mnm KEMEBEC SOCIETY. 



The Secretary reports as follows : 



" This Society now embraces 250 members. Its Annual Exhibi- 

 tion was held at Waterville, on the 2d and 3d days of October. The 

 day preceding the show was rainy and unpromising, and kept many 

 people from attending the Exhibition, and made the show smaller in 

 regard to numbers than usual. There was a fine show of working 

 oxen, grade Durhams entirely ; a fair show of what we call stock 

 cows, but a few young animals of any kind. The show of sheep 

 surpassed that of any former exhibition, both as to numbers and 

 quality ; the various breeds were fully represented, and there seems 

 to be an increasing interest in this department. Swine were shown 

 in goodly numbers. The Chesters are now the favorite breed. Rev. 

 Mr. Dillingham, of Sidney, had fine specimens. As I have stated 

 in former returns, the horse interest largely predominates, and the 

 introduction of the fine stallions by T. S. Lang, Esq., into the limits 

 of our Society, has had the effect to foster that interest. There was 

 a fine exhibition of horses, and the amounts awarded to them, as you 

 will perceive, largely exceeds that of any other class of animals. 



Our farmers are very backward about filling the blanks which are 

 furnished them, and when they do, they convey but little informa- 

 tion worth publishing. 



The season in this vicinity has, on the whole, been a favorable 

 one for the agriculturist. We have had, with the exception of the 

 hay crop, more than an average yield of all farm crops. Hay, about 

 two-thirds of usual yield, but the quality of what we have is remark- 

 ably good, and it was saved in the best possible manner. Corn, the 

 yield has been smaller than usual. The deficiency in this and the 

 hay crop, is attributable to the severe drought which continued almost 

 entirely through the season. The grain crop, of every description, 

 was better than for many years ; particularly so with wheat. I have 

 not learned of a single failure, when it was sown. Potatoes have 



