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WALDO AND PENOBSCOT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Second Annual Cattle Show, Exhibition and Fair of the 

 Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural Society, was held at Monroe, 

 Sept. 28th and 29th, 1870, and proved very successful, both in 

 point of numbers and financially. There were two hundred entries 

 made on the first day, and sixteen entries of trotting horses on the 

 second day. The leading feature on the first day was the show 

 of live stock ; working oxen and steers were out in large numbers ; 

 also milch and stock cows and heifers were presented in abun- 

 dance. Newburgh presented an excellent town team. The show 

 of bulls this year was small, there being only two entries. There 

 was also exhibited on the first day, horses of various breeds, but 

 principally the Knox and Drew blood prevailed. W. B. Ferguson 

 of Dixmont, J. gtrattard of Monroe, Joel Haley of Wiuterport, 

 and R. B. Thomas of Newburgh, showed fine stallions. Of breed- 

 ing mares there were a large number and very good. Work horses 

 and carriage horses ofi'ered were hard to be beat ; colts were to be 

 seen which showed the knack our farmers have of selecting good 

 stock. There were some splendid flocks of sheep entered, mostly 

 South Down ; and two nice bucks Oxford Down. 



There was a good display of different kinds of grains, roots and 

 other cultivated crops. Notwithstanding the large premiums 

 offered on wheat, there was no entry made. This is not a wheat 

 growing country, but those that did sow this year raised splendid 

 crops, and the farmers might have presented fine specimens. The 

 principal crops raised in this vicinity are the potato, oat, barley, 

 beans, corn, &c., all of which were very gox)d this year. Our 

 farmers raised the best and largest crops of corn that they liave 

 for several years ; eleven entries were made for that alone. The 

 potato crop yielded well and was free from rot. The principal kinds 

 raised are the Jacksons, Oronos Sebcc and Early Rose. The 

 latter kind seem to' be coming into favor. The farmers in this 

 county are doing themselves (or their farms) great harm of late 

 years by selling off most of the hay crop, (which is verj"- good) 

 and reducing their stock. In my opinion, it would be better for 

 them in the long run to keep more stock, and feed out more hay. 



Many of our farmers are beginning to learn that the appli- 

 cation of more manure, is what is needed to increase their crops. 



