18 



Ploughing, Horse team 9 Entries. 



♦ ' 3 or more Horses .... 3 " 

 " Swivel Plough 2 " 



Agricultural Implements 80 articles. 



Carriages 5 entries. 



There were on exhibition : — 



550 plates apples. 

 287 plates pears. 



89 plates peaches, grapes, etc. 

 240 lots of vegetables. 



12 parcels butter and cheese. 



28 parcels bread, cake, etc. 



25 traces corn. 

 4 entries shoes. 



86 entries counterpanes and rugs. 

 360 entries fancy work, etc. 



15 entries children's work. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held at the Court 

 House, and was fully attended. Benj. P. Ware, the Presi- 

 dent, in the Chair. The officers chosen, as will appear in 

 another place in this volume, were a president, four vice 

 presidents, and a secretary, the trustees having been previous- 

 ly chosen by the members in their several towns, according 

 to an amendment to the Constitution of the Society, adopted 

 last year. 



An unusual number of members have died during the year. 

 Among those who have occupied prominent positions in the 

 government of the society may be mentioned Hons. Allen 

 W. Dodge of Hamilton, and Daniel H. Stickney of Grove- 

 land, Dr. Joseph Kittredge of North Audover, and Samuel 

 C. Pitman of Swarapscott. 



Among other members — Benj. Haskell, M. D., Eben 

 Pool of Kockport, the latter having been a member for over 

 fifty years, and Samuel Preston of Dan vers. 



