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who wish to improve the vegetables of their gardens. The most 

 valuable seeds for our climate and soil may be found at his place at 

 all seasons. 



Next in order we find the collection of our worthy secretary, John 

 Ilanscom ; fifty-three kinds are here tastefully and neatly arranged 

 for exhibition, evincing a large share of industry and skill in their 

 production from a light soil with but little manure, — and a portion 

 of which were raised from the application of a small quantity of 

 Poiidrette, alone, for manure, as appears from the statement of the 

 exhibitor. 



Moses C. Donnell of Newficld, exhibited quite a variety of good 

 vegetables, which with the other articles furnished for other depart- 

 ments of the Fair, gave your Committee a very favorable opinion of 

 Mr. Donnell's skill and interest in agricultural pursuits. 



Our attention was next given to the squashes; and such squashes! 

 here they were, raised from, brought from, almost every land and 

 clime. Most conspicuous of all, however, were the huge elephant 

 looking specimens presented by Isaac Bickford of Biddeford, claim- 

 ing their parentage from the western coast of South America. Next 

 were the California species, twelve in number, from one seed, all 

 dressed in their modest Quaker looking jackets — these were pre- 

 sented by Richard Gordon of Saco. Next in order was the load of 

 Tracy Hewes, a family of fifteen from one seed — fourteen only were 

 present — the other and largest one, as was stated, having stepped 

 out to garnish the pantry of some one who raises squashes in the 

 night. Further on and we meet the specimens of Mr. Edward Rum- 

 ery, claiming their descent from the Far West ; they were a very 

 rich looking variety. There were other specimens of different indi- 

 viduals, all creditable to the producers. 



Leaving these with moistened mouths, we look at the pumpkins I 

 and if that good old fashioned luxury "pumpkin pie" is not plenty 

 this fall, it will not be for want of material. Oliver Hanscom of 

 Lebanon exhibited one weighing fifty pounds, and near to it lay one 

 from the garden of J. E. Lord, weighing fifty-two pounds ; and still 

 another from a garden in Saco, weighing fifty-five pounds, and so 

 on to the end of the row. Among the contributors to this depart- 

 ment of the Fair, we notice the names of Seth Scamman, Mark 

 Prime, Isaac Bickford, Moses C. Donnell, and others. 



