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being "full sixteen hands and upwards." One of the eminent 

 English professors, on the art of breeding, remarks, " The strength 

 of the animal does not depend on the size of the bones, but on 

 the muscles ; many animals with large bones being weak, their 

 muscles being small ."'"^ It is, however, pleasing to the lover of the 

 h(ft'se, to find that our horse of all work is rapidly improving by 

 breed, feed, and education. 



Dairy. — There were nineteen competitors for premiums on 

 butter; quality first rate, and well handled. Six silver butter, 

 knives were awarded, three of them to young girls under twenty- 

 one years of age. 



The statements mainly agree, that early in the morning is the 

 best "time for churning in warm weather, the butter freed from 

 the milk with a wooden ladle and Liverpool salt, (Ash ton's) at 

 the rate of one ounce to the pound of butter, well worked in ; no 

 saltpeter or any other substance used ; keeps best in stone pots 

 free from air. 



Plowing Match. — The company at the plowing ground was 

 large, with a good attendance of ladies. Robert Willets, of Xe^v- 

 town, received the first premium; ground plowed, one-eighth of 

 an acre of green sward ; time, 26 minutes, with Mayher's plow, 

 " Eagle F." The ground was in good order, and the work well 

 done. Morris Kelly, of Jamaica, second best; time, 29 minutes, 

 " Scotch iron plow." At most of our plowing matches, it seems 

 the greatest rivalry is to plow against time. One hour is allowed 

 for the work. .One competitor finished his work in 20 minute*; 

 his team, on coming out, was more distressed than by a fair day's 

 labor, and his work badly done. 



Vegetables and Roots. — This department exceeded our anticipa- 

 tion*. From the severe dn^uth of last summer a very slim show 

 was expected. Never at any of our exhibitions was a liner dis- 

 play, especially from Flushing and Newtown. Mr. Thomas Leg- 

 gett exhibited 30 varieties ; Edward E. Mitchel and Charlts 

 Kneelaud, nearly as many. 



Poultry. — The principal exhibitor was a young man deserving 

 great credit, Mr. Richard C. McCormick, of Jamaica, having on 

 the groUid 15 varieties. Edward A. Lawrence, uf Flubhing, re- 

 ceived first premiums lor turkies ajid geese. 



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