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ments, no one could fail of being interested in some of them. 

 Every exertion was made on the part of the officers to make the 

 fair a success. 



In a former report, as delegate to this society in 1873, I de- 

 scribed the beautiful and extensive grounds and buildings : all are 

 now apparentl}^ in as good order and condition as ever. 



The arrangements seemed to be all good, except for the cattle, 

 where s3-stem appeared to be overlooked or disregarded. They 

 appeared to be inconveniently mixed. Animals, and especially 

 those of pure breeds, thus displaj'ed, are very confusing, both to 

 the judges and spectators ; and it would seem that the duties of 

 the committees were thereby rendered unnecessarily more arduous. 



There was a large and fine display of horses, cattle, sheep, 

 swine, and poultry, and large contributions of fruits, vegetables, 

 and flowers, and of aU local industries, too extensive to enable me 

 to particularize. Many of the contributions were of rare excel- 

 lence, a sure indication of good agriculture. 



The fair of this society is one of the largest, and the best man- 

 aged and best patronized, of any in the State ; and it is stimulat- 

 ing good farming throughout the county. 



O. B. Had WEN. 



PLYMOUTH. 



The Fifty-eighth Annual Exhibition of the Plj^mouth-county 

 Agi'icultural Society was holden at Bridgewater on the nineteenth, 

 twentieth, and twenty-first daj-s of September, three most beautiful 

 days. Your delegate arrived on the society's ground the morning 

 of the first day. Every facility was given him to examine the exhi- 

 bition in all its departmeiits. The ploughing-match took place on 

 the first day : nine horse and six ox teams contested for the prizes. 

 A good degree of skill was manifested in the match. The work was 

 well done, and in a reasonable time : the ploughs used were the most 

 approved patterns. A swivel or side-hill plough did good work ; 

 and a sulliy plough, from its novelty, attracted the admiration of 

 the crowd. The application of the harrow as a test of the skill of 

 the ploughman and of the plough, in leaving the fuiTows in a state 

 to be easily fitted for the crop, was a new feature in the exhibi- 

 tion, and was admired by j'our delegate. The trial of draught ani- 

 mals was next in order. Thirteen j-oke-oxen and ten horse-teams 

 contested for the prizes. All showed remarlcable muscular power 



