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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



tlic fair grounds, a decorated car, drawn hj forty yoke of oxen, 

 belonging to the farmers of the town of Florida ; the car was 

 filled by the farmers' daughters, countless in number, as they 

 were packed as closely as the leaves of a budding rose. 



The morning of the second day was mainly devoted to the 

 hearing of an address by J. N. Dunham, Esq., prepared for 

 the occasion and delivered from an open stand near the centre 

 of the fair grounds, and the enjoyment of a sociable dinner 

 and lively speeches, both of which were of the digestible kind. 

 Immediately following was the exhibition of horses. Over five 

 thousand persons were assembled to enjoy the closing scenes of 

 the exhibition, and they were heartily enjoyed by all. 



List of Premiums. 



The total number of premiums awarded was $466. 



The entries were eighty-eight in number over the entries of 

 last year, thirty-five of this number being in entries of horses. 



The number of persons who received premiums was one 

 hundred and eighty-six. 



The number of entries of horses, four years of age, and of 

 colts three years and under, was larger than we are accustomed 

 to sec in county exhibitions. The number of dairy cows was 

 unusually small. In this society's precincts the number of 



