KEPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. 



To THE Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture : 



Sir, — The following brief Report of the Transactions of the 

 Norfolk Agricultural Society for the year 1864, is submitted 

 in accordance with former usage. 



During the past year, owing to the continued illness of the 

 President, the removal from the State of Sanford Howard, Esq., 

 who for the past three years had been Chairman of the Super- 

 visory Committee, (he having also been re-elected at the annual 

 meeting in March,) and the peculiarly unfavorable conditions of 

 the season, the Supervisory Committee made no visits, and there- 

 fore have made no report. 



Although the two davs on which the Annual Exhibition was 

 held were both stormy, the result was very satisfactory, and com- 

 pared very favorably with that of any preceding-year. Had the 

 weather been pleasant, the Exhibition would undoubtedl}'- have 

 been the most successful ever held by the Society. 



The able and interesting address delivered by Hon. Henry F. 

 French at the Annual Exhibition, was given without notes, and 

 we regret that he has been unable to find time to write out a 

 report of his remarks for publication in the present volume. 



The detailed reports of the several Committees of the Society 

 are herewith subjoined. 



MARSHALL P. WILDER, President. 



HENRY 0. HILDRETH, Recording Secretary. 



