16 EAST KENNEBEC SOCIETY. 



EAST KENNEBEC AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



Secretary's Report. x ' 



The Second Annual Show and Fair of the East Rennebec Agri- 

 cultural and Horticultural Society, was held iu China, September 

 28th, 29th and 30th, 1869. 



The Show was well attended and proved to be eminently suc- 

 cessful. The Society have erected the past season a two-story 

 building, 40 by 60, intended mainly as a hall for exhibition pur- 

 poses. The leading feature of our Fair was the exhibition of neat 

 stock. Hon. Warren Percival of Vassalboro', was the largest 

 contributor to the department of farm stock, that gentleman being 

 present with twenty animals of different ages, representing his 

 well known herd of thorough-bred Shorthorns. He also exhibited 

 some thorough-bred Cotswold sheep. There were two ox teams 

 exhibited, one from Somerville and one from Winds6r, each team 

 being a credit to their respective town. The display of working 

 oxen was very good and extensive. 



There were some forty horses entered, among which was the 

 stallion Gen. Hooker, owned by Turner Brothers, Palermo, which 

 was shown at the New England Fair. Mr. C. B. Wellington of 

 Albion, drew the second premium on a Drew stallion, and Fred- 

 erick Joy of China, the third. There were several good colts of 

 the Knox blood on exhibition. Mr. 0. F. Abbott and AVilliam B. 

 Wing of Albion, each exhibited a pair of well matched horses. 

 Edwin Jones of China, showed a promising mare colt of the Knox 

 blood, and Rufus Cram of Liberty, also exhibited a good breeding 

 mare with a Knox colt. 



Of fruits and vegetables there was a fair display. 



Tliere were ten varieties of wheat oji exhibition, nine of spring 

 wheat, and one winter variety of the growth of 1867, which was 

 shown by J. R. Grossman of China. The wheat crop this year has 

 been good, and some farmers think it is the most profitable crop 

 raised. Our farmers who are most successful in raising wheat, 

 prepare their ground well in the fall and sow early in the spring. 

 Although the Society ofi'ered premiums on wheat in accordance 

 with the instructions of " Board of Agriculture," there was but 



