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plied the pork department. The show of horses excelled all 

 previous shows. Entire horses, mares and colts, matched, car- 

 riage, team and drawing horses, were well represented. 



Never before have our tables been so bountifully loaded with 

 choice fruit — and among the thriving orchards which never before 

 gave the Society their fruitage, are those of Jotham Junkins of 

 Corinth, and Moulton 0. Bodge of Exeter, which gave large varie- 

 ties of samples, and for quality never excelled. Butter and cheese 

 was abundant and of usual good quality ; and while cheese made 

 by our farmer's wives defies competition, yet samples from the 

 Corinth Cheese Factory were on exhibition, (but not for premium) 

 and good judges pronounced them of good quality, better than 

 any previously made. Kitchen gardens, specimens of corn, wheat, 

 barley, potatoes, beans, pumpkins, and every variety of squash, 

 lay temptingly before us, while honey, syrup, and maple sugar, 

 created a mouth freshet ; and bread in comely loaves, both white 

 and brown, from childhood's bakery, told of mother's timely care 

 and daughter's skilful training. Notwithstanding the hall was 

 tastefully decorated with fine needle-work, showing taste, skill 

 and industry, yet we fancied we saw evidences that utility was 

 supplanting ornament in the cloths, comforters and woolen fabrics 

 on exhibition, and that the farmers are living Proverbs, "known 

 in the gates" to be husbands of those who " seeketh wool and 

 flax, and worketh willingly with their hands." 



The address of Rev. Mr. Pitts of East Corinth, was an able and 

 timely production ; — listened to by a large concourse of people, 

 and duly appreciated. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



By n. F. Porter, Secretary. 



The Fall Meeting of this Society was held at Pembroke, Sep- 

 tember 28th and 29th, and notwithstanding the hard times the 

 attendance was good. Some of the farmers drove their stock a 

 long distance, and brought many other worthy articles which went 

 toward filling up the hall and making an interesting show on the 

 grounds. 



In neat cattle the show was respectable, although we do not 

 find so many working oxen and fat cattle as would seem desirable. 



