NORTH PENOBSCOT AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Secretary's Report. 



The Cattle Show and Fair were held at Lincoln Center, Octo- 

 ber 1th and 8th, 1863. 



The first day was very fine and the display in most departments 

 very good, especially neat stock. The second day was very wet 

 and uncomfortable ; preventing the attendance of many with their 

 horses and colts which are exhibited on that day. 



Dairy products were of the first order, excelling in quality and 

 quantity any former year. 



Show of fruit very meagre. 



The vegetable kingdom generally, was pretty well represented. 

 On the whole, the show was very creditable, surpassing in interest 

 several previous years. 



No one department of the Society excites so much interest as the 

 drawing of oxen and horses. Crowds gather around, vociferously 

 exulting in the success or defeat of friends or foes. And we pre- 

 sume that North Penobscot, in this respect, is not alone. Although 

 this, in a measure, must be indulged in and allowed, yet its real 

 utility is very doubtful. 



The Society, at the suggestion of the Board of Agriculture, and 

 desirous of directing the attention of its members and the farming 

 community generally, to the more important deparlments of Agri- 

 culture, have offered very liberal bounties on crops, especially 

 Indian corn, which usually is very much neglected. 



Hon. Wm. R. Hersey of Lincoln, raised 115 bushels of cars on 

 one acre ; using fourteen dollars' worth superphosphate of lime. 

 Rows three and a half feet asunder, hills one foot ; hoed three 

 times. Thinks this fertilizer of great advantage, and intends going 

 into it more extensively in future. 



Shepard Bean of Lee, applicant, on one-half acre with only com- 



