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horse " Gen. Warren " ; the second to Charles W. Bond's "John 

 Henry " ; the third to J. G. Tarbox's " Gipsy.'.' For trot " open 

 to all horses wherever owned," first premium was awarded to 

 horse "Troublesome," entered by Capt. George N. Jordan of Saco, 

 and the second by Adams' horse " Gen, Warren." Best time of 

 "Troublesome," 2.48 ; best of "Gen. Warren," 2.481. 



The exhibition at the hall was a complete success, and was kept 

 open four days. The show of vegetables was unusually fine. 

 Many persons in habit of attending fairs in various sections called 

 this part better than they had ever seen elsewhere. John T. 

 Davis of Biddeford, received the first premium for "greatest 

 variety and best grown vegetables," and James H. Robbiiis of 

 Biddeford, the second premium; Very fine display of potatoes 

 was made by John Q. Dennett of Biddeford, Moses H. Hussey of 

 North Berwick, S. P. McKenney of Biddeford, John Hanscom of 

 Saco, Joseph Newcomb and John M. Goodwin of Biddeford, 

 Horace B. Stuart of Saco, and many others. Many fine lots of 

 the "Early Rose" were shown, as well as "Harrison," "Gleason" 

 and almost all sorts that stand well with the farmers, both new 

 and old. Secretary Hanscom received first premium for best' 

 crop on one-half acre of land. His statement showed upwards 

 of 100 bushels of potatoes on the half acre, of dry, gravelly loam 

 soil, in moderate condition. The varieties, Harrison and Gleason. 

 The manure used was Cumberland Superphosphate, and the cost 

 of the crop (all hired by the day) about thirty cents per bushel. 

 The crop of S. P. McKenney, same varieties of potatoes, fell but 

 little short of this yield ; the manure used, wood ashes, on inter- 

 vale land. A splendid lot of Hubbard squashes were shown by 

 Hon. Seth Scamman of Scai'borough, and some of the Mammoth 

 varieties by S. L. Black of Limington, Andrews & Co., Enoch 

 Smith, Herbert Keep and others of Biddeford. A fine basket of 

 cranberries were shown by John P. Davis of Biddeford, and 

 Messrs. Ira C. Doe of Saco, Joseph Newcomb, S. M. Blake of 

 Biddeford, and Samuel Hill of Buxton, showed some very hand- 

 some onions. 



Edward B. Randall of Limington, received first premium on 

 crops of wheat and oats ; John T. Davis on wheat ; John Q. Den- 

 nett on oats ; Frank H. Towne of Kennebunkport, on crop of corn. 

 Messrs. Daniel Mclntire, Moses Burnham, Ira C. Doe, S. M. 

 Blake, John Milliken, Gilbert Berry, Amri L. Ayer and others, 

 made up a good display of corn in traces. * 



