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especially by the correspondents of the Board of Agriculture, 

 from all or nearly all the counties, giving the state of agriculture in 

 each. Their numerous agricultural societies have also materially 

 contributed to produce the same beneficial effects. Similar advan- 

 tages may be hoped for from the like institutions in our own coun- 

 try. The utility of ours in Essex -will greatly depend on the liberal 

 communication, by our intelligent farmers, of their own successful 

 practices. From these it will be the business of the trustees to 

 select and publish, for the benefit of all, what may be but partially 

 known." 



In pursuance of these suggestions — and they are as applicable 

 now as formerly — our farmers, and especially our young farmers, 

 should be ready to communicate to the transactions of the society 

 their successful practices. In their visits to other societies of the 

 country, whatever was observed worthy of imitation, might be pro- 

 posed in our pages. The custom which now so extensively prevails 

 of interchanging visits to cattle shows among members of different 

 societies, might be made conducive to the same good results. 



The Show this year at Lawrence, on the 27th and 28th of Sep- 

 tember, was in many respects in advance of any previously held by 

 the Society. Both of the days were unusually fine. For the par- 

 ticulars of the exhibition, we refer to the reports of the committees 

 having charge of the various departments. The Society was hon- 

 ored by the attendance of many distinguished guests from abroad, 

 among whom were Governor Baker, of New Hampshire, and Gov- 

 ernor Hoppin, of Rhode Island. The address before the Society, 

 by Richard S. Fay, of Lynn, was received with marked favor. It 

 will be found replete with valuable suggestions, eminently adapted 

 to the wants of the times. 



