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There were to be seen some very fine sheep of the various 

 breeds, Cotswold, Leicester, and South and Oxford Down. Also 

 swine of the Chester County and other breeds. 



The show in the hall was quite unsatisfactory. It seemed to 

 me that Franklin County should have crowded the tables of 

 that hall to overflowing, with its productions. In the matter 

 of fruits, the display was excellent in quality, but meagre in 

 quantity. There was enough, however, to prove that the apple 

 and pear are entirely at home there, and nothing is needed but 

 to awaken the people to the importance of the cultivation of 

 these and other fruits, both as a matter of profit and luxury. 

 Major Grennell, the secretary, made a fine display of the products 

 of the garden and field, but he was almost alone. In many 

 things there was really no competition. The dairy was but 

 poorly represented, and manufactured and domestic articles 

 not abundant. In the evening visitors were regaled with the 

 music of a cornet band. 



The morning of Wednesday set in with a drizzling rain, 

 which promised to be a damper upon the remaining out of door 

 exercises, being mainly the exhibition of horses. The clouds, 

 however, had charity for the populace, and after a brief display, 

 did not materially extend their diluting operations. In conse- 

 quence of an unfortunate arrangement of the railroad trains, I 

 was obliged to leave in the middle of the forenoon, after having 

 got but a glimpse of some quite promising horses, and forego 

 the pleasure of listening to the address of his Excellency, Gov- 

 ernor Banks, and being present at the dinner. 



My thanks are due to the officers, and in an especial manner 

 to the gentlemanly secretary, for constant attention and favors. 



Jabez Fisher. 



BERKSHIRE. 



On no occasion have I been so highly gratified, as on my 

 recent visit as a delegate from this Board to the association 

 of farmers in Berkshire. For a long time I have heard of what 

 was going on in this western section of our Commonwealth, 



