xii REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 



Hon. Charles Adams, Treasurer of the State, and others, who spoke 

 in praise of the exhibition. 



To none, however, is the society more indebted for its prestige 

 and enterprise than to its President, Hon. Ginery Twichell, whose 

 indomitable energ}' and enterprise are sure to crown with success 

 the labors of his hand. 



All of which is submitted by 



Marshall P. Wilder. 



WORCESTER NORTH-WEST. 



I started on the morning of October 6th, and on arriving at 

 Springfield, found that the onby train to Athol, in season to give me 

 any view of the exhibition that day, had gone, so that I might as 

 well remain in Springfield until the next morning. Therefore I went 

 back to West Springfield and spent the day at the Hampden County 

 Fair. The following morning I was on hand for the first train for 

 Athol, and on my arrival, found all parties alive for the horse-trot, 

 which, in its different divisions, occupied the whole of the da}\ 



I felt disappointed not to have seen the stock on the first day, as 

 I have to confess a preference for that part of the exhibition. But 

 the best thing seemed to be to improve what remained. 



I soon found the energetic secretaiy, and was introduced to 

 several officers and gentlemen. Mr. Johnson, reporter for the 

 " Homestead," who had canvassed the field thoroughly, generously 

 offered to give me the benefit of his knowledge, by showing me the 

 different objects of interest. Thus I gained such information as 1 

 wanted, without taking much of the officers' time, who always have 

 enough to do during the exhibition. 



The grounds of the society comprise something over twenty acres, 

 with a half-mile track, laid out in oblong shape, and so arranged as 

 to be very good for trotting purposes. 



The improvements made the past year have been : a good music- 

 stand, repairing of track and grading grounds, which, I learned, had 

 been done by voluntary labor and money from the members of the 

 different towns, by appointing a day for a " bee," which pleased 

 so well as to be carried on through the week, the ladies sending in 

 provisions and keeping them well fed, which helped to make it a time 

 of real enjoyment ; the amount thus expended in repairs being 

 three hundred dollars. 



B} T the entries I noticed 14 classes of cattle, comprising the various 



