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is to advertise a trial of the fire annihilators ; that the plans and 

 details of more commodioiis buildings for the sheltering of farm 

 animals and tools hung up on the wall where they can be seen and 

 examined, would tend to ameliorate the sufferings of domestic ani- 

 mals in the country, and save large sums of money in the purchase 

 of tools ; that deqent premiums should be offered for the exercise 

 of home talent in producing new inventions and devices, such as 

 preventing heavy doors and gates from sagging — tying animals in 

 their stalls — keeping pumps and pipes from freezing in A^ery cold 

 weather — applying a weight in some part of the house, so that in 

 gTavitatiug it can run a sewing machine — protecting shade trees 

 from gnawing horses — construction of fire escapes from houses — 

 some device for stopping runaway animals, by which their own 

 fi'antic efforts to escape shall gradually stop them. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Clarence E. Bkowx, Chairman. 



SECEETAEY^S EEPOET. 



'• The Twenty-Second Annual Show and Fair opened on Tuesday 

 rather unpropitiously as far as the weather was concerned, but the 

 dampness of the atmosphere did not at all dampen the ardor of the 

 farmers and farmer's wives, who were out in full force with speci- 

 mens of their handiwork. And not only the farmers were there, 

 but the mechanics, the merchants and the manufacturers in greater 

 numbers than we have seen for many years. The Society 

 started out this year with the determination to have a good show or 

 " give up the ghost," and they have done just what we predicted 

 they would do ; they have had the best show of cattle, horses, agri- 

 cultural implements, &c., they ever had. This is in a great measure 

 due to the Executive Committee, who have laboi-ed earnestly to 

 arouse an interest in the fair, which of late years has seemed to be 

 on the decline. The show of cattle was larsrer than has been 



