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on agriculture, particularly in connection with his services of 



about quarter of a century as Secretary of the State Board of 



Agriculture. Mr. Butler paid a worthy tribute to the deceased 



and in conclusion offered the following resolution, which was 



adopted : 



Resolved: That the members of the Agricultural Society 

 have learned with most profound sorrow of the decease of Hon. 

 Charles L. Flint, and hasten to record their high appreciation 

 of his character as a man, of his literary qualifications and 

 contributions to the agricultural literature of the country, and 

 especially of his great service rendered to the development of 

 agricultural science in our own State, while for twenty-five 

 years he executed the duties of the office of first Secretary of 

 the Board of Agriculture, devoting the best years of his useful 

 life to that noble service. 



Mr. David Stiles, since deceased, of Middletou (Mr. Flint's 

 native town) and Mr. Gregory also spoke of Mr. Flint in feel- 

 ing terms, the former speaking of his generosity to his native 

 town, and the latter of his kindness to him personally. 



Benj. P. Ware then spoke of a "Trip to Florida," and gave 

 a very interesting account of it, describing points of interest on 

 his journey thither and the features of the State which came 

 under his notice. 



After Washington is passed, said Mr. Ware, a change in the 

 country is noticed. Fine isolated mansions of the former rich 

 slave-holding planters are seen. The money producing crop is 

 tobacco though other crops are also raised. The centre of the 

 tobacco raising region is near Lynchburg, Va. Occasional 

 farms are in better order than neighboring ones and inquiry 

 generally reveals the fact that thej^ are owned by New Engend- 

 ers ; about one-half the land is covered with wood. 



A little further south is the cotton growing region. This 

 region bears less evidence of thrift ; the soil is red and in wet 

 weather extremely muddy and sticky, but much of it is fertile 

 and under favorable circumstances yields good crops. 



Proceeding to Florida Mr. Ware described it as almost equal 

 in extent to all New England. There are five kinds of land 



