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we thought proper to ask him. But two or three entries were made 

 of i'^till Blood stock of any breed. 



On entering the hall, we found on the first floor several ploughs 

 made bj T. Hersey, of Paris, and Brown & Bisbee of Norway; the 

 last named showing also a swivel plough, and two patterns of culti- 

 vators. Here was also one well-made sleigh. 



On one side of this room was set several firkins and jars of butter, 

 and fifteen cheeses ; also, specimens of thick and thin boots and leather. 



On the other side were found Horticultural products ; squashes of 

 the good varieties, some pumpkins, potatoes, melons, &c., through 

 the usual catalogue of the country kitchen garden. Beautiful traces 

 of Indian corn, and some specimens of small grains here attested the 

 bounties of the golden year. Passing to the upper hall, on one hand 

 a table, some sixty feet in length, was piled with apples, pears and 

 grapes, making a show creditable to any county in the State. 



The fruit shown by Mr. Samuel Chadbourne, of Oxford, was par- 

 ticularly excellent, embracing thirty-six varieties of apples, eleven 

 of pears and eight of grapes. The apples and pears were grown on 

 young trees, and we were pleased to learn that Mr. C. keeps nursery 

 trees for sale ; for such a display of fruit is a sure guaranty for his 

 faithfulness as a nurseryman. 



Mr. Reed, of Norway, showed twenty-five varieties of apples ; A. 

 Watson, of Norway, thirty varieties ; Col. Sweat, of Paris, forty 

 varieties of grafted fruit; Orison Ripley, of Paris, sixty varieties of 

 grafted apples. Dr. Brown, of Paris, showed thirty-six varieties of 

 fall and winter apples, nine varieties of pears, three of grapes and 

 one of plums, — a very good collection. A lot of six varieties of fall 

 apples, by E. W. Clark, of Paris, were of enormous size for their 

 kind. 



Returning on the other side of the hall, a long table is spread 

 with the usual display of ladies' handi-work ; all of which we em- 

 brace in one general look, and we pass down to take a new observa- 

 tion and departure from the Secretary's office. We are here again 

 told that entries are still making, and will continue most obligingly. 

 We here found a printed programme of the doings for each day : but 

 on making inquiries of several oflicers that we chanced to meet, we 

 soon discovered that there was an air of exceeding uncertainty sur- 

 rounding this day's proceedings, rendering it somewhat problematical 



