SECRETARY'S REPORT. 7 



Upwards of one hundred bound copies of Mr. Secre- 

 tary Flint's "Agriculture of Massachusetts," for 1860, 

 have been received and distributed by the Secretary 

 among the members and friends of the Society. Also 

 about two hundred and fifty copies of the " Patent 

 Office Report on Agriculture," for 1860, have been dis- 

 tributed, most of which, through the kindness of the 

 Hon. G. F. Bailey, the Representative to Congress 

 from this District, have been sent under his own frank, 

 direct to the recipients. 



A small quantity of seeds and plants have been 

 received from the Patent Office, including several vari- 

 eties of Peas, which have been the subjects of some 

 interesting experiments, and also several varieties of 

 foreign Wheat, with which some of the members of the 

 the Society are now experimenting. 



Seven new members have joined the Society during 

 the year, increasing the total number of members who 

 have joined up to the present time to five hundred 

 and fifty-three. 



