150 



(To be filled out and handed to Secretary as soon as awards are made.) 



The " Trade Exhibits," added not a little to the exhibition 

 by their tasteful arrangement, and all, not otherwise men- 

 tioned in special awards for Essex County manufactures, 

 richly deserved and received " Honorable Mention." The 

 exhibit of silk weaving, under Mr. Almy's auspices, was a 

 novel and very attractive feature of the Fair, and carries 

 my thoughts back to the records of fifty years ago, when 

 silk culture created such excitement in Essex County, 

 and had such liberal premiums offered for it by this Society. 



In the exhibition were 1,458 entries in the various de- 

 partments, from thirty-two towns and cities, every town and 

 city, with the exception of Lynnfield, Nahant and Salis- 

 bury, being represented in one or more department, show- 

 ing, 1 think, an interest that is manifested by no other 

 county agricultural society in the Commonwealth. The 



