4 DEDICATION. 



ny to the noble spirit and enthusiasm, which animated you 

 at your organization, successively triumphed over each form 

 of opposition, and, at length, elevated you to the rank and 

 privileges of a County Society, an almoner of the State 

 Bounty. You have had and still have your own Hitchcock, 

 Fowler and Nash, to cheer you onward ; but the useful- 

 ness of your organization is only just begun. If the same 

 spirit continues to fire your energies, your catalogue, will 

 enroll not merely seven hundred but a thousand names, 

 your exhibitions gather ever-increasing numbers and your 

 farms, flocks and herds ever improve in productiveness and 

 value. 



Very truly, 



Your obliged friend, 



JAMES W. BOYDEN. 

 Amherst. November, 1S53. 



