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show suitable appreciation the committee, after awarding the 

 several premiums; recommended gratuities to several other sam- 

 ples of equal excellence. 



Farm Imjjlements. A very superior plow was shown by J. R. 

 & W. B. Holmes; baskets, by C. Weston. J. L. Leighton ex- 

 hibited a patent apple picker, a very convenient implement in 

 gathering valuable fruit. Mr. 0. Sanders exhibited a Davis Rock 

 Lifter with an improved spring, very much facilitating the lower- 

 ing of the rock after being raised. 



Mamifactures. Carriage work was exhibited by B. A. Ham- 

 mond; harnesses by Curtis & Laffaty, and organs by Dyer & 

 Hughes. 



On the morning of the second day rain commenced to fall, and 

 continuing wet compelled an adjournment till Monday the 9th. 

 On the closing day came the trials of speed horses on the track. 

 As usual a large crowd was in attendance to witness these excit- 

 ing contests. 



The season, as a whole, has been a propitious one for the 

 farmer. The hay crop was abundant and secured in excellent 

 condition. Of wheat a larger breadth was sown than in any pre- 

 vious year in the past twenty years. The yield per acre was 

 above an average. Potatoes above an average crop, and of excel- 

 lent quality. The corn crop was good. Fruit abundant. Within 

 the limits of our Society improvements are noticeable in the erec- 

 tion of new buildings, and the improvement of old ones ; in the 

 planting of fruit trees, clearing up waste places on the farm, and 

 in other works of rural industry. These annual gatherings from 

 year to year, clearly indicate the growth, thrift and general intel- 

 ligence of the people, and are worthy the earnest support of all. 



AROOSTOOK COUNTY. 

 By J. Frank Holland, Secretary. 



The Aroostook County Agricultural Society held its Annual 

 Cattle Show and Fair at Houlton, on Thursday and Friday, 

 September 28th and 29th, with favorable weather and a good 

 degree of success generally ; although the exhibits were not so 

 full iu some departments as in some former years, owing probably 



