WEST SOMERSET SOCIETY. 



The Secretary furnishes the following report : 



"The Annual Exhibition was held at Anson village, on the 5th 

 and 6th days of October. There were entered for premiums, three 

 town teams of ten yokes of oxen each ; three town teams of six yokes 

 three years old steers each ; ten yokes matched oxen ; fifteen yokes 

 working oxen and eleven yokes draught oxen ; twenty-one pairs 

 three years old steers ; eleven pairs two years old steers ; fourteen 

 pairs one year old steers; three pairs steer calves; twenty-one 

 stock cows; twelve milch cows; three three years old heifers; 

 twelve two years old heifers ; four one year old heifers ; three heifer 

 calves : four bulls ; three bull calves ; three stallions ; ten breeding 

 mares ; eleven three years old colts ; seven two years old cots ; four 

 one year old colts ; four flocks sheep, 16 each ; four do. lambs, 25 

 each ; seventeen bucks ; four swine and two litters of pigs ; making 

 in all, entries for 60 yokes of working oxen ; 79 pairs of steers ; 33 

 cows : 22 heifers ; 7 bulls and bull calves ; 85 horses and colts ; 

 217 sheep and lambs; 25 swine, including pigs. 



No premiums on crops has been offered by this Society before 

 this year. But four entries were made, statements of which have 

 not as yet been filed. 



The Fair at the meeting house was excellent. The products of 

 the dairy was less than last year ; but in every other department 

 nothing lacked to make it a grand show. The exhibition of domes- 

 tic manufactures and needle work, paintings, &c., showed that the 

 ladies had not been idle, who were present in large numbers, to 

 give us ' aid and comfort' in the good work. 



The exhibition as a whole was larger and more successful than 

 ever before. An increasing interest seems to prevail among the 

 members of the Society, and the people generally manifest great 

 interest in its success. Under the influence of this Society much 



