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KEPOET OF THE COMMITTEE UPON LOCATING 

 THE GKOUNDS FOR THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION 

 OF THE ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Committee to whom was referred the following vote of 

 the Society — "That the Trustees consider the expediency of 

 holding the annual fairs permanently on the Society's farm in 

 Topsfield, and report to the next meeting of the Society the 

 reasons for or against such a measure " — would respectfully 

 report : — 



They have endeavored to obtain all the information within 

 their reach, with regard to the success of the permanent and 

 itinerant modes of holding Agricultural Exhibitions, and have 

 given the subject their most careful consideration. They con- 

 sider that the very existence of the Essex Society depends 

 upon the decision of its members on this question. And, on 

 this account, while they have examined the matter in all its 

 bearings, they have felt that they could not discharge their 

 duty without arriving at some positive opinion; an opinion 

 which they* trust will meet the approbation of the Society. 



They find that the question has been largely discussed in 

 various agricultural regions, for the purpose of ascertaining, if 

 possible, the most advantageous method of conducting Exhi- 

 bitions. Most of the Agricultural Societies of the United 

 States, Canada, Great Britain and Continental Europe, have 

 examined the subject, and have decided against a permanent 

 location — some have abandoned the system after careful ex-' 

 periment. 



It is evident that the expense attending a permanent loca- 

 tion, in the construction of buildings and the arrangement of 



