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which I liave frequently heard advised for our Society, that 

 I desire to suggest it. 



It is in regard to making entiies. At that festival, all 

 entries were made against a number, and a card with the 

 number only on it was given the exhibitor to put upon his 

 exhibit; and later the Judges placed the Premium card 

 upon the exliibit, with its entry number added and also the 

 exhibitor's name, at the time the award was made. This is 

 a fair way, and none can be accused of prejudice in passing 

 judgment under it. It is fair to Judges and Exhibitors; 

 and good for those who come to examine and study the ex- 

 hibits. By adding the name of the class, and possibly the 

 location of the class in the Hall, to the entry card, which 

 had a number upon it, we could adapt this system to our 

 own case. 



About ten years ago the subject of locating our annual 

 shows was proposed and the writer was on a committee of 

 this Society, with four others, to consider, and report upon, 

 the matter. A hearing was held at Salem and the report 

 was against doing so. 



It is, and always will be, an important subject, because 

 such a place will always oiler certain advantages. 



At present many farmers' clubs exist in different parts of 

 the County, which liold exhibitions of all farm products, 

 and thus offer such local encouragement together with that 

 agreeable and useful social festival which centers in meet- 

 ing one another, and joining in an annual public dinner. 



Considering this, and that our Society now moves to all 

 parts of tlie County, aiding and encouraging agriculture by 

 its Farmers' Institutes in Winter, I tliink that the subject 

 of a less migratory plan for our Summer meeting and ex- 

 hibition may well be again considered to-day. 



It would, in my opinion, be a great mistake for us to ever 

 build and own permanent quarters anywhere, judging by 

 the many failures in this direction of which we have suf- 

 ficient examples in our own State. 



