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one acre ; Crosby Clements, Kenduskeag, 76 bushels from half 

 acre ; E. N. Crane, Kenduskeag, 75 bushels from half acre. 



For the fifty dollars offered, to be awarded in 1814, for farm im- 

 provements, we have eleven competitors. 



T. P. Batchelder, Secretary. 



PENOBSCOT AND AROOSTOOK UNION AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



This Society heldits Fair at Patten, on the 3d of October, 1872. 

 It was better than usual, and fully successful. Stock was driven 

 from a long distance, with small prospect of a premium. Many 

 excellent oxen, steers, cows and heifers, horses and colts, and 

 sheep, had to go home without, because all could not be best. 



The breed of cattle in this vicinity has been much improved by 

 a Durham bull, owned by Alfred Cushman, Esq., of Sherman, sev- 

 eral years since ; we now have many large and profitable cattle, 

 the result of Mr. Cushman's effort. A three year <£l Durham 

 heifer, of the Cushman stock, weighed this year, when dressed, 

 740 pounds ; worth $60. 



The late Ira Fish, Esq., of Patten, a few years since, purchased, 

 in the Province, a full blood Leicester Buck and six full blood 

 ewes : these sheep average 6 to 8 pounds of wool each ; they are 

 large square, hardy animals ; their lambs are large and strong. 

 Several flocks of these excellent sheep were on exhibition ; J. W. 

 Leslie took the first premium, and J. Cunningham the second. 



Crops this year were generally good ; hay was abundant ; wheat 

 good. Alfred Cushman, Jr., raised 56 bushels on two acres, and 

 29 bushels on one acre ; Edward Jay raised 31 bushels of wheat 

 on one acre. 



Corn grew well and ripened before the frosts. James Palmer 

 raised 44 bushels of ears on 39| rods. 



Beans were excellent. Joseph Walker of Island Falls, raised 

 60 bushels of beans ; Levi May 35 bushels ; James E. Parker 9J 

 bushels on 41 rods ; Jessie Craig of Island Falls, raised 21 bush- 

 els on 140 rods ; they were sown, on burnt land, broad cast, and 

 harrowed in. 



