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REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR FOR THE 



FAIR OF 1902. 



State Board of Agriculture : — 



Your Inspector visited the Essex County Fair at Pea- 

 body, arriving there Wednesday forenoon, September 17, 

 and found on arrival a successful fair in operation, and was 

 warmly welcomed^^by President Appleton and Secretary 

 Danforth and other members of the society. He was 

 pleased with the exhibits, both in the hall and on the 

 grounds. The show of cattle was fine, though I was told 

 it was not up to^former years. There were some fine 

 specimens of horses on exhibition. This is one of the few 

 societies of the state that have no horse trotting, and still 

 it seems to draw the crowd and have what seemed to me 

 nearer an old fashioned Cattle Show than any I have had 

 the pleasure of visiting. The next day there was a fine 

 parade of farmers' teams with the products of the farm, 

 and the merchants and trades were also well represented, 

 adding very much to the occasion and no doubt increasing 

 the attendance and receipts very much. The old society 

 seems strong and has men of energy for its officers and 

 members and appears in every way worthy of the bounty 

 of the state. 



(Signed) Henry A. Turner, Inspector. 



NoRWELL, Nov., 1902. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



The following is a list of members deceased, as re- 

 turned to the Secretary and not heretofore reported. 



Allen, Charles C, Lynn. Northend,William D., Salem. 

 Avery, Mark B., Beverly. Noyes, David W., Methuen. 

 Babson, Horatio, Gloucester. Ordway, C. K., West New- 

 Blaney, Stephen, Peabody. bury. 



