NORTH AROOSTOOK SOCIETY. 



The Secretary writes me that "its Annual Exhibition was held 

 at Presque Isle, October 5th and 6th. The stock in all departments, 

 except sheep, made a fine appearance. Although there was less 

 competition than in some former years, it was never so good. The 

 improvements making are very marked. The North Devon blood 

 is becoming widely disseminated, and is the favorite stock of our 

 farmers. Crops this year were excellent, except Indian corn,- which 

 was extensively cut off by spring frosts, but the late planted did very 

 well. Wheat, potatoes and oats were never better. It is plain that 

 the Society is exercising an increasing influence for good upon the 

 agriculture of the county. 



AN ADDRESS 



Delivered before the North Aroostook Agricultural Society, at the Annual Fair at 

 Presque Isle, October Gth, 1859, by Rev. D. Stxckney. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 



I stand here to-day, by the invitation of tlie Trustees of your 

 Society, with but very brief opportunity for preparation, to speak 

 on this occasion. 



Of course it will not be expected that I should be very interest- 

 ing or instructive. But, standing as we do, amidst the gorgeous 

 scenery of the grand old forests of the Aroostook, at the season 

 when 



"Nature has in her gayest livery all things clad," 



in a country rendered almost classic, by the fact that it was "long 

 time ago," the refuge and home of a people of " pleasant magnet- 

 isms," compelled to flee from the rapacity of foreign spoilers, 

 upon a soil which, but recently, was on the eve of being the battle 

 ground upon wliich contending armies should mingle in all the 

 pomp and circumstance and horror of war — on a spot, which within 



