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liamstown, late member of this Board, exhibited a Cotswold buck 

 and ewe, which attracted universal attention. 



We saw no swine, but were told that the show was not large, 

 but the quality was good. 



The show of poultry was veiy large, said to have been the best 

 ever made in Berkshire County. Coops containing nearly every 

 variety of the improved breeds were constantly surrounded by an 

 eager, admiring crowd. 



The hall of the society is not large, but is well adapted to the 

 purposes of an exhibition. Every table, shelf, nook or corner was 

 filled with some object of real interest. 



The show of vegetables and fruits, with the exception of apples, 

 was extensive, and the quality would lead one to suppose that these 

 were all grown to order expressly for the occasion. 



North Adams and the surrounding towns added greatly to the 

 exhibition, by showing products of their varied industries, which 

 for style and finish would be hard to beat. 



The floral department was simply superb. A richer display of 

 flowers we rarely ever witnessed, and the capacity to appreciate the 

 beautiful was quite apparent in the multitude, who were so loth to 

 leave the tables. "We noticed two miniature structures, one called 

 the " Floral Temple," and another " Flora's Cottage," made prin- 

 cipally of evergreens, moss, flowers and leaves, which were not 

 only models of skill and ingenuity, but displayed in their structure 

 a refined and cultivated taste. These alone should have com- 

 manded an entrance fee to the hall. 



Outside and around the hall were displayed a good variety of 

 agricultural implements, among which were to be found a sample 

 of every mowing machine now in use. 



The fair was characterized by good order, good taste, and a 

 gentlemanly deportment, manifested not only among the officers 

 and committees, but by the large promiscuous crowd who evidently 

 regarded the occasion as one instituted with special reference to a 

 good time generally. A. P. Slade. 



HOUSATONIC. 



The annual exhibition of the Housatonic Society was held at 

 Great Barrington, Sept. 27th, 28th, 29th, 1871. 



The exhibition was good in every branch. The most prominent 

 feature was the summer and fall crops of all descriptions. Grain 

 of all kinds that are usually raised in New England, wheat, rye and 



