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WEST WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Exhibition of this Society was held in Jonesborough, 

 Sept. 28th and 29th. The weather was favorable, but owing to 

 the drought the dust was almost insufferable. The attendance 

 was as large last year, although the receipts were less. 



The amount of farm produce exhibited was larger than that of 

 last year, and of better quality and greater variety, showing a 

 marked improvement. Better samples have not "been shown at 

 any previous fair, although the season for growing crops was ex- 

 tremely dry, especially the latter part of the summer and fall. 



More horses were shown than usual, both for family use and 

 draft, and some which gave evidence of superiority for speed and 

 endurance. Fine colts of the Knox breed were on exhibition. 



The wisdom of adopting the rule of paying mileage to neat 

 stock driven to the exhibition was never better illustrated than at 

 the last fair. There were more cattle shown than at any previous 

 fair, and they were in fine condition and excelling in all the quali- 

 ties that make good grade cattle. Some fine full blooded Durham 

 and Jersey stock were shown. 



Sheep raising does not show much improvement. It is mostly 

 confined to those owning islands along the coast where they are 

 kept so cheaply that even'the present low price of wool afford a 

 small proit. 



The products of the dairy shown were not large in amount, but 

 the quality was very good. Dairying might be made a very profit- 

 able branch of industry in this section ; and doubtless the estab- 

 lishment of a factory for making cheese would do more to 

 encourage the farmers engaged in that particular interest than any 

 other thing, and add greatly to the profits of agriculture in this 

 section. 



The display of fancy articles was better than it has been for a 

 long time. The hall was well filled with fine handiwork tastefully 

 arranged. 



The Society continues to receive yearly additions to its list of 

 members. There are now upwards of eiglit hundred. 



This has been a season of mored ry weather than any we have ex- 

 perienced for many years, yet not so dry in this section as in many 

 others. The early part was very favorable for planting, and was 



