SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



Members of the Hampshire Agricultural Society : — 



You are well aware that it has become a somewhat 

 stereotyped routine for the Secretary to bestow extra praise upon 

 each successive exhibition and call it the best ever held, etc. It is, 

 however, without hesitation that we pronounce our Thirt3'-First 

 Exhibition an improvement upon all former ones. The weather was 

 favorable, and no pains were spared to present attractions by a liberal 

 offer of premiums and purses. His Excellenc}^ Gov. Long consented 

 to honor us with his presence the first day, while the announcements 

 for the second day were the usual amount of " trotting." The morals 

 of the communit}' seem, however, to have undergone a vast improve- 

 ment, for the attendance the second day was small compared with the 

 multitude which assembled the first day, eager to see a real live 

 governor. 



We shall not comment upon an}' particular exhibits in this report, 

 as it belongs to the corjimittees in the several departments to do this ; 

 and, as members of the Societ}*, they should interest themselves 

 enough to make a condensed report for publication in this pamphlet. 

 Suffice it to sa}', there were nearly double the entries of last year in 

 some classes and deficiencies in none. All the stock and articles 

 exhibited were of extra quality, and consequently nearly all the pre- 

 miums were awarded. Seven fields of corn were entered, containing 

 from one to seven acres, raised on various fertilizers, and yielding from 



