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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. 



To THE Secretary op the State Board of Agriculture. 



Sir, — The Report of the Transactions of the Norfolk 

 Agricultural Society for the past year is herewith submit- 

 ted : — 



Notwithstanding the fact that during the year the country has 

 been convulsed with civil war, and, consequently, nearly all 

 branches of business have suffered extraordinary depression, the 

 operations of this Society have been attended with gratifying 

 success. 



The Annual Exhibition was one of the best, in every point of 

 view, that has been held since the organization of the Society, 

 every department being well represented. The display of cattle 

 was of especial excellence, and afforded unmistakeable evidence of 

 the leading position which the County has attained in this impor- 

 tant branch of agricultural pursuit. The Society were fortunate 

 in securing the services of Professor Agassiz as the orator of the 

 occasion, whose plain, practical discourse upon the first principles 

 of agriculture was listened to with earnest attention and evident 

 pleasure by the large and intelligent audience present. We re- 

 gret that the imperative engagements of that gentleman have thus 

 far prevented his compliance with our urgent request for the pub- 

 lication of his address in the accompanying volume, but we have 

 reason to believe that the excellent suggestions with which it 



