Gen. JEREMIAH MAYO, . . of the Barnstable County Society. 

 JOSIAH HOOKER, Esq., ..." Hampden County Society. 

 GILBERT MONSON, Esq., . . " Housatonic Society. 

 ALFRED BAKER, Esq., ... " East Hampshire Society. 

 Hon. HENRY W. CUSHMAN, . " Franklin County Society. 

 Hon. GEORGE DENNY, ... " Westboro' Society. 



Secretaries. 



Hon. E. K. WHITAKER of Needhara, 

 Hon. E. L. KEYES of Dedham, 

 WILLIAM S. LINCOLN, Esq., of Worcester, 

 SAMUEL A. DEAN of Taunton. 



The blessing of Heaven was invoked upon the Convention by Rev. 1 

 HUNTINGTON of Boston. 



The President then arose and addressed the Convention as follows : 



GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION, 



I tender you my grateful acknowledgements for the honor you have a 

 ferred in electing me to preside over your deliberations. This mark of < 

 tinction is due to my superiors, many of whom I see around me ; but J 

 always happy to cooperate in any measure with such ability as I posse 

 to advance the time-honored and world-sustaining art of Agriculture. 



This Convention has been called at the suggestion of the Norfolk S( 

 ety, and standing here as her representative, it may be proper to rema 

 that although we are assembled in conformity with the invitation of 

 Committee, yet I beg leave to assure you, that there has been no dispt 

 tion or desire, on her part, to assume the head of the agricultural family 

 her only object was to awaken a more cordial spirit of intercourse betw< 

 kindred associations, and to consult together and devise measures for 

 mutual improvement of all. 



The Norfolk Society is among the younger members of this family, ? 

 has solicited this meeting to obtain wisdom from, her seniors, rather tl 

 with the expectation of imparting it to any. 



At a meeting of her Board of Trustees, held January 28, 1851, the i 

 lowing proposition was adopted : 



" That the President and Secretaries be a Committee to mature a 

 adopt a plan for a Convention of Delegates from the various Agricultu 

 Societies of the Commonwealth, to be holden at some convenient time a 

 place, the object of which shall be to concert measures for their mutual ; 

 vantage, and for the promotion of the cause of Agricultural Education." 



In the discharge of their official duty, the Committee corresponded 

 the subject of their appointment with the Presidents of kindred associatio 

 all of whom cordially approved of the Convention, many of whom I h< 

 the happiness to see present at this time, and others who are expected 1 

 fore the close of the session. 



