APPENDIX. 



MIDDLESEX NORTH. 



I attended the fair of this Society on its first day, but was unex- 

 pectedl}' detained in Boston b}' professional calls upon the second 

 and grand day of the exhibition. The first da}' was, unfortunatel}', 

 ver}^ rainy, so that little could be done or exhibited out of doors ; 

 and the expected crowd was almost entirely detained from the 

 show. Here were fine grounds, a verj' fair assemblage of cattle, 

 and apparently every preparation made for a show sufficient to 

 accommodate the New England Societ3\ But the stock were shut 

 up in their sheds and stalls, and the grounds exhibited a dreary 

 show of empty benches. 



But the spirit of the officers and members of the Society was not 

 dampened ; and within the building was the finest show of vege- 

 tables, with one exception, that I ever witnessed. 



The annual meeting of the Society disclosed the fact that by some 

 misunderstanding or mistake the fair of this Societj', and that of 

 the Middlesex, at Concord, came on the same week, and even 

 hapjiened upon the same days. 



It was stated that much inconvenience was thereby experienced ; 

 and also that the Middlesex Society held the fair upon a daj' not 

 allowed by law. Your delegate gives no opinion upon this question, 

 because the facts are not known to him, but deems it his duty to 

 report the facts, so far as knowrh, and the complaints, for the con- 

 sideration of this Board. 



On Thursda}', the second day, the weather was fine, and 3'our 

 delegate is informed that the fair was largely attended. More than 

 three hundred persons attended the dinner, at which Hon. John A. 

 Goodwin, president-elect of the Society, delivered an address, and 

 was followed by other distinguished speakers, who greatly con- 

 tributed to the final success of a most interesting show. 



Chas. G. Davis. 



MIDDLESEX SOUTH. 



I attended the exhibition of the Middlesex South Society, held 

 on the 21st and 2 2d of September, and was present during the 

 greater part of the two days. 



A rapid survey showed me commodious grounds, well laid out, 

 and convenient for the purpose of an agricultural show. One 

 noticeable feature was the ample provision made for the care of 

 stock while on exhibition. 



