SAGADAHOC COUNTY SOCIETY. 187 



SAGADAnOC COUNTY. 

 By I. E. Mallett, Secretary. 



The Twenty-second Annual Fair of this Society was held Octo- 

 ber 10th, 11th and 12th; and we were favored witli very good 

 weather, on the whole, it being a little rough and windy the first 

 two days, but not so bad but that we had a very good display of 

 cattle, sheep and swine upon the grounds the first day. There 

 were five town teams of oxen and five of steers, and they would 

 compare very favorably with the teams of former shows. There 

 were five entries of farm stock, comprising some thoroughbreds, 

 and some of all grades, and we judge by the statements of the 

 owners that they are among the best in our good old State. 



I think I can safely say, that sheep and swine were never so 

 fully represented at any former show, there being of the former 

 the Downs, which predominated, the Cotswolds, Lincolns and 

 their grades ; of the latter. White Chester, which is the leading 

 variety, Essex and Berkshire ; and, judging from the report of the 

 chairman, who by the way is styled " Prof, of Grease," from his 

 long acquaintance with, and slaughtering of pork, there never 

 was so nice a collection together in any one place. The dairy was 

 fully represented by cows, as well as by the products in the hall, 

 which excelled in quantity that of any previous show ; and the 

 thought occurred to me, that perhaps it might be owing to the 

 meeting of the Board of Agriculture within our borders last win- 

 ter, by the interest its discussions awakened. The display of 

 horses and colts was also very good, especially of colts, and at- 

 tracted a great deal of attention, the Knox blood being more gen- 

 erally shown. 



The exhibition in the hall was fully up to the average, and we 

 must say, that through the excellent taste of the chairman of the 

 committee of arrangements and his assistants, the articles were 

 never so well arranged, or the hall so beautifully trimmed, 

 which added very much to the beauty and appearance of the hall 

 and exhibits. The display of farm products was very good. Of 

 wheat there were two entries, for crop premium, of about thirty 

 bushels to the acre. Crops of the other grains, and corn, pota- 

 toes, turnips, &c., beside entries as samples, which were about 

 the same as usual. We had, as last year, the exhibition of poultry 

 in the lower hall during the fair, and it proved a very fine display. 

 Farming implements were very fully represented by Messrs. Ken- 



