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offering of a premium for the best report made by adjudging 

 committees. All seemed to t;>ke pride in having their reports in 

 good shape, and the committee had much difficulty to decide to 

 whom they should make the award. 



This society received from the Commissioner of Agriculture a 

 variety of seeds, and although many of the agricultural papers 

 throughout the country thought it usurping the business of- the 

 regular seedsmen, it must be a benefit by creating a desire to 

 improve on the old varieties. 



Among the crops reported are the following : 165 bushels ears 

 of corn on one acre, by J. M. Lambert of Strong ; 85 bushels on 

 half acre, by A. Hunter of Strong ; 74 bushels on half acre by J. 

 R. Norton of Avon ; 195 bushels of beets on quarter acre, by C. 

 V. Quimby of Phillips ; 26 bushels of wheat on one acre, by A». 

 Hunter of Strong. 



The Sandy River Cheese Factory at Strong, has proved so 

 highly successful that others will probably be started another 

 season. 



The Address was delivered by A. H. S. Davis of the Farming- 

 ton Chronicle, and was a superior production ; very different from 

 the hackneyed, half political talks to which it has been our mis- 

 fortune sometimes to listen. 



Harry P. Dill, Secretary. 



HANCOCK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Our Society held its Annual Show and Fair in the thick of a 

 chilling rain storm, which kept the fair weather exhibitors away, 

 especially in the department of live stock. 



The cattle shown were mostly Jerseys or grade Jerseys. This 

 breed is fast taking the front rank, in this county, so far as the 

 introduction of full bloods are concerned. A large majority of 

 our cattle growers adhere to the "native" stock as the more hardy 

 and the most profitable. The ruinous prices which -have ruled 

 butter for the last two years, with no better prospect ahead, has, 

 and is lessening the number of our cows. Premiums offered here- 

 tofore, for butter cows, which have incited a lively competition, 



