16 NORTH KNOX SOCIETY. 



NORTH KNOX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Fourth Exhibition of the Society was held at Warren, Oct. 

 1st, 2nd and 3d, 1872. The weather on the first day was wet and 

 disagreeable. The second and third days were favorable, but as 

 the entries were to have been made on or before 12 o'clock at 

 noon of the first day of the Fair, most of those residing out of 

 town left their cattle to graze and came to see an exhibition, 

 towards which they had contributed comparatively little. We 

 consider it the duty of all the members, not only to bring the 

 produce of their own labors, but to make an effort to induce others 

 who are not members, to bring stock, fruit, field crops, household 

 manufactures, fancy work or curiosities. 



We have succeeded in obtaining statements from competitors 

 as required by section 13 of the Revised Statutes, better than 

 those heretofore furnished, but they are not sufficiently particular 

 in the detail, to enable us to come to a satisfactory conclusion as 

 to what is the best course to pursue. 



We have in each of the towns embraced by our act of incorpo- 

 ration, a Farmers' Club. Those in Warren, Union and Hope are 

 active and doing much good. Those in Appleton and Washing- 

 ton have somewhat fallen from their first estate, but we cherish a 

 hope that they will resume their former activity. 



The whole number of entries was 611 ; premiums offered $452 ; 

 premiums awarded $294.50 ; members 890. 



The entries were, of horses and colts 59 ; matched oxen and 

 steers 23 yoke ; steers 5 yokes ; drawing and training, 21 yoke of 

 oxen, steers and horses ; beeves 9 ; town teams, 3 ; cows and 

 heifers 28 ; bulls 8 ; herds 3 ; sheep, swine and poultry 13 ; Roots 

 and vegetables 22 ; field crop 21 ; fruit 45 ; dairy 20 ; flowers 16 ; 

 agricultural implements 13; household manufactures 28; wine, 

 preservers, &c, 10 ; and the remainder in the miscellaneous 

 department. 



This is mostly an Agricultural community ; the leading pro- 

 ductions are fruit, hay, field crops, roots and vegetables, stock 

 raising, &c. In horses, the McLellan, Morgan, and Knox stock 

 predominates, and they prove fine animals. More attention is 

 now paid to raising Jersey stock than formerly, and probably 

 the butter made from the Jersey is equal and perhaps superior to 



