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agricultural implements and maehincs, a separate volume, filled 

 340 pages. I learned after the show was over, that the sale of 

 catalogues amounted to tJ5,2oO. It was larger than had ever 

 been known, and before the show ended the su|)ply was 

 exliaiisted, and people tried in vain to procure copies. 



Here, then, was a day's work before mc, with the '' cream" 

 of the best lierds of England and Scotland, and^ large delega- 

 tion from abroad, all gathered together at one central point 

 most conveniently arranged for examination. 



The live stock catalogue contained 1,986 entries. Of these, 

 183 were foreign, compri^ing many choice animals from France, 

 Switzerland, Holland, and Germany, and 238 Scotch, including 

 the best breeds of the north — the Ayrshire, the West High- 

 landers, the polled Angus, the Clydesdales, and the Cheviots. 

 The number of exhibitors of live stock was 535, and when it 

 is considered that some single entries included several animals 

 as among the sheep and swine, one may form some idea of the 

 space occupied. The aggregate number of animals was 2,372. 

 A casual glance through the yards impressed me with wonder, 

 as it did every one else. Cattle, horses, sheep and swine were 

 literally to be seen by the acre. 



Those who attended the State Fair in Boston, in 1857, will 

 recollect that the grounds included fifty acres or more, and the 

 stalls for cattle and horses, extended round on all sides except 

 the space occupied by the range of seats on the west, or Harri- 

 son Avenue side, and that all the stalls were filled, and very 

 many had to be kept outside the grounds for want of accom- 

 modations. And yet the whole number of entries of live 

 stock was only about 650, or less than a third part of those at 

 this grand show. 



Most of the stalls were filled. The weather was, for the 

 most part, very mild and fine, or there would have been much 

 difficulty in keeping so large a collection together ten days, 

 under canvas. The sheds were simple structures, wide enough 

 for two rows of animals tied head to head, the whole extending 

 in straight lines across the park, with sufficient space betweeu 

 for the public. Animals of the same class or breed were put 

 together ; that is, the Shorthorns by themselves, the Herefords 

 by themselves, &c. 



