200 AROOSTOOK COUNTY SOCIETY. 



somewhat to the brisk trade in farm produce then engrossing the 

 attention of our farmers. 



The show of stock on Thursday was excellent in all classes, and 

 the entries were as follows: of neat stock 102, being 12 bulls, 20 

 oxen and steers, and 70 cows and heifers ; of horses 50, being 36 

 draft and 24 roadsters ; 68 sheep, and 15 each of swine and fowls. 

 There were among cattle quite a number of thoroughbred Short- 

 horns and numerous grade Jerseys, but entries were mostly grade 

 Durham and Hereford, many of which show very fine breeding. 

 The exhibition of horses showed that our farmers are steadily 

 seeking fine and serviceable horses, rather than the fancy and 

 speed animals more in favor some years ago. The showing of 

 sheep was larger and better than usual ; mostly grade Cotswold, 

 but some Leicester and Merino blood, and one Lincolnshire buck. 

 J. Dean Gove of Linneus, showed one prolific ewe, seven years 

 old, of Leicester and Cotswold blood, with triplet lambs five 

 months old, weighing respectively 100, 85 and 80 pounds. The 

 Fair on Friday was rather light in both entries and attendance, 

 but the display of fruit, though small, contained the finest speci- 

 mens of Aroostook apples yet shown here, especially the beautiful 

 Alexander, Duchess of Oldenburg and Summer Harvest varieties. 

 These, together with the Red Astrachan and Fameuse, and difier- 

 ent grafted crabs, all seem to thrive well in this county. 



The address was given, for a second time, by Rev. R. R. Mc- 

 Leod of Houlton, and was given in the nature of a plea for higher 

 mental culture, and more and better scientific knowledge among 

 farmers generally. 



There was no trotting or premiums for " fast horses," and the 

 " agricultural horse trotting " feature may be considered as fully 

 abandoned by this Society. 



