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Corn Planter, and the result is an increaaed production of cropss 

 with a smaller amount of labor. 



In the production of Fruit, a marked and viHiblo improvement 

 iH 8cen. It is not many years since the best displays upon our 

 tables came from without the limits of the society. Now our 

 farmers can vie with any portion of the community in this res- 

 pect. Thousands of choice varieties of Fruit trees have been in- 

 troduced, with profit and pleasure. 



In the stock department of our Show a marked improvement 

 is visible. Choice grades of Sheep have been sought for and in- 

 troduced by some of our enterprizing farmers, and the result of 

 their experiments has induced many others to imitate their ox- 

 ample. Some of the finer varieties of Cattle have also made their 

 appearance among us, and considerable attention is paid to this 

 department. 



Although not so largely a manufacturing community as some 

 others, yet in this respect our exhibitions have nothing to be 

 ashamed of. Each year presents some new feature in this res- 

 pect, and encourages bright hopes of the future. 



To the ladies of the Society are we largely indebted for the 

 success of these exhibitions. Their skillfull hands bring forth in- 

 numerable articles — of fancy and utility — whilst the "golden 

 product of the milky kine"' attests to their skill as housewives. 

 And last but not least their smiling presence adds grace and 

 pleasure to the exhibitions, which we could ill atFord to dispense 

 with, — may the day be far distant when this untoward event 

 shall befall us. 



■ The experience of several successive years had fully demon- 

 strated that the days fixed by the legislature for our Annual Ex- 

 hibition were much two late in the season. Carrying as it did 

 the time nearly into the middle of October, we weri.' apt to have 

 stormy weather, — induud fair days were rather the exce])tion than 

 the rule. Many of the finer productions wore past, — few ilowery 



