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some fine Jerseys ; W. H. Moores of nallowell, had six Short 

 Horns, while S. Otis of the same place exhibited a lot of five of 

 this breed, one of which, a bull, was the largest one exhibited at 

 the State Fair. J. R. Bodwell of Hallowell, exhibited his Jei'sey 

 bull, which he imported from the Queen's farm in England. 



In the hall there was quite a good show of fruits and vegetables. 

 R. H. Gardiner of Oaklands, shew 32 varieties of apples and 

 pears ; and W. R. Wharfi" of Gardiner, exhibited 33 varieties of 

 apples. J. M. Carpenter of Pittston, had 15 varieties, and E. A. 

 Lapham of the same place, exhibited 20 varieties. There were 

 many other exhibits of stock and fruit which were good. The 

 amount of premiums offered was $700 ; the sum awarded $361.50. 



NORTH FRANKLIN SOCIETY. 



By J. Morrison, Jr., Secretary. 



The Annual Cattle Show and Fair of this Society was held at 

 Phillips on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10th and 11th. The 

 weather was quite clear, but very cold and windy, particularly on 

 the last day. The cold, however, did not seem to chill the ardor* 

 of the farmers and farmers' wives, sons and daughters of North 

 Fratiklin, fur they turned out in large numbers, and the exhibition 

 compared favorably with exhibitions of former years. One very 

 noticeable feature was the increased amount of neat stock pre- 

 sented as compared with horses. The farmers in this vicinity 

 have become convinced that it pays better to invest their time and 

 money in that which promises the surest returns. Sheep hus- 

 bandry is also receiving a great deal of attention, and there were 

 some very nice specimens on exhibition. There was a very fine 

 full-blood Ai'rshire herd exhibited by Maj. Seward Dill of Phillips, 

 also a full-blood Jersey herd by Benjamin Johnson of the same 

 town. Messrs. A. L. Bradbury and W. C. Howland of Avon, 

 each had on exhibition a very fine grade herd. Full-blood bulls 

 were well represented, prominent among which was a full-blood 

 Shorthorn entered by N. B. Beal & Co. There were oxen and 

 steers too numerous to mention, showing plainly that our farmers 

 do not believe in the one-horse system of farming. 



