ANDEOSCOGGIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Eighteenth Exhibition of this Society was held at Lewis- 

 ton, October 6th and 7th, 1869. The weather was favorable, the 

 attendance large, and the Exhibition on the whole successful. 

 Early in September the promise of a crop of corn was poor, but 

 favorable weather followed and a medium crop was; secured. Less 

 wheat was sown than the year before ;' the yield was good and of 

 excellent quality. 



The show of fruit of various sorts was better than usual — espe- 

 cially of grapes. 



Receipts, $800 ; awarded, $480. 



'AROOSTOOK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Cattle Show and Fair of the Aroostook County Agricultural 

 Society, for 1869, were held at Houlton, September 29th and 30th. 

 The weather being favorable the attendance was quite large on 

 both days, and the results very gratifying. 



Most of the neat stock exhibited was grade Durham. Several 

 of this breed were entered as pure blood, but the evidence of 

 purity was not produced. There were also grade Jersey cows 

 and heifers oh which gratuities were awarded. 



The number of horses and colts was quite large, and there were 

 many fine, animals among them that were creditable to the repu- 

 tation which our county has already acquired. Our farmers are 

 raising many Black Hawk colts. 



Sheep, swine and poultry were not largely shown. There wei'C, 

 however, some good flocks of sheep and lambs. 



At the Hall there was an extensive display of the productions 

 of the fields, the orchards, and the gardens, as well as of home 

 manufactures and fancy work. An Address was delivered by the 

 Rev. Leonard Mayo of Hodgdon, which was an able and appro- 

 priate discourse upon the great wants which we feel as an agri- 

 cultural people. 



