OXFOED COUNTY SOCIETY. 



The Annual Exhibition of this Society, was held at Norway, on 

 the 2cl, 3d and 4th of October. The Secretary writes me : 



"The first day of the fair was mostly devoted to entering and 

 arran^incr articles for exhibition. 



The second day was as fine as could be desired, and the number 

 of visitors quite large, although not so great as at the fair of 1859. 



On the third day, a rain storm seriously interfered with the exer- 

 cises, and reduced the admission fees to a merely nominal sum. 



There has been a decided improvement in farming generally, 

 •within the past ten years, and an interest appears to be manifested 

 which is encouraging for the future. 



The leading characteristic of the fair was the unrivaled exhibition 

 of fruit. In the production of winter apples, it is believed that 

 Oxford county stands among the foremost in the State. The crop 

 has been unusually large the present year. The exhibition of fall 

 apples and pears was also large, and of superior quality. Grapes 

 and plums were shown in many varieties for this latitude. 



The crop of wheat was much larger than it has been for many 

 years. The corn crop was an average one, although there was no 

 competition for the premiums offered. 



The exhibition of horses and neat stock was good, and manifest 

 improvement was visible. 



The number of sheep and swine was not large, but good specimens 

 of each were to be seen." 



Mr. C. Chamberlain, who was designated as visitor to this exhi- 

 bition, submits the following report : 



S. L. Good ALE, Esq., Secretary, &c. 



Dear Sir : — While at Portland, attending to matters incident to 

 the State Fair, I borrowed a day in which to comply with an arrange- 

 ment made at the last meeting of the Board of Agriculture, to visit 

 the Oxford county Society, at their eighteenth exhibition. I invited 



