124 N. n. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



eight yoke of oxen; Kensington with twenty-four, and 

 Hampton Falls with fifteen. Messrs. Getclicll & Son, who 

 keep an agricultural warehouse in Water street, Exeter, 

 put into the procession ten carts, loaded witli such imple- 

 ments, wares and merchandise as they offer for sale at 

 their shop. In one of the carts was a mowing macliinc; 

 which was exhibited, and its operation shown in tlie field. 



The ground, with its array of substantial pens, and a 

 stand in tli* centre for the band of music and the speakers, 

 was prepared under the direction of R. H. Parker, Esq., 

 and all the arrangements were neat and convenient. The 

 pens were well filled, as the reports will show; and the 

 horses, colts, working cattle, cows, heifers, steers &c., were 

 closely inspected by a large number of persons, and the 

 critical remarks upon the appearance and qualities of the 

 animals were both interesting and instructive, coming as 

 they did from intelligent and experienced farmers. There 

 were fine specimens of geese, turkeys, ducks, and barn yard 

 fowls on one side of the field. 



The exhibition of fruit, flowers, vegetables and fancy 

 work, in the new Town Hall, was opened for visitors at 

 twelve o'clock on Tuesday, and whether it equalled or ex- 

 celled those of former years, there was, certainly, a splen- 

 did show of beautiful and good things, which the earth, 

 under the hand of skilful culture, had brouglit forth during 

 the season about to close. The hall was crowded during 

 the afternoon and evening Of the first day, and in the eve- 

 ning the band entertained the company, at intervals, with 

 excellent music. One of S. A. Ladd's melodeons was placed 

 in the hall for cxliibition, which was occasionally touched 

 by tlic fingers of amateurs. 



The Town Hall was open on the second day of the Fair 

 and was not closed till ten o'clock, P. ^I. During some 

 portions of the time, it was so densely filled that locomo- 

 tion was by no means easily accomplished. 



At 9 o'clock on Thursday, an address from the speaker's 



