128 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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construction and arrangement of buildings, the mode of dis- 

 tributing premiums, and the excellent butter and cheese pre- 

 sented, are all worthy the highest commendation. 



The moneys received for admission to the grounds were 

 Cheerfully paid, amounting to some thousands of dollars, and 

 the farmers and others of the county were apparently gratified 

 with the new arrangements of the society. 



In conclusion, I beg to express my belief in the great utility 

 of these associations, — in them as agencies to promote the 

 pecuniary interests of the farmer, to advance him and his family 

 in social position, to encourage scientific investigation, and make 

 the agricultural population that intelligent, thrifty, permanent 

 class upon which our free institutions must always look for 

 strength and perpetuity. 



Simon Brown. 



nous ATONIC. 



The undersigned, agreeably to the appointment of the State 

 Board of Agriculture, attended the Annual Cattle Show and 

 Exhibition of the Housatonic Agricultural Society, held at 

 Great Barrington, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 26th and 

 27th days of September. 



This young society is in a flourishing condition, and already 

 ranks among the first in the State. The present season, through 

 the enterprise of its officers, fifteen acres of land have been 

 added to its grounds ; making, in all, thirty acres of beautiful 

 lawn, gradually undulating to the Housatonic River, and com- 

 manding a superb view of the justly celebrated Cascade Barn 

 and Villa of David Leavitt, Esq., which, combined with the 

 autumnal scenery of the mountains of Berkshire, and two de- 

 lightful days, rendered this exhibition highly attractive. 



A large variety of fruit, comprising apples, peaches, grapes, 

 plums, &c., shows that no small attention had been paid to 

 Pomology, while the monster pumpkins, (one of which weighed 



