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SO near us — we had a good exhibition ; so good, indeed, that in 

 some departments it has seldom if ever been surpassed. The ex- 

 hibition of stock, &c., however, was largely in advance of the 

 attendance of visitors ; so that while as a Show it was a success, 

 financially it was a failure. 



The exhibition of horses, neat stock, sheep and swine was un- 

 usually good. Of blood stock, we had the fine Ilerefords of H. G. 

 Burleigh, Geo. E. Shores, and W. P. Blake ; the Durhams of L. 

 A. Dow, W. H. Haynes, and Howard & Ellis ; and a small but 

 promising herd of Black Dutch belonging to Moses A. Getchell of 

 Winslow, a new exhibitor. But the Jerseys were not present, at 

 least not in large numbers, though no small share of the best 

 animals of this class owned in the Statq are held in the immediate 

 vicinity of our Fair Grounds. Mr. J. H. Gilbreth of Kendall's 

 Mills, exhibited his fine Jersey yearling bull Bon Ton, and there 

 were some choice heifers shown by others. Many of these exhib- 

 itors had attended the State Exhibition at Augusta, bearing off 

 some of the best prizes in their departments. 



Of sheep, there were handsome specimens shown by Eph. Max- 

 ham, C. K. Sawtelle, and Joseph Nye ; and of course wools by G. 

 E. Shores, G. W. Kenney, Wm. Merrifield, and G. G. Ilanscom. 



At the Hall, the department of butter and cheese was unusually 

 full ; domestic manufactures made a fair show, and so did fruit ; 

 but in the department of fine arts, usually so full in this home of 

 talented artists, there was failure. 



Season and Crops. — The season has been exceedingly warm and 

 was marked by a drought of unexampled severity and duration ; 

 and yet crops genei-ally may be said to be good. Hay was short 

 in quantity, but of excellent quality and secured in good condi- 

 tion ; the yield of fruit was never larger ; of corn there was a good 

 yield ; and of potatoes and grain fair crops, though potatoes suf- 

 fered more, probably, than anything else. Every crop, when 

 harvested, exceeded the expectations of the contributors, who 

 during the burning heat and parching drought, feared that for 

 once there would be a calamitous dearth in the land. The increase 

 of the premiums on crops, it is curious to mark, brings no appli- 

 cants for premiums in our Society. 



The requirement of the Board of Agriculture relative to the 

 establishment of Farmers' Clubs, we regard as a wise one, and its 

 workings have been attended by the happiest effects within our 

 limits, in stimulating inquiry and investigation. Judging, how- 



