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their backs, we could discover nothing that would preclude 

 the impression that the Cassimeres and other cloths manufac- 

 tured and on exhibition were manufactured from the same 

 kind of wool. And so too of the poultry ; if there is any 

 probability that what was on exhibition came from the bushes 

 of the territory comprising Tolland county East, then it is 

 far superior and above other sections of our state as to its 

 ability to furnish valuable game. 



The collection of produce was excellent and extensive, and 

 we noticed one exhibitor, Mr. E. W. Upham, of Union, who 

 had a collection of fifty varieties of produce, which, we believe, 

 could not be beaten in the whole state ; in this collection 

 there was a very pretty arrangement of beans, consisting of 

 twenty -four varieties. Rev. G. V. Maxham also had a col- 

 lection of twenty varieties of produce, which is very credita- 

 ble when it is known that all were grown upon a small sur- 

 face of ground by the careful attention of the cultivator. 

 And though Mr. Hyde was so thoroughly represented in the 

 class of blood stock, he was not found wanting in the class 

 of produce, as we noticed a collection of seventeen varieties 

 of potatoes, among which was to be found Hyde's Seedling, 

 which is a new potato of great promise. There were many 

 others in this department who were extensive exhibitors. 



The show of apples was necessarily very small, but the speci- 

 mens that were presented were of good size and apparently 

 of good quality. The show of pears was good ; ten varieties 

 were shown by Mr. Hyde, who was the most extensive 

 exhibitor. 



The show of butter, cheese, and bread of the different kinds 

 was very fine and extensive, and we doubt not but that the 

 evidence of the palate would have been such as to fully prove 

 the actual excellence of the specimens. 



Some very fine specimens of butter from the Devon stock 

 of Lieut. Gov. Hyde were presented by Mrs. Hyde, and were 

 well deserving the report of the committee. 



The Ladies' Industrial Department was very well filled 

 with articles botli ornamental and useful, and wherever this 

 condition of things exists, it is certain evidence that the 



