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and horses.
For prominent men in other states
I would name Charles L. Flint,
Boston, Mass. Secretary, Mass.
Board of Agriculture.
J.W. Proctor, Danvers, Mass.
Allen W. Dodge, Hamilton, Mass.
These are prominent men in
Agriculture matters as you
will find by reference to the [strikethrough: illegible]
Massachusetts reports but I doubt if
they have ever visited the Western
States. I see you are beginning to
enjoy the pleasures or horrors that
are inseparable from the office of
Secretary of a State Agricultural
Society. No one who has not tried
it can imagine the amount of labor
and perplexity there is connected with
the office. I have just sent to
the printer between 600 & 700 pages
of manuscript – Transactions for
1854. Preparing for the coming fair
is no small job. We would be
pleased to see you at our fair
but I feel quite certain that