CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOCIETY. 



The twenty-seventh Annual Show and Fair of the Cumberland 

 •County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, was held in Port- 

 land, on the 20th and 21st of October, 1857. 



The show of cattle, horses, sheep and swine, was in pasture, corner 

 of Green and Portland streets. The show was not so large as at 

 some preceding shows, but was of superior quality. The plowing 

 match was on the Knight farm, at Woodford's Corner. 



The exhibition of manufactured articles, country produce, &c., 

 was at Lancaster Hall ; opened on Wednesday and continued until 

 Friday evening. The show of vegetables was the best ever made 

 by the Society. 



The other articles were of excellent quality ; but the variety was 

 not so great as formerly. 



The Annual Address before the Society was delivered by Hon. 

 Charles J. Oilman of Brunswick, at City Hall, on Wednesday 

 evening. Subject — '"The Effect of Agriculture upon a Nation's 

 Prosperity, and the Importance of Government lending a fostering 

 care to this great interest." 



FROM REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



Working Oxen. 



Best team of working oxen, not less than four in number, owned 

 *by one person, R. C. Webster, Portland. 



Second best do., John F. Anderson, South Windham. 



The Committee state that while they consider Mr. Webster's the 

 hest team, Mr. Anderson's make the best pull upon the drag. 



Best pair of working oxen, not less than four years old, regard 



