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tumn, and such Stock as may be provided by the devotion and 

 public spirit of individuals, on such occasions, suffer in appear- 

 ance, and shrinking into the corners of the pen, exhibit a mel- 

 ancholy contrast to the stately forms and well-dressed exteriors 

 of animals as they expand under the genial influences of a fair 

 day. The exliibition of Stock, therefore, was less extensive and 

 gratifying than on the previous year, but the cause is so obvious, 

 that nothing more need be said on the subject. 



The Swine, whose bald and unbristled forms seemed to welcome 

 and defy the storm, were as fine a specimen of their race as any 

 which have been exhibited on previous occasions. 



There was less Poultry than usual, owing to the decline of what 

 has so generally been called the " Hen Fever " in this vicinity. 



The fowl speculators and connoisseurs have lost something of that 

 ardor and fanaticism that was awakened by those extraordinary 

 prices which served for a time to illustrate the folly of the day, and 

 of mankind. 



The display of Vegetables was more extensive and creditable 

 than at any previous Show, except the first. Messrs. Copeland of 

 Milton, Wilder of Dorchester, French of Braintree, Weld of Rox- 

 bury, and others, exhibited a great variety of specimens of large 

 growth and abundant yield. The Vegetables of Mr. French have 

 generally, for several years, surpassed all others in size, but owing 

 to the extraordinary richness of the beds on which they are grown, 

 (too rich, we believe,) they do not have that smooth and comely 

 appearance which is so attractive in others. The Ladies' fair, by 

 which a considerable sum of money was raised for the benefit of 

 the Society, together with other subjects, is alluded to in the re- 

 marks of the President, copied above. The Address with which 

 this volume opens, delivered by the Rev. Mr. Huntington, before 

 the Society, proved highly satisfactory, and is eminently worthy the 

 attention of all who desire to act well their part in the affairs of the 

 town or Commonwealth. 



A list of the premiums awarded, and the Treasurer's Report, will 

 afford a full insight into the active operations of the Society. 



We will add, as an encouragement to other societies, that the 

 future of the Norfolk Society appears to us unclouded, and that 

 nothing is clearer than that the earnest and active efforts of intel- 

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