SECRETARY'S REPORT, 



would not interfere with the marking and arrangement 

 of the articles. \ 



The Committee on plowing have been requested to 

 meet at the time and place of plowing. The field is 

 frequently extensive ; the different departments not 

 well defined, and often a large crowd gathered to wit- 

 ness the performance ; the different members of the 

 several Committees unknown to each other, and thus 

 delay occasioned in organizing. Would it not be well 

 for them to report to some officer, at least fifteen 

 minutes before the commencement of the performance? 

 The Chief Marshal is always prominent. Let him be 

 present at the time specified, and let them report to 

 him. They can then be quickly organized, and their 

 place and duties assigned them without delay. 



The Committees on drawing have been informed that 

 their place of meeting would be at the chapel, with 

 other Committees on stock, at precisely the time for 

 their performances to commence in another place. Let 

 them also report to the Chief Marshal, at the place for 

 the trial, at least fifteen minutes before the time for 

 commencing it, and they too can be easily organized, 

 and proceed to the discharge of their duties without 

 delay. Some one or more other officers should act 

 with the Marshal in organizing these Committees, and 

 filling the vacancies. 



Care should be taken that all the more prominent 

 departments of the exhibition be well filled. For 

 instance, if, as the time for receiving entries is about to 

 expire, it is seen that there will not be a passable exhi- 

 bition of fat cattle, as was the case this year, then some 

 one should make an especial effort to have that class 

 of animals represented, as was kindly done by an offi- 

 cer in the present instance, who rode several miles in 



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