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fourth ward, proposed as a site for this Society's exhibition, but had not 
found the Committee of that Association there. 
Mr. Blight (same committee) reported against the selection of the grounds 
above Germantown for the exhibition of the Society. 
Dr. Kennedy (same committee) reported in favor of the Society's holding 
an exhibition this year and submitted the following resolution : 
Resolved, That this Society hold an exhibition next autumn, the time and 
place to be fixed by the Executive Committee, and announced at the earliest 
day. 
The resolution was discussed by Messrs. IngersoU, Newbold, Mulvany, 
Kennedy and Landreth, and finally agreed to. 
On motion, the Executive Committee were instructed to prepare a sche- 
dule of premiums, and report the same at the next meeting of this Society. 
Mr. Landreth, in behalf of the Committee to ascertain whether a suitable 
room can be procured for the meetings of the Society, stated after due 
search, no room more eligible than that at present occupied by the Society, 
could be obtained at a reasonable price. On motion, the committee were 
continued. 
A communication was received from the Bucks County Agricultural So- 
ciety, stating that their next annual exhibition would be held on 2d of Oc- 
tober next. 
Mr. Samuel Williams presented his resignation from the Executive Com- 
mittee, which on motion was accepted, and Mr. C. W. Harrison nominated 
to supply the vacancy. 
Mr. A. T. Newbold moved that a committee of Arrangements, for the 
next exhibition, to consist of 15 members, be appointed ; which motion was 
agreed to. 
The Chair announced " The Winter feeding of Stock" as the subject for 
consideration at the present meeting, and invited from the members gene- 
rally an expression of their views. 
Mr. C. W. Harrison had not performed a series of experiments calculated 
to throw light on the important questions involved in the economy of feed- 
ing. The object in view ought to be well considered beforehand, whether 
it was to fatten, to improve the secretion of milk, or to keep our animals in 
a condition to produce the most perfect progeny, and the kind of food 
adapted accordingly. Not only was the kind but the state of the food im- 
portant. Persons differed as to size of food, many preferred feeding cut 
hay, others recommend hay uncut, he inclined to the latter opinion. Un- 
cut hay was longer retained by the animal, and its nutritious portions more 
