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LEWIS. 



The territorial extent of our county is inferior to few in the 

 State, and no other one has greater resources, but owing to the 

 limited means of communication with the great thoroughfare its 

 means of wealth are but partially developed: still there has been 

 great improvement in this respect within a few years, and it now 

 begins to rank with its sister counties. This county, particularly 

 the 'western half, is extremely fertile and productive and is re-' 

 markably well adapted to dairying, to which branch of industry 

 It is principally devoted, producing annually large quantities of 

 butter and cheese of a superior quality, which, judging from the 

 premiums awarded our citizens upon their products by the State 

 Society, are inferior to none produced in this country. 



Our last annual fair was held at Denmark on the 14th and 15th 

 days of September last, and the deep interest manifested in the 

 exhibition by our citizens was highly gratifying to the friends of 

 agriculture. Although held on the border of the county still the 

 number of neat cattle, horses &c., was quite large and among them 

 were to be seen many superior animals. The ladies' department 

 was also well supplied with useful and ornamental articles of 

 their delicate handiwork, many, of which manifested the most 

 equisite skill and taste. 



The committee on dairies of butter and cheese in the further 

 discharge of their duties beg leave to report : That they examin- 

 ed six dairies of butter and twelve dairies of cheese; of the six 

 dairies of butter two were of superior quality and Havor, pos- 

 sessing all the excellencies calculated to command the liighest 

 price in market. The arrangement of the dairy houses and dairy 

 utensils exhibited a neatness which of itself seems to indicate a 

 good dairy, and shows an earnest design to excel in the business. 

 The committee feel constrained to say there is but slight difference 

 in the quality, except that the butter manufactured by Mr. E. 

 Woohvoith appears to be of a richer color, which is perhaps more 

 owing to the pasture than the mode of manufacture. The fol- 

 lowing premiums were awarded; on butter, 1st premium to Edwin 



