180 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The exhibition of the dairy was small, especially of cheese. 

 There were but five entries of butter, all of which looked as 

 though the farmers' wives and daughters had not forgot- 

 ten the good qualities and domestic duties of their ancestors. 

 At ten o'clock the exhibition of horses commenced, of which 

 there was a good number, — carriage, farm, and single, — and of 

 which the owners might be justly proud. This part of the 

 exhibition was conducted as such should be at all fairs, — not to 

 show the greatest speed, but all the other good qualities com- 

 bined. After the committee had finished their duties in this 

 department, the members of the society assembled with the 

 trustees of the college in laying the corner stone of a gymna- 

 sium for that institution. They then returned to the church, 

 where the address was delivered by Dr. George B. Windship, of 

 Roxbury, on physical culture, which was listened to with a 

 good deal of attention ; although the farmers have about as 

 much of that study as the generality of mankind, they seemed 

 pleased with the address. 



Immediately after the services at the church, the members, 

 with invited guests, adjourned to the Amherst House, and there 

 discussed the good things of the host. After disposing of those, 

 there were speeches from the President, Drs. Hitchcock, and 

 Stearns, Professor Clark, and others, which were listened to with 

 good attention ; after which the company retired, seemingly satis- 

 fied with their doings, and that the social gathering had been one 

 of mutual benefit to them all. There was one thing which I 

 was sorry not to hear, and that was the reports of the different 

 committees, and the awarding of the premiums to the several 

 competitors, which is, I think, one of the most interesting parts 

 of the exhibition, especially if it is paid in plate, which 1 would 

 recommend to this old and honorable society to adopt, and 

 which is now done by many of the societies in the State at the 

 present day. I cannot but express my kind regards to all for 

 their kind attentions to me on the occasion. 



Charles K. Tracy. 



