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manufactured articles, and machinery of various kinds, and with the 

 handiwork of the ladies, beautifullj" arranged and beautifull}- made ; 

 there were also some verj' fine specimens of wax and needle work 

 covering the entire sides of the hall. 



My visit will long be remembered with gratitude to the officers 

 and members of the society-, for their kind attentions, and especially 

 to Mr. Wm. Knowlton, of Upton, who took me to his pleasant 

 home, and made me doubly welcome. He not only took me, but bade 

 the farmers who passed his place with their teams returning home, 

 a hearty welcome to his boarding-house and stables. 



Elijah Perry. 



HAMPSHIRE. 



As it is the custom to remove the stock at the close of the first day, 

 ■^e were unable to witness this interesting feature of the exhibition. 

 We are pleased to learn, however, that it was one of the best the 

 society' has ever made. In a ver}' full report which appeared in the 

 " Springfield Republican," we find the following : — 



" The Hampshire Agricultural Society began its twent^'-sixth 

 annual festival at Amherst, yesterda}', with remarkable success. 

 Everj'thing seemed propitious, the weather and the Agricultural 

 College included, and they had a first-class show. There were GO 

 entries of cows, and a large array of bulls and thorough bred cattle. 

 About 30 yoke of oxen formed the town teams of Amherst and 

 Hadle^'. They were mostl}' grade Durham, and some of the heavier 

 pairs reached 3,800 pounds. The Agricultural College fairly 

 unbosomed itself, sending as its contribution : 18 Shorthorns, 13 

 Ayrshires, five Jerseys, two Dutch, and two Brittanies — 40 head 

 in all ; besides seven Cotswold sheep, four hogs of the Berkshire, 

 Chester, or Yorkshire breeds, rabbits, ducks, turkej-s, peacocks, hens, 

 pigeons, vegetables, and 90 varieties of potatoes." 



Dr. Edward Hitchcock, delivered the annual address on " Some of 

 the Poisons of the Farmer's Life " ; among which he classed " pork, 

 the diseased adipose matter of the American hog." This he 

 characterized as " the happ}' nest of trichina and tape-worm," and 

 believed the best use of pork would be, "■ to cut it into inch pieces 

 and feed it to grape-vines, currant and gooseberr}' bushes," and 

 have more fruit and less pork. His address was said to be " sharp, 

 sensible and suggestive." 



The morning of the second day opened lowery, and soon the rain 

 fell in copious efl^usions, continuing during the forenoon. "We 

 arrived at the hall at 11 a. m., and found a very good display of 



