ANNUAL REPOKT 
FOR THE YEAR 1863. 
His Excellency^ James T. Lewis, 
Governor of the State of Wisconsin: 
Sir :—I have the honor herewith to submit to you, for trans¬ 
mission to the Legislature, the Fiscal Eeport of the Wisconsin 
State Agricultural Society for the year ending Dec. 9, 1863. 
There is occasion for congratulation that, while the war has 
continued during the past year with unabated fury and but 
little definite promise of an early close, the arts of industry in 
every department have made good progress in all the Northern 
States. Providence has favored us with bountiful harvests, 
and the cause of Justice and the Union is thus reinforced by 
by an abundant supply of the material upon which, as well as 
upon the courage, patriotism and unflagging energy of the 
people of the loyal States, and the justice of our cause, our 
hopes of ultimate success are based. 
Under all the circumstances, it was not deemed advisable to 
attempt an Exhibition of the industry of the State during the 
past year; though it is the confident expectation of the Execu¬ 
tive Committee that the Society will be able to resume this 
portion of its regular work the present year. 
As will appear by a reference to the Eeport of the Treasurer, 
the Society has, at length, succeeded in securing payment, by 
the Greneral Grovernment, for the irfiprovements on Camp Ean- 
dall, sold to the War Department in 1862. This brings much 
needed relief to the finances of the Society, by enabling it to 
discharge all obligations and make arrangements for another 
Exhibition with assurance of success. 
On behalf of the Executive Committee, 
Eespectfully submitted, 
J. W. HOYT, Secretary. 
State Agri’l Eooms, Jan., 1864. 
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