874 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



different kinds, milch cows, and working oxen, with town 

 trains from the towns of Stafford and Willington, from the 

 former of which were fifty-five pairs, and from the latter 

 thirty-five pairs, and if among these could be found those of 

 the class of which we have read, in which one was said to be 

 good and the other unworthy, the former of which appeared 

 to be ashamed of his mate, then we should think the people 

 of Tolland county, whether the old society or the East, would 

 be proud that they possess that kind of stock. A very inter- 

 esting exhibition of trained oxen was made by Messrs. George 

 W. Converse, of East Longmeadow, and T. B. Walker, of 

 North Coventry, in which it was manifest that the cattle had 

 passed through a careful course of training and were perfectly 

 under control. Lieut. Gov. Hyde, the active president of the 

 society, had a herd of twenty-five animals of Devon blood 

 of various ages, which added very much to the show,and which 

 cannot be excelled even in all New England. Mr. Hyde is a 

 pioneer in the introduction of blood stock into this county, 

 and is deserving of a great amount of gratitude for the 

 healthy influence which has in consequence thereof been ex- 

 erted upon breeders of stock. Ayrshire stock was also exhib- 

 ited by Chauncey Smith, Esq., which attracted deserved at- 

 tention. There was also noticed a. bull of the Dutch 

 stock which was an object of attraction. 



Of horses there were a number of fine animals, but as this 

 society had not at that time any grounds convenient, the 

 trotting was not made as much of a specialty of their show 

 as it otherwise would have been. We are pleated to learn 

 however that since the show, grounds have been purchased 

 just west of the Springs village, where all the conveniences 

 of a fair ground are to be erected ; but while we would recom- 

 mend the encouragement of the horse, so far as the necessi- 

 ties of the farm or carriage demand, we would not advise 

 the pursuing such a course as that the horse should swallow 

 the agricultural interests of the society. 



Of sheep, swine, and poultry, there was a good show though 

 somewhat limited as to numbers, and after a careful examina- 

 tion of the sheep, more especially of the fleeces upon 



