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have been well attended, and created much interest. The 

 Society also awarded premiums for reclaimed pasture land, 

 field crops, etc. 



{See particulars in 1880 Transactions, report of F. H. 



Appleton). 



This Society has, in years past, contributed towards the 

 setting out of shade trees, by the highways, whicii improve- 

 ment, is recommended to the attention of all local agricul- 

 tural societies, and farmers' clubs, and to interested individ- 

 uals, by organizing Improvement Societies, in communities, 

 for a like purpose; for whatever improvements are made, 

 tending to make any place attractive, adds largely to its 

 value, by drawing to it summer and permanent residents, 

 for pleasure, health and business purposes. 



This Society holds Club and Institute meetings which are 

 quite interesting and instructive, though not largely at- 

 tended. 



All the local Farmers' Clubs and Societies in the County 

 organized for the promotion of Agriculture and Horticul- 

 ture, should receive words of encouragement from the 

 County Society, when not organized to supplant the County 

 Society in any section, as they become auxiliaries from 

 which the County Society receives increased attention and 

 benefit by the aroused interest specially created by them. 

 I would therefore recommend that our Society in addition 

 to its recognition of them by appointing delegates to visit 

 them, also invite the Secretary of each, to furnish a brief 

 history of their organization if not heretofore published, 

 and hereafter a yearly summary of its doings, for pub- 

 lication with the transactions of this Society. 



Very respectfully yours, 



David W. Low. 



