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Fowls far exceeded *any former exhibition and the different 

 breeds offered by II. Leavitt and C. D. Miller, attracted a good 

 deal of attention. 



A few very excellent samples of fruit were exhibited, surpassing 

 any exhibited in former seasons. 



The exhibition on the grounds and in the hall considering the 

 unfavorable weather was successful, and surprised the friends of 

 the^ociety, both as to numbers of entries and excellence. The 

 attendance was small and this we are sure is not the result of any 

 want of interest on the part of the people but was occasioned by 

 the unfavorable, threatening weather during the exhibition. 



Amount of premiums offered, $611. ; amount awarded, $424.15. 



William B. Snow, Secretary. 



WEST SOMERSET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The past season has proved a successful one. It set in unfavor- 

 ably, yet the" early and latter rains brought up grass where no 

 grass seemed to exist, and contrary to all expectations, a bounti- 

 ful crop of hay was gathered in, a large share of it in good condi- 

 tion ; while in consequence of the frequent rains the latter part of 

 the hay season, some was injured before it could be stored. The 

 amount of fodder gathered was fully twice as much as in 1871. 

 That year being a dry season and visited with grasshoppers, a 

 very small crop of hay was secured and very little coarse fodder, 

 so that the stock was reduced to' a low figure but not so low as 

 the fodder, so that the want had to be supplied with corn of 

 which thousands of bushels were brought into West Somerset to 

 eke out the deficiency. 



Stock this year had plenty of good pastures and came in this 

 fall in good condition and showed as well as they ever did. 



Our show went off in good style there being about three hun- 

 dred head of neat cattle of very good quality, and a large show of 

 horses and sheep, sprinkled with swine and poultry. 



The breeding of neat stock seems to be increasing in quality 

 while sheep husbandry has waned for a few years past. The 

 present year indicates more interest in sheep, especially the fine 



