The mountains were yet unvisited, and two days were before us and most faithfully devoted to that wild section which lay between Littleton and the summit of Mount Washington. But, though full of interest, the agricultural features were not of sufficient interest to claim more space in our report.

During this extended excursion of three hundred and eighty miles by rail, and one hundred and fifty by horse power, Mr. Lyon, the head of the Montreal Railroad, foresaw and provided for every emergency, and none are too great for his tact and energy. He is a power in the development of our State, and if life and health. are spared him, in another decade he will open to a rich and abundant market the natural and manufactured products of Northern New Hampshire, and utilize the now profitless material resources of the State.

CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.

The Board of Agriculture was organized for the benefit of the farming interest in the State, and in all the work which we have undertaken, that has been kept constantly in view. We are under an obligation to engage in every public enterprise which contributes to that end. We are ready to join hands with all organizations which have the same object to accomplish. We oppose none, but make a common work with all in this great interest of agriculture. Holding no public exhibitions, we recommend annual fairs of State, county, and town societies, and do all that can be reasonably required of us to induce liberal shows of stock, farm products, and mechanical skill; we visit the various fairs in our vicinity which are sustained by any agricultural organization; we participate in discussions whenever held by these associations, and regard it as especially within our field of labor to encourage the institution and support of farmers' clubs.

In order to make a complete record of the farming movements of the State, year by year, and thus present a correct history of our New Hampshire agriculture, it becomes necessary to give a general report of the transactions of these associations.

THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.

The officers of this society for the current year, are
President George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.
Secretary-Daniel Needham, Boston, Mass.
Treasurer-George W. Riddle, Manchester, N. H.

The other officers from our State are

Vice President-Hon. Frederick Smyth of Manchster. Trustees-D. H. Goodell of Antrim; Warren Brown of Hampton Falls; Charles Williams of Manchester; George A. Pillsbury

of Concord; Greenleaf Clark of Atkinson; Natt Head of Hooksett; Samuel C. Fisher of Dover; Peter W. Jones of Amherst; Chester Pike of Cornish.

The annual fair was held at Lowell the first week in SeptemberVisits to all departments led us to say that the show did not in many respects excel those of former years. The number of horses was very large, greater than at any previous exhibition. The neat stock presented a large representation of the various breeds, but in quality was not superior to the entries of preceding years. The sheep were excellent; swine good, but very limited; poultry, fair.

In the halls we found a gorgeous display of flowers, a broad extent of fruit, which had few extra specimens, and a respectable representation of vegetable productions; but in the department of mechanical work and manufactures there was a deficiency that was not creditable to the skill and enterprise of New England.

The great feature of the exhibition was the horses and the races. There is no questioning the popular taste; say what people will, horses draw the crowd and bring the funds to help along the fair.

Of the New Hampshire contributors were Page and Philbrick of Weare, Robert and H. M. Elwell of Langdon, Ward Parker of Merrimack, J. B. Sanborn of East Concord, Arthur Clough of Canterbury, M. H. Johnson of Weare, Isaac Woodbury of Salem, Hayes and Son of Portsmouth, J. S. Emery of Wolfeboro, and Frank Jones of Portsmouth, each making entries in the department of neat stock, and taking their share of the awards.

The horses from our State were presented by R. D. Kimball of Dover, George F. Walker of Newmarket, Lewis T. Sanborn of Hampton Falls, Charles Townsend of Bedford, Jas. Sleeper of Concord, A. Churchill of Exeter, E. S. Colby of Hollis, D. D. Perkins of Newmarket, Calvin Dudley of Nashua, James Carey of Manchester, George W. Wales of Concord, F. H. Lyford of Hampton, D. A. Brown of Fisherville, W. F. Locke of Franklin, A. Beard of Nashua, J. M. Reed of Keene, C. R. Cass of Concord, B. M. Prescott of Franklin, H. G. Smith of Concord, A. J. Sherburne of Pittsfield, E. S. Mosher of Keene, W. H. Ray of Manchester, W. H. Moody of Fisherville, M. J. Sherman of Keene, S. Follansbee of Concord, George Williams of Nashua, A. C. Wallace of Manchester, J. D. Stott of Newmarket, M. Eldridge of Portsmouth.

J. B. Sanborn of Concord made an exhibition of sheep, and J.

T. Hoyt of the same place a show of swine. Other departments were fairly, though not largely represented by New Hampshire.

The receipts from all sources at the fair, were $31,250.50, being a larger sum than was ever before received at any single fair held by the Society. The premiums and expenses paid amounted to $25,189.06, leaving a profit of $6,061.44 of which $3,500 was paid to the North Middlesex Agricultural Society, including $500 allowed for extra expenses, and the balance of $2,561.44 was paid into the Treasury of the New England Society. The amount in the hands of the treasurer at the beginning of the year was $3,588.53; amount received from various sources, $3,329.44; making a total of $6,917.97. Whole amount expended, $1,257.25; leaving a balance in the treasury of $5,660.72, which is on deposit and drawing interest.

The following report has been presented by Hon. Daniel Needham of Boston, the efficient Secretary :

The ninth annual fair of the New England Agricultural Society, was held in Lowell, Mass., on the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth days of September, 1872. The previous fair of the Society was also held at Lowell; but the general prevalence of small pox in that city, during the autumn of 1871, prevented a large number of persons from attending the fair as exhibitors and visitors, who otherwise would have been present. The society held its fair of 1872, in connection with the North Middlesex Agricultural Society; it having been the custom of the New England Society to join hands with the local Agricultural Society in the holding of its fairs wherever they are located.

The officers of the society consisted of Geo. B. Loring of Salem, Mass., President; Geo. W. Riddle of Manchester, N. H., Treasurer, and Daniel Needham of Boston, Mass., Secretary. These officers were assisted in the discharge of their various duties, by E. M. Read, President of the Middlesex North Society, E. T. Rowell, Secretary, who was also Assistant Secretary of the New England Society, and L. J. Eames, Treasurer.

The entries of articles and animals for exhibition began at an early day; and before the time of opening, every pen erected for cattle, sheep, and swine, and every stall designed for horses, were engaged.

The amount of premiums offered was ten thousand dollars; and the classes embraced in the premium list included every established breed of cattle, sheep, and swine.