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The foregoing will, I trust, give some idea of the prog- 

 ress and present condition of our agriculture, and what 

 it is doing towards furnishing food for the population. 

 What can be done, depends entirely upon the rapidity 

 and ability that are manifested in developing our resour- 

 ces. The future is bright if its advantages are improved. 

 Nothing appears to be wanting to ensure success, but 

 courage, perseverance, patience, industry and knowledge. 

 A well organized Society, supported by efficient and 

 practical men, has labored for fifty years to encourage 

 this work. There are examples of individual success in 

 our midst to emulate. There are the near and ready 

 markets, continually needing more and more ; to stimu- 

 late. Only give our manufacturers quick sales, and 

 however narrow the margin for profit, the hum of their 

 machinery will be heard. Cannot our farmers do like- 

 wise? Defying competition from West, South and 

 North, let the hum of their machinery be heard, and the 

 cheering signs of progress be seen on every hill and in 

 every valley until every acre in the County shall produce 

 its full quota of sustenance for the rapidly increasing 

 population. 



