could complain that they were deprived of tiie benefits of the 

 bounty so freely given by the State. 



The grounds occupied this year for the first time by the 

 Franklin County society, are centrally and conveniently located ; 

 a substantial fence has been erected about them, also a well- 

 arranged building for covered pens, and a track one-quarter 

 of a mile in length has been graded and fenced. More room 

 is imperatively required ; this was acknowledged by all, and a 

 lot of land four acres in extent adjoining should, before another 

 exhibition, be annexed. The only want, then, will be a building 

 where the horticultural and mechanical display may be found 

 without going off the grounds ; this will come in due season, 

 and, it is to be hoped, may include a hall for the address, with 

 suitable rooms for the use of the officers of the society. 



A short address of a practical character, with an opportunity 

 for a pleasing interchange of sentiments, adds very much to 

 general interest of these occasions. This feature was wanting 

 here, its early restoration would be of great service to the 

 association. 



The whole supervision and management of this show, seemed 

 by general consent to have been left in the hands of the capable 

 and energetic secretary, (who is also the society's treasurer.) 

 Had it been an enterprise for his own benefit, it could not have 

 been more completely under his control. Only by the complete 

 system adopted in the entry of animals and articles for exhibi- 

 tion, was he enabled to attend to more than his legitimate 

 duties ; his plan of printed headings for the use of the various 

 committees, cannot be too highly commended ; it should be 

 generally introduced, as it saves much time at a season when 

 every moment is valuable. The secretary seemed to be wher- 

 ever he was needed at the proper moment ; no one could have 

 more patiently attended to the incessant calls that were made 

 upon his time and attention ; his constant good humor and 

 ready invention overcame many difficulties. Every one was 

 kept cheerful and all passed off pleasantly. 



The fault here noticed is too prevalent in nearly all of our 

 societies, that of leaving the whole burden of management on the 



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