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REMARKS OF JOSEPH HOW. 



We congratulate the society, and particularly the citizens of 

 .this place, for this successful show. In some respects it is not 

 the most favorable place in the county to hold a fair. Not- 

 withstanding the inconvenience, it is a success. It shows 

 more strongly, the efforts that have been made. The question 

 lias often been asked, where is the show to be? In Ipswich 

 was tlie reply. What, down there in that extreme part of the 

 ■icounty ? Xow we wish those persons were here to see what 

 we have seen. The blooded stock, the horses, the farming 

 .utensels, the dairy, the vegetables and luscious fruit, and above 

 .all, this great concourse of peo[)le. It all shows your zeal in 

 the cause. 



We from the west part of the county could not have come 

 here and got up such a show without your assistance. , You 

 have done it, and will do it again if the Fair is held here next 

 J-ear. 



We think we can comprehend your feelings. We well re- 

 member what our feelings were Avhen the Fair was at Law- 

 rence. We ^'sere desirous of doing as Avell or Ijctter than oth- 

 ers had done. We had a good field to work in. We labored 

 liard and Avere successfid ; had a good show. ^^Q next went 

 to Haverhill. There they labored with earnestness and zeal, 

 nnd were successful. Thence to Xewburvport ; thence to Ips- 

 wich ; Avith renewed energy in eacli place. 



We like this rotary motion, going from place to place a- 

 round the County. We never go where we are not invited. 

 Liberal contributions are usually made in the place where the 

 Fair is held, to pay part of the expenses of the Society. — 

 Large accessions of members are usually made to the Society- 

 wliich tend to increase the interest and add to its funds. 



Some of oar good people are for iKuing a permanent loca- 

 tion on the Society's farm in Topsfield, or in some other })lace. 

 Should that l)e done we think it would be detrimental to the 

 interest of the Societv, as we think there would be far less in- 



