ii REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 



EEPOETS OF DELEGATES 



APPOINTED TO TISIT THE 



AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



ESSEX. 



The Essex Agricultural Society held its fifty-fifth annual fair, 

 September 28 and 29, in the good old town of Danvers. 



The programme was so well arranged and divided, as to give 

 nearl}' equal interest to each da}-, and prove attractive to every 

 class of citizens. 



The cattle-show was on the Riding Park, which is owned by 

 another societj-, in another interest than the Essex Agricultural 

 Societ}', but its use was courteously extended for the occasion, and 

 afljorded ample space and facilit3'. 



The exhibition of neat-stock was large and of good qualit}^ with 

 a good admixture of pure blood; in all, 118 head. Thei'e were 

 awarded for these, including premiums for town teams, $455. A 

 few sheep were on exhibition, and 19 swine of good qualit}-. Fifty- 

 nine coops of poultry' were displayed in a large tent, which also 

 contained a good assortment of tools, carriages, etc. 



There was a much larger display of horses than I expected, to see 

 in this part of the State, especially brood mares and colts. Ninety- 

 four were on exhibition in the various classes, and $309 were 

 awarded in premiums, which included $45 paid for horses in town 

 teams. 



Danvers exhibited 22 3-okes of oxen as a town team, Topsfield 

 20, and North Andover 12. There were two-horse teams, one of 

 four, and one of eight spans. 



The trial of draught animals was in the afternoon of the first day, 

 on the highway outside the park. There were 16 entries of oxen 

 and steers, 16 of single horses, and 10 pairs of horses. The hard, 



