WEST PENOBSCOT SOCIETY. 3X 



The fruit was beautifully displayed, well representing- the larg- 

 est crop for many years. George F. Atkins of Levant, E. 0. 

 Tebbets, Exeter, H. S. Dole, Dexter, and K. Murdock, Garland, 

 were among the largest contributors. 



Honey, maple sugar, syrup, preserves, jellies, wines and canned 

 fruits, were largely represented and the specimens were pro- 

 nounced of the best quality. 



Among the manufactured implements, &c., especial interest 

 was manifested in the exhibition of plows, cultivators, cooking 

 stoves, farmers' boilers, and various other useful and necessary 

 articles from the foundry and shop of Palmer, Nickels & Co., of 

 Kenduskeag. 



The exhibition in the halls was in advance of last year ; the 

 ladies in their long list of coverlids, counterpanes, comforters, 

 quilts, blankets, hose, mittens, rugs ; the large rolls of carpeting, 

 fulled cloth, cassimeres, frocking, flannels, table linen; the exten- 

 sive assortment of millinery, pencil drawings, pictures, orna- 

 mental, useful and fancy articles, indicated unmistakably that 

 much industry and perseverance had been brought into requisition 

 in order to make their part of the exhibition a success. The 

 Dexter Mills Company of Dexter, put on exhibition very liberally 

 of their goods, consisting of black and orange, black and green, 

 and brown and orange silk codringtons, black and orange and 

 black and white repellant tweeds, ladies' cloths of various shades 

 and colors, all very beautiful and desirable, exciting a pride that 

 such goods are manufactured within the limits of our Society. 



Crops. — The traces of corn, specimens of grain, potatoes, gar- 

 den vegetables and other crops were more numerous than at any 

 former exhibition, and although the severe drought of the season 

 and the ravages of the grasshopper had injured many crops, still 

 nearly an average production has been gathered. From the state- 

 ments made to the Committee, I take the following: Otis W. 

 Rollins of Dexter, produced from two acres 49 bushels wheat, and 

 from two acres 212 bushels ears corn. William Grinnell, Exeter, 

 from two acres 37 bushels wheat with a profit of $58.00 ; from 2 

 acres 250 bushels ears corn, profit $135.80 ; and from 2 acres 430 

 bushels potatoes, profit $156.00. J. W. Haskell, Garland, from 2 

 acres 32 bushels wheat ; from 2 acres 72 bushels b.arley, and from 

 1 acre 250 bushels potatoes. Idall Bagley, Charleston, 23 bushels 

 wheat from 1 acre, profit $49.50 ; and from another acre 312 bush- 



