STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 327 



17— Carriage Horses, Double and Single, including those entered for Board 



of Triide Premiums CO 



18— Special, Stallions, Old and Young 38 



19 — Special, Mares and Gelding?, all ages 76 



20— Stallions, with G Colts 8 



To tal en tries 582 



In this large number of horses there were no poor ones; all well bred and well 

 cared for, embracing the larger breeds and roadsters in fair proportions, and a fair 

 show of thoroughbreds. 



There are many things appertaining to the Horse Exhibition to make it interest- 

 ing, while it calls for constant care and watchfulness on the part of the Superintend- 

 ents. There is a large and ceaseless pressure upon tlie Superintendents that does 

 not exist to tlie same extent in any other department of the Societj'. It is all out 

 of doors, and is very much embarrassed by stormy weather, especial)}- upon such 

 ground as we at present occupy. At our last Fair, we not only had mudholes upon 

 the track, but immediately in front of the Judges' stand there was quite a pond of 

 water, several inches deei), that the Judges had to wade through back and forth in the 

 discharge of their duties. In this connection, the Superintendents beg leave to urge 

 upon the management of the Society the necessity of doing any work that may be 

 in contemplation for the improvement of the track sufhciently early, so that any 

 material that may be used may become solidified to that extent that it will stand 

 a rain much better than newly placed material of any description. "With the very 

 large luunber of entries in this department, there is great danger of not always giv- 

 ing each animal a fair chance for the exhibition of all its merits. 



Tlie Judges are of necessity constantly hurried in the discharge of their duties, 

 and it is only by working early and late, rain or shine, that the work is got through 

 with, and often not to the satisfaction of either exhibitoi-s. Judges or Superintend- 

 e^its. In classes of Horses numbering from 20 to 17S, all of good report, or very 

 nearly equal in breeding and other desirable qualities, with but comparatively few 

 premiums to be awarded, somebody's feelings are sure to be hurt, and somebody is 

 going to be blamed. It may be the Judges or Superintendents, or the State Agri- 

 cultural Society. No foresight or care can prevent this state of feeling. This has 

 always been so, and undoubtedly will remain about so as long as Fairs exist. The 

 Superintendents take this occasion to thank the gentlemen who acted for the Soci- 

 ety as Judges at the late Fair, for their patient and careful labors, believing as we 

 do that they were capable and honest, doing their work faithfully and well. 



A. O. HYDE, 

 D. W. HOWARD, 



Superintendents. 



SWINE. 



The report on Swine was presented by Mr. Wood. 



To the President and Executive Committee oj the State Agricultural Societtj: 



In submitting a report in Division D, Swine, I can say the display as a whole, 

 was a very creditable one for the State, the Berkshires taking the lead, being sixty 

 pens; the Essex and Suflblks about equal in numbers, and a good show of each. In 

 Poland (Jhina the entries were much less, but good specimens of the kind. We had 

 two exhibitors of the so-called Chester Whites. 1 think, with the experience that 

 our State has had with this class, it would hardly be worth the Society's encourage- 

 ment of breeding them. I would recommend striking off the note following pre- 

 miums on hogs, leaving any breed that might be named the privilege of calling for 

 separate premiums, but would have it clearly stated just what is entitled to compete 

 in every class. 



AMOS F. WOOD, 

 Superinteiident, 



MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT. 



The report on Miscellaneous Department was presented by Mr. Childs. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State AoricuUural Society : 



The Superintendent of Division N, Class GG, Miscellaneous, would respectfully I'e- 

 port that there was in this Division a larger and perhaps more varied and interest- 

 ing display than we have ever before had in the history of the Society. 



