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usefulness was opening before him, and his mind was pre- 

 pared to pursue the calling of his fathers, with industry and 

 zeal. His natural powers of investigation and his natural 

 capacity for stating his views and conclusions promised to 

 make him a valuable teacher in the art and science of 

 agriculture ; and the position of his father presented him an 

 unusually fortunate opportunity to pursue his work to his 

 own advantage and ours. But he is gone, and the work he 

 had undertaken must be consigned to other hands. We 

 deplore our loss, the loss of this community, and grieve for 

 the sad loss to his family and friends. 



I desire to offer, Mr. President, the following resolu- 

 tions : — 



Resolved^ That by the death of Frederick St. Clair 

 Herrick and Robert C. Ware, this Society loses two of its 

 young and promising members ; and the cause of agricul- 

 tural progress and improvement is deprived of two of its 

 most energetic and devoted laborers and advocates. Born 

 and educated in Essex County, where they were surrounded 

 by those active industries which tempt young men away 

 from the land, they entered upon the work of cultivating 

 the soil and studying the best modes of farming with a dili- 

 gence and a zeal which promised themselves and this com- 

 munity, a useful and honorable career. This Society 

 laments their loss, and extends to their family and friends, 

 its warmest sympathy in their bereavement. 



Resolved, That the Secretary of the Society is hereby 

 instructed to send copies of these resolutions to the families 

 of the deceased. 



The committee, appointed by this Society, at its last an- 

 nual meeting, to prepare appropriate notice of the death of 

 other members of the Society, during the past year, to be 

 published in its transactions, submit the following : — 



