EAST SOMERSET SOCIETY. 



The Secretary reports as follows : 



" This Society now embraces 167 members. Its Annual Exhi- 

 bition was held at Hartland, on the 11th, 12th and 13th days of 

 September, 18G0. We had a good show of neat stock and horses, 

 but not as many in number as last year. There were entered for 

 premiums 128 head of neat stock, 70 horses and colts, 24 sheep and 

 10 swine. The stock was very good. We have not any full blood 

 animals within the limits of our Society. Our young stock is mostly 

 grade Herefords, with a very small sprinkling of Devon and Dur- 

 ham. The statements I send you are few in number to what they 

 should be, and very imperfect. The members of our Society live 

 over a large territory ; they come together on the day of the show, 

 not knowing, many of them, that it is necessary to file a statement. 

 We get what we can, and return the same. The reports are as 

 meagre as the certificates. The show of dairy products was large 

 and excellent. The exhibition of domestic manufactures was the 

 largest and best we have ever had. The exhibition of field crops 

 was veiy good. The season has been very dry, but our crops very 

 good, with the exception of hay, and that a fair crop. The farmers 

 in our vicinity are taking much more interest in farming than usual. 

 Our grain crop exceeds any that wo have ever raised before. 



Thomas Fuller, Secrclanj.^' 



The first premium on stallion was awarded to Charles Proctor. 



First on breeding mare, to Lawrence Williams ; second to Seth 

 Webb, St. Albans. 



First premium on bull, to Warren Fuller, of Pittsfield, for grade 

 Hereford. 



First on milch cow, to James Fuller, of Hartland — gives 12 qts. 

 at night in good feed. 



