xxii REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 



profuseness of the growth of vegetables and fruits ; also the extent 

 of manufactured articles in this vicinity. 



Tour reporter would suggest to this society, as well as to others, 

 the advantage a good hall upon their show grounds would be to 

 their exhibitions ; also the lessening of the area of their show 

 grounds very materially, which, I believe, is now under contem- 

 plation. 



Three or four fine specimens of butter, by the president's lady 

 and others. 



Friend B., of Blandford, was not disturbed with any cheese com- 

 petition. 



A very good display of pears, and of some kind of vegetables, 

 was present. 



Wednesday being designated as the horse show day, for the 

 chilly breeze, or some other cause, a very thin assembly was on the 

 ground at the appointed hour, but the numbers gradually in- 

 creased, culminating in a very creditable exhibition. From 2.40 

 down to the teamster's gait, weight from 1,700 down to 400 

 pounds, — these two extremes being the walking entries, — West 

 Springfield carrying off the first prize, with its twenty-seven turn- 

 outs. A lady driving a pair of four-year-olds, said to be broken 

 by her, while her promised protector succeeded in managing a pair 

 of team horses : who says this is not an omen of the future ? A 

 young miss did some pretty smart driving, with the result of one 

 slight accident. 



At the dinner hour, a procession, being headed by the Armory 

 band, took up their line of march for the Massasoit ; arriving, the 

 company, with reinforcements, charged upon one of those reputable 

 Massasoit dinners with agricultural energy and decorum. 



Physical man, with a small sprinkling of ladies, being comforted, 

 President Stedman congratulated the society on their general suc- 

 cess on this occasion, and called upon General Oliver, who re- 

 sponded in his usual genial manner, after which, a few remarks from 

 one or two other individuals closed the literary entertainment. 



Returning to the Park, the premiums were announced, and the 

 summing up of the twenty-seventh agricultural fair at Springfield 

 was one of the best, if not the best, show of stock ever exhibited 

 there. The officers and veterans of this society are evidently row- 

 ing hard for success. May it be granted to their indomitable 

 energy. 



Your reporter would beg leave to thank the president and his 

 associate officers for the agreeable social and physical entertainment 

 received at their hands. T. L. Aulis. 



