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The Society voted sixty dollars to be appropriated for the form- 

 ation and benefit of Farmers' Clubs, to be laid out as the Clubs 

 thought most beneficial. 



The past season has been uncommonly dry and warm. The hay 

 crop was light, but of good quality, and harvested in good con- 

 dition. The potato crop was above the average, and of excellent 

 quality. Wheat, barley and oats, fair. Buckwheat very light, 

 especially late sown. Apples an extra crop, but decaying early. 



Eeceipts, $829.42 ; amount of premiums offered, exclusive of 

 trials of speed, $603. TO; amount of premiums and gratuities 

 awarded, exclusive of trials of speed, $455.10. 



Leonard Fisher, Secretary. 



YOKK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Twenty-Third Annual Exhibition of this Society was held in 

 Saco and Biddeford on the 4th, 5th, 6th and Tth of October, 1810. 

 The three first days of the week were very stormy, which prevented 

 many entries which otherwise would have increased the display, 

 ^oth at the grounds in Saco and at the hall in Biddeford ; yet the 

 display at both places was excellent and reflected much credit on 

 our whole community. 



Horses. Some splendid horses were on exhibition. Horace 

 Woodman of Saco, whose enterprise in introducing stock into this 

 county ought to be more generally known and better appreciated, 

 had on exhibition his celebrated Percheron stallion Conqueror, 

 the thorough bred three year old Cromwell, the mare Union, with 

 colt, and two years old Nellie of the McClellan stock. The two 

 colts of Conqueror, which were on exhibition, spoke more loudly 

 in his favor than anything that can be written. Thomas Holland 

 of Limerick, exhibited a beautiful two years old colt of bright bay 

 color; weight, 850 lbs.; dam, full Morgan; sire, Ethan Allen. 

 James R. Taylor of Lyman, and Nathaniel F. Lord of Saco, were 

 awarded premiums for matched horses ; Wm. H. Deering of Saco, 

 and Abner Palmer of Hollis, for horses of all work; H. B. Knight 

 and H. Woodman of Saco, for stallions ; H. B. Knights and Daniel 

 Sears of Saco, for breeding mares, with foal by their side ; L. 

 Hutchins of Kennebunkport, and S. H. Milliken of Saco, for four 

 years old colts ; Benjamin French of Saco, for three years old colt ; 

 Thomas A. Holland of Limerick, and H. Woodman of Saco, for 



