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petition close. Some of the exhibitors of these were three 

 score years and ten and more, yet they had the enthusiasm and 

 love of their calling seen in men in the prime and vigor of 

 manhood. 



E. L. Thompson, Chandler Judd, Stanley Griswold, and 

 Jacob N. Blakesley, with others, were out in full force with 

 herds of their own raising, numbering from eighteen to thirty- 

 six head, and many of them excellently and finely bred cattle. 



The show of thorough bred and grade bulls was creditable 

 to the Society, but few were of that high character that I ex 

 pected to have seen. 



The cows, heifers, and calves of the Ayrshire, Devon, and 

 Alderney breeds, were in good numbers, and embraced many 

 valuable and well bred animals in all of their classes. 



Of sheep, the show was good and quite extensive. 



Of swine, small and of no particular merit. 



The " hen fever" seems to have abated in this county, con- 

 sequently the " biddies," ducks, geese, etc., were not in great 

 numbers, but some of the fancies were of good quality. 



I was somewhat disappointed in the show of horses. 



A horse show at Wolcottville, occurring at the same time, 

 was given as the reason for the lack in this particular. I was 

 assured, however, that there were as fiue and valuable horses 

 bred in this county as in any part of the State. The trotting 

 was in good time, gentlemanly and quietly done, affording 

 much pleasure to lovers of this part of an exhibition. 



There was a fair show of farm implements, sewing ma- 

 chines, etc. 



The dairy products,- vegetables and fruit, domestic manufac- 

 tures, flowers, etc., were shown under the Society's tent, and 

 made a good display, and were of excellent quality. T. S. 

 Gold, Esq., showed twenty varieties of the new and popular 

 kinds of potatoes, the worth of some of which is to be estab- 

 lished by future cultivation. 



The display of flowers was worthy of more than a passing 

 notice, but where all have done so well it is difficult to partic- 

 ularize. 



His Excellency, Governor Jewell, was the guest of Hon. 

 Charles B. Andrews, and attended the Fair on the last day. 



