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judging from the two seasons preceeding ; those who commenced 

 haying in season, intending to get their hay at the right time, were 

 very successful, as there was about three weeks of good weather at 

 that time, but all who waited for herdsgrass to blossom the second 

 time had a considerable rain, and of course ripe hay, and not only 

 that but black and smoky. The root crop has been almost as 

 great a failure as the potato, and in many instances rutabagas have 

 had the same disease that potatoes have ; the leaves rusted in the 

 same manner, and in harvesting, the tops of the roots were de- 

 cayed, and many that appeared perfectly sound, have since decayed 

 badly. (Query, — Will not all root crops be affected in the same 

 way? and soon ?) 



The season has been a remarkably warm one, and an unpreced- 

 ently wet one ; the rains being so .continual, and holding on so 

 late that but little plowing is done for next year's crops, and if the 

 theory is a correct one, we may look for 'many enemies in the 

 ground next spring. Would it not be as well for farmers next 

 spring to sow and plant a little, expressly for the worms ? 



The first snow of the season (about six inches) fell last night, 

 November 29th, and the ground is frozen but little. 



Luther Chamberlain, Secretary. 



WEST PISCATAQUIS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Exhibition of this Society was held at Monson, 

 September 25th and 26th. The Show was as good as could be 

 expected considering the unfavorable weather. The first day 

 proved better than was feared and was devoted to the exhibition 

 of town teams, draft and farm oxen and horses, drawing of oxen 

 and horses, trained one year old steers and examination by com- 

 mittees. 



The second day opened more forbidding than the first but did 

 not rain to seriously interfere with the proceedings until near the 

 close. This day was devoted to the exhibition of stallions, breed- 

 ing mares, speed horses and colts ; also trial of farm implements 

 and report of committees. Two town teams were entered, one 

 from Monson, the other from Howard Plantation. There was a 



