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was of high order of excellence. The committee of arrangements 

 were mostly ladies. We were informed by one of the number that 

 she had served as one of the committee for eighteen } T ears, and we 

 have no doubt that many others have served faithfully and well. 

 The ladies' department was one of the most attractive features of 

 the exhibition. In domestic industry and the fine arts, the many 

 useful and beautiful things exhibited showed much genius in their 

 design, as well as talent in their execution, and evinced the most 

 commendable taste, industry and skill on the part of the exhibitors. 

 It is gratifying to state further, that the fair contributors to this 

 department in large numbers graced this exhibition with their 

 presence, materially adding to its interest and attraction. 



The protracted drought which has prevailed on the island the past 

 season produced no visible effect in the display of fruit and vege- 

 tables and farm products which were on exhibition ; and specimens 

 of very excellent quality were on the tables, affording evidence of 

 skilful cultivation. 



The bread and butter exhibited were of marked excellence. The 

 superiority of the bread we could easily comprehend, but were at a 

 loss to understand how such excellent butter can be made where 

 pastures are apparently so poor. But we cheerfully confess that we 

 have never seen or eaten better butter and bread than it was our 

 pleasure to have on Nantucket. And we have pleasant recollec- 

 tions, and our obligations are due to the president of the society 

 for his hospitality and untiring efforts in our behalf. 



O. B. Had wen. 



MARTHA'S VINEYARD. 



The seventeenth exhibition of the agriculture of Martha's Vineyard 

 occurred on the 6th, 7th and 8th of October. 



Upon my arrival in the afternoon of the first day, the live-stock 

 was removed from the grounds, and some of it was seen on the roads 

 returning homewards. 



The display within the hall was of varied character, and of much 

 interest. Apples, pears, grapes, and other fruits, with garden and 

 field-vegetables, adorned the tables. The fruit was not of the best, 

 but the growers, nevertheless, merit praise, since the resistance of 

 nature to their efforts is such as to make success — a knowing man. 

 Potatoes, of several varieties, were of extraordinary size and excel- 

 lent appearance. The corn and grains were of notable quality. A 

 dish of tomatoes — large, fair and uniform, at this late season — 



