xUi REPOKTS OF DELEGATES. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



The twentieth annual exhibition of this society occui'red on the 

 societ^^'s grounds at South Fitchbui'g, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 September 24th and 25th, 1872. 



The society was highly favored with pleasant weather during 

 both days of the fair. 



On my arrival, I was welcomed bj' the president of the society, 

 Hon. J. H. Lockey, and shown thi'ough the halls of the building and 

 over the grounds of exhibition. The society have ample grounds 

 and buildings well located. 



The lower hall was devoted to the mechanical display, with power to 

 operate the different machines, presenting quite a busy and attract- 

 ive scene when all in operation, and forming an important feature of 

 the exhibition. Stoves and other heavy articles were shown on this 

 floor. 



The upper hall was occupied with the display" of fruit, flowers, 

 vegetables, fancy-goods, and articles of lighter manufacture. In this 

 department there was a very fine displa}- of fruits and flowers. 

 Among the more prominent contributors of grapes were Drs. Fisher, 

 Brigham, Palmer, Jewett, and Messrs. Walter Heywood and E. T. 

 Miles. There was a good show of pears and apples. J. M. Sawtell 

 led off" with a very extensive show of various kinds of flowers in pots. 

 Sylvanus Sawyer also made a very fine display. I think I never saw 

 at any country- fair so extensive and varied a display of flowers as 

 was here exhibited. 



The show of vegetables was very fair, although not so extensive 

 as I have seen. The bread and butter proved that the ladies knew 

 how to make a flue quality of each. 



Gen. John W. Kimball acted as chief marshal, and under his 

 supervision at ten o'clock, according to progi'amme, the ploughing- 

 match took place. Eight spans of horses and thi'ee yokes of oxen 

 competed for the premiums of speed. The grounds were not as good 

 as might have been desired for a contest of this kind. After the assign- 

 ment of the plot of ground to be ploughed b}' each team, the word was 

 given to start, and all, both old and young, went at it with a will, each 

 holding his plough and driving his team at the same time. The eager- 

 ness of all to excel added much to the interest of the owners as well 

 as the drivers of the teams. I saw nothing during my stay on the 

 grounds that was more attractive and interesting to me ; in a word, 

 it was grand. An agricultural ploughing-match (if I may be allowed 

 the expression), and an agricultm-al horse-trot, should go hand in 

 hand. It is not the track, but the manner in which it is conducted, 



