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very good. Also, a few cows, mostly grades; but not showing 

 very extra marks either as milkers or grades. 



On the park were a few Alderney and Dutch cattle, and 

 cows ; some of the cows good specimens of those breeds. 



There were on exhibition several mares and colts ; some of 

 the colts very good ones ; also, quite a number of driving and 

 farm horses, which were good ; and one four-horse team, very 

 large, strong-built horses, hitched to a very fine strong-made 

 heavy wagon used for drawing brick. The wagon was made 

 at North Haven, and with the four-horse team owned there. 

 A few sheep and a few swine were also on exhibition. 



In a large tent was quite a display of various articles of 

 farm and mechanical productions. 



Of apples there was quite a collection of varieties, and 

 some of them very superior specimens of their kinds ; but 

 some varieties were not as good as they should have been, 

 perhaps owing to the very dry season and the light soils on 

 which they were grown. 



Of pears there were some forty varieties shown by the vari- 

 ous exhibitors, some of them very good specimens, others 

 poor and past their season of ripening. 



There was a number of baskets of Quinces, and some of 

 them as large and fine shaped as 1 have ever seen. 



There was a very large exhibition of Grapes, of numerous 

 vai4eties ; some were very fine in the size and fullness of the 

 bunches, and in the size of the grapes. Some of the grapes 

 were shown on the vines as they grew, which showed very 

 strong canes with the bunches thickly set ; the bunches large, 

 ■well filled, and the quality of the grapes good and well 

 ripened. 



Of canned fruits, there was a large show, including berries 

 and tomatoes, most of them very fine looking. 



Samples of several kinds of domestic wines (so called) 

 were presented by several exhibitors, some of them good. 



There was a fair show in numbers of squashes and pump- 

 kins, some very fine ones, but most of them were mixed 

 varieties. Also a few samples of fair corn and rye, and some 

 good oats. 



