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fair exhibition of oxen considering that many farmers have sub- 

 stituted horses for oxen in their farm operations. A good display 

 of steers ; a small show of cows and heifers, much too small I 

 think when the importance of dairy products are considered. 



Draft and farm horses were exhibited which would be difficult 

 to beat and some • very nice carriage horses and colts, stallions 

 and breeding mares. No speed horses were exhibited. 



Of sheep only a few bucks were presented, good of their kind. 

 No entries of swine. 



But a small lot of dairy products was exhibited but the quality 

 was good. 



A good array farm implements, including ploughs, harrows, 

 cultivators, mowers and horse-rakes, graced the grounds. House- 

 hold manufactures were spread around the hall in interesting 

 variety which was also well sprinkled with fancy work of various 

 descriptions. 'Fruit made a tempting display, being very abund- 

 ant this year. About the usual amount of roots and garden vege- 

 tables were exhibited. 



Of our great staple crop, grass, we had more than an average, 

 entirely reversing the order of things from last year when we had 

 much more stock than hay, now more hay than stock. Of wheat 

 we have an increase over former years. Corn not quite an aver- 

 age ; other grain crops about an average. Potatoes small and 

 few in a hill. 



The peculiarity of the season was the unprecedently wet autumn 

 subjectiag farmers to much inconvenience and some loss in the 

 harvesting of crops. For some reason which I am not able to 

 explain, our receipts from membership have fallen off very much 

 compared with previous years. 



Amount of premiums offered, $110.35; amount awarded, 

 $69.60. 



J. F. Thoms, Secretary. 



