EAST WASHINGTON SOCIETY. 



This Society, now embracing 223 members, held its Annual Exhi- 

 bition at Calais, Oct. 3d and 4th. 



D. K. Chase, Esq., chairman of Trustees, writes as follows: 



" Notwithstanding our returns do not give evidence of our having 

 had much of a show, I think that in regard to general interest, and 

 good influence, few if any exhibitions in the State, excelled ours. 

 Good feeling and pleasing excitement were kept up through both 

 days of the fair, and it is evident our farmers received a stimulus 

 which will be decidedly beneficial. 



As to the stock and farming products on exhibition, the amount, 

 we think, was larger than at any other fair ever held in this county. 



The show of roots and other vegetables, was exceedingly good. 

 Fruit good for this region, (apples are not raised to much extent 

 here.) Of manufactured articles, there "was a good show, particu- 

 larly of the ladies' handi-work. The show of horses was good. A 

 great number of colts, from four months to four years old, were on 

 exhibition; most of them bad Morgan blood in them, and were very 

 good samples. The neat stock was nothing to be proud of There 

 was a goodly number of all ages, but generally of inferior quality. 

 Our farmers have been extremely loose in managing this branch of 

 their business. We have but few if any full blood bulls or cows of 

 any breed, in this whole county ; and what we have, or the best we 

 have, are poorly patronized, — luorse than that ; our farmers are quite 

 likely to kill their best calves, because they make better veal, and 

 raise their meanest ones. We have reason to hope, however, that 

 there will be a reform in this respect. Our farmers talk like pur- 

 suing a course more for their credit and interest. 



The show of sheep was very good, considering the limited num- 

 ber kept in this vicinity. The breed is of the coarse wool kind. The 

 original stock was imported on to this river from England by our 

 provincial neighbors, and additional importations have been made 



