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of the several counties of the State; the work to be under the 
immediate supervision of the Secretary, and carried forward as 
fast as the funds of the Society will warrant. 
Nor are the operations of the Society, outside of the man¬ 
agement of the annual fairs, limited to such scientific investi¬ 
gations, as will appear by the following sections of the By- 
Laws, defining the duties of the Secretary: 
“ 2. To open and carry on such correspondence as may be advantageous 
to the Society or to the common cause of agricultural improvement, not on¬ 
ly with individual agriculturalists and eminent, practical and sfeientific men 
of other industrial pursuits, but also with other societies or associations 
whose objects are kindred to ours, whether in this country or foreign lands, 
and to preserve a journal of such correspondence in the archives of the 
Society. 
“ 3. To collect and arrange for convenient examination, standard agricul¬ 
tural works and periodical publications, together with such models, machines 
and implements as may be donated to, or otherwise acquired by the Society. 
“4. To investigate, as far as practicable, the nature of fertilizers, indi¬ 
genous and cultivated plants, insects injurious to vegetation, &c., and to col¬ 
lect and preserve such specimens thereof as will illustrate the natural history 
and agricultural resources, condition, and progress of the State. 
“ 5. To institute, and collect reports therefrom, needed experiments rel¬ 
ative to the preparation of the various soils of the State for economical cul¬ 
ture ; the cultivation of dilferent grains, fruits, and garden vegitables; the 
breeding and raising of stock, &c. &c. 
“ 6. To visit, by the advise of the Executive Committee, or as his own 
judgment may direct, the various portions of the State, and to give lectures 
on the science and practice of agriculture, wherever and whenever they may 
be deemed most necessary or desirable. 
“ Y. To co-operate with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the 
Agent of the Normal School Board for the introduction and use, in the 
schools of Wisconsin, of standard works on agriculture and' the other indus¬ 
trial arts and sciences, and for the general promotion of the cause of indus¬ 
trial education. 
“ 8. To attend as many as possible of the industrial exhibitions of the 
country, particularly the County Fairs of Wisconsin. * * 
“9. To carefully prepare and superintend the publication of the Annual 
Report of the Society to the Governor of the State; embodying therein the 
proceedings of the State Agricultural Society, an abstract of the reports of 
the incorporated county agricultural societies of the State, and such reports, 
essays and addresses or other matter of information as may be calculated to 
enhance the value of said Report. 
“Finally, it shall be his duty, not only by the means above named, but 
also through such other instrumentalities as he may devise, and the Commit¬ 
tee approve, to devote himself faithfully and unreservedly to the promotion 
of the industrial interests of the State.” 
This general work of tbe Society is always going on, and 
during tbe past year bas been prosecuted without interruption 
and witb more than usual vigor, because of tbe omission of 
tbe Fair. 
Tbe “Annual Report” referred to in section 9 of tbe By- 
