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shall be retained by the Society and a certificate of mem- 

 bership issued in its place. 



The latter is a grand opportunity for young men to 

 become members and to have their interest in agricultural 

 affairs largely increased and well rooted. Let them take 

 pains in raising certain things — as they may choose — to 

 offer for competition at our Shows ; or, as well, let parents 

 allot to their children the care of certain animals and 

 articles, so that they may bring them into a satisfactory 

 condition for winning prizes, and let them be entered in 

 the children's names. 



And, now, let me not only propose, as has been done be- 

 fore, but urge that a oommittee of young men be, somehow, 

 formed in each city, or town, in this county (or appointed 

 by the Trustee) to make a canvas for new members of this 

 Society. I am led to remark that I think it well to regard 

 all under 50 years of age, as being young enough for this 

 committee. But I would advise putting some young men 

 on, whose ages would be among the twenties. 



Let it be remembered, then, that every citizen of this 

 COUNTY is eligible and that our first desire is for active 

 members ; but that if a citizen cannot be active, he can 

 help us by becoming a member and enlisting himself in our 

 interest. 



The question occurs to me whether it would not be a 

 good plan for an annual prize to be ofifered (as an experi- 

 ment), for the largest number of new names, not less than 

 ten, proposed by any one person during the year. 



I believe it may be of value to us, as a society, to place 

 these suggestions before our members and citizens, and I 

 trust that they may produce some result. 



Looking back through our Transactions for the past tliree 

 to ten years, you will find quite a number of suggestions as 

 to improvements in the details of arrangements at our 

 Show, and in the methods of awarding, and announcing, of 



