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The show of ST\'ine was small; no wonder, they are most unami- 

 able creatures to have any thing to do with. The specimens 

 were however general!}' of a mongrel cast, a few Suffjlks alone 

 showed purity of blood and were much admired, though consider- 

 ed hardly large enough for the farmer's use. Not a Berkshire was 

 to be seen where once they were so numerous and so famous ! I 

 believe they were thought to have too much lean mf at or muscle 

 for barreling, as it then becomes hard; but for hams and shoulders 

 they were allowed to be unequaled, as in those parts a larger 

 proportion of lean meat than is found in other improved breeds is 

 desirable. 



Though no premiums were offered for poultry yet seme very 

 good specimens of various breeds were exhibited. The India 

 varieties of fouls curious for their long legs and necks drew much 

 attention and comments, but were considered by no means a de- 

 sirable bird lor the farm-yard, being great consumers and no 

 workers. The round, full bodied short legged Dorking reigns par- 

 amount in this vicinity as a fancy variety. 



The annual meeting of the Otsego County agricultural Society 

 was held at the Empire House in Cooperstown on the 23d of De- 

 cember 1852, when the several awards for crops and winter pro- 

 ducts &c., &c., were made and the premiums paid ; we regret how- 

 ever to say that claimants for crops had scarcely in any instance 

 sufficiently complied with the requisitions necessary to entitle 

 them to j>remiums, which were consequently withheld. 



Under the head of winter fruits Mr. Freeman of Riclifield dis- 

 played a valuable and extensive assortment of aj-ples, large btau- 

 tiful and perfect specimens of their kinds, to which the Society's 

 first premium was awarded. Mr. Davidson also shewed some 

 very fine large and perfect si)ecimens of aj^ples, a few c>f which 

 were even larger and mijre attractiv e in appearance than tliose on 

 Mr. Freeman's table, Init the varieties were nut as numerous though 

 equally well gr(»\vn and }>reserved. 



The attention of the society was particularly drawn to these 

 fruits, as showing thevaMous kinds which are well adapttd to and 

 will come to jxrfectiou in this severe climate uotwitliblandiug 



