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a good dairy cow. The young stock was better than the average 

 presented at our annual fairs. There were twelve bulls entered ; 

 the Committee speak in high terms of commendation of a full 

 blood short-horn from the herd of Warren Percival of Vassalboro', 

 and now owned by Judson Avery of Jefferson. Two herds of 

 farm stock were exhibited, consisting of twelve head each ; one 

 by Myric L. Weeks of Jefferson, the other by Thomas G. Weeks, 

 Esq., of Jefferson. The Committee speak of theiji as comparing 

 favorably with any exhibited at State Show this year. 



Of slieep, swine and poultry, tliere were some fine specimens, 

 but tl^ie Committee say there is still room for improvement. 



Of dairy products we had a large number of entries, but the 

 Committee say there was none they considered of really fine 

 quality, and give as the reason the drought and the want of good 

 water for cattle in the pastures. 



Vegetables were uncommonly fine, although not as large as 

 usual, owing to the drought. Of potatoes there were fifteen 

 entries, and all the samples were very handsome. The premium 

 for best and largest crop of potatoes was awarded Wm. 11. Noyes 

 of Jefferson, for one hundred and nine bushels of Early Rose, 

 raised on one-half acre of land. The second was awarded Lyman 

 H. Winslow of Nobleboro', for one hundred and eighty-five bush- 

 els of Johnson potatoes on one acre. The potato crop in this 

 county fell off about one-fourth from 1869, but tlie quality is 

 superior. The Johnson potato of which I spoke in my report last 

 year fully sustains its reputation in this locality, and many of our 

 farmers say they shall plant no other, as they feel satisfied that it 

 will take the place of the Jackson potato as a market variety. 



The specimens of wheat, rye, corn, oats, beans, peas, &c., were 

 numerous and fine, and the crops represented to have been raised 

 were satisiactory, notwithstanding the continued drought of last 

 summer. The first premium on corn was awarded to Amos M. 

 Lash of Waldoboro', for forty-one and one-half bushels raised on 

 one-half acre; the second to James H. Sinclair of Jefferson, for 

 forty bushels on one-half acre. There were thirty competitors, 

 and the crops averaged sixty-two bushels to the acre. Fifteen 

 specimens of wheat were shown by as many exhibitors and the 

 crops raised averaged twenty bushels per acre. The first premium 

 was awarded to T. J. Trask of Jefferson, for twenty-seven bushels 

 on one acre ; the second premium to Amos M. Lash of Waldo- 

 boro', for twenty-two bushels on one acre. Some of the exhibitors 



