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deprived of many things connected with it that would have 

 been interesting. Although this is one of the oldest organized 

 societies in the State, it appears to be in successful operation, 

 sustained by the energy and perseverance of practical farmers, 

 who are reaping a satisfactory reward, in the present, to them- 

 selves, and conferring much practical benefit in their com- 

 munity. 



Josiah White. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



Agreeable to appointment by the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture, I attended the Hampshire Agricultural Society's fair, 

 which was held at Amherst on the 12th and 13th of October ; 

 but, through a mistake of our worthy Secretary, I did not 

 arrive until the morning of the second day. I therefore can- 

 not speak of the exhibition of stock which was on that day, with 

 any certainty as to the quantity or quality, which I exceedingly 

 regret ; for that department is the one which I wish to view 

 more than any other, but was informed by those who were 

 present, and had been in former years, (and good judges) that 

 the exhibition of stock was not so good as in former years ; 

 which I was sorry to learn, as we are progressive farmers, and 

 ought not to go backwards, especially at these exhibitions. On 

 arriving, the second morning of the fair, I soon made my 

 entrance into the hall, where I found a good display of fruits 

 very tastefully arranged on four or five tables, interspersed with 

 bouquets and pyramids of flowers, which, considering the cold 

 season we have had, gratified me much to see. The vegetables 

 on exhibition were of good size and quality, but not as much as 

 I expected to see at this fair. There were some good speci- 

 mens of corn, but not as much of that as we should expect 

 from the banks of the beautiful Connecticut. There were some 

 fine specimens of wheat and oats, which were very heavy — oats 

 said to weigh forty-three pounds to the bushel. There were also 

 some very nice paintings exhibited, which are at the present 

 day adding much to the exhibitions, showing taste as well as 

 skill. 



