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and the whole well fenced ; also convenient sheds and barracks had 

 been built for man and beast, sufficient for shelter from rain and 

 cold, while the hall and other accommodations had not been over- 

 looked, not the least of which in the estimation of your delegate 

 was an abundant supply of running water for the animals, — a very 

 important matter, too often overlooked in the management of our 

 fair grounds. We said " pluck," because the arrangements and 

 changes involved a large outlay of money, contributed by the mem- 

 bers of that society and the citizens of Lowell, amounting to about 

 816,000, and the employment and payment of a great number of 

 workmen to perform the necessary labor for so large an undertak- 

 ing. 



It is not in the province of this paper to report the New England 

 Show. We can only say that if the members of the Middlesex 

 North Society failed to reap any practical knowledge from the mass 

 of material gathered within the limits of their grounds on that Sep- 

 tember week, it was no fault of the contributors. Every nook and 

 cranny of the exhibition hall were filled with all sorts of products 

 and implements. A large tent was also filled with implements and 

 carriages. Much of the available space at the south end of the 

 park was also occupied in the same manner. The best stock of 

 New England, including (your delegate thought) most of the bi- 

 peds of Middlesex, were gathered in the pens and on the benches 

 provided for them, so that the stock breeder and stock fancier of 

 each and every family of cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry could 

 study his particular hobby to his heart's content. And the philoso- 

 pher and naturalist had ample scope for the study of human nature 

 in varied development, especially in that branch of it that tends 

 towards horse-flesh. 



The show was a large undertaking for that society. Its complete 



success must have been more than gratifying to those having the 



matter in charge, and needs no further commendation from your 



delegate. 



A. Peeey Peck. 



WORCESTER. 



The fifty-third exhibition of the Worcester Agricultural Society, 

 was held on the society's grounds in Worcester, September 21st 

 and 22d. 



The privilege of representing the Board on this occasion, being 

 granted me, I was heartily received as the bearer of my own 

 credentials, by the president and his lady, on the previous evening. 



