PISCATAQUIS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Secretary's Report. 



Our Annual Fair was held at Dover, October Tth. The second 

 day proving very rainy, it was thought advisable to close the 

 Exhibition, as the main and principal interest was had the first day. 

 But subsequently the Society thought best to display the speed of 

 horses, and the exhibition was renewed on Thursday of the follow- 

 ing week with general satisfaction to all present. 



The Exhibition was attended by a very large proportion of the 

 citizens in the county. And while the Society numbers only one 

 hundred members, yet there are double that number of eminent 

 farmers, who attend the show and manifest much interest in the 

 many improvements in the several departments of agriculture, and 

 thus are very much benefitted by the knowledge and best breeds 

 of stock brought within their reach, and yet withhold their aid and 

 influence, and so receive its benefits at others' expense. 



Our last Exhibition was very satisfactory to the Society ; the 

 best in the excellency of the stock for many years, especially the 

 oxen and steers. The younger animals were less numerous, as 

 were the sheep and swine. The department of horses and colts an 



average. 



The past season with us was very wet, increasing very much 

 the expense of cultivating root crops ; but giving good crops of 

 hay, though the season of cutting was somewhat later than usual. 

 It was generally secured in good condition. 



The several grain crops were fair except wheat, which was not 

 over half a crop. Corn was excellent; though the prospect was 

 bad the first half of the season. Potatoes suffered from rust in 

 some localities, yet the crop was an average. Fruit crop much less 

 than last year', though plenty for home use. 



Grazing was good, and the stock comes to the barn in unusually 

 good condition, considering the condition of the country and the 



