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Windham, T. Kilby, Portland, H. M. Davis, Portland, J. F. An- 

 derson, South Windham, and W. Jordan of Yarmonth. We are 

 glad to see that this humble, but useful branch of live stock is coming 

 up again. We all like the comforts of a good feather bed at night, 

 and a boiled egg for breakfast, and for the abundance of these we 

 must look to the poultry yard. 



A new feature of the live stock exhibition was a pen full of goats, 

 from a skipping, roguish kid, to a grave old he one, with a fashion- 

 able goatee depending a la 'mode from his chin. As there were no 

 premiums offered for these " Hircine " productions, we see no report 

 in regard to them made by any of the committees. 



The Drawing Match was handsomely contested. We always take 

 more interest in this than we do in the trotting contests. The ox is 

 a great institution in Maine, and his capacity for receiving discipline 

 and instruction was strikingly demonstrated at this Show, not only 

 by the several teams brought forward, but more particularly in the 

 working of the steers exhibited by young Curtis of Woodstock, and 

 Tuell of Paris. 



As a whole, the exhibition in the halls was very satisfactory, and 

 made a brilliant, as well as instructive show. 



We regret to say that there was a great falling off in the Dairy 

 department, not only in the quantity but quality of the products. 

 This must be attributed to the unparalleled drouth which has borne 

 so heavily all summer upon Maine. It is impossible to make good 

 butter and cheese, or much of it, when the grass of the pastures is 

 dried and roasted to a crisp. Another year, we hope, will bring 

 back the Maine dairies to their former good condition. 



The Mechanical and Horticultural departments in the new City 

 Hall were crowded, and the gallery of fine arts was uncommonly 

 fine." 



Extract from Report of the Trustees of the Maine State Agri- 

 cultural Society for 1861 : 



''At the last annual meeting the subject of holding the usual 

 linnual Show and Fair for 1860 was discussed, and was left infor- 

 mally to the discretionary povYcr of the Trustees, both as to the 

 time and place of holding the same. In accordance with that dis- 

 cretionary power thus given, the Trustees, after negotiating with 

 citizens of Bangor, Augusta and Portland, closed with the authori- 



