300 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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The thorough-bred bulls were noble animals. Several yoke 

 of fat cattle, one pair of noble fellows weighing over five 

 thousand pounds. The working oxen were well trained and 

 performed their parts as well as could be wished. 



The ring for the exhibition of horses was not large enough 

 to display them to the best advantage, although several showed 

 good points. This department of our exhibitions creates more 

 interest than any other, and well it should, for what could the 

 farmers do without the horse, even setting fast trotters aside. 

 As late as twenty years ago, when railroads began to increase, 

 it was thought the value of horses would decline very much, or 

 in proportion as railroads increased ; but how is the fact ? Why, 

 to-day their value is about one hundred per cent, above what it 

 was then. 



I was surprised at not seeing a single entry of sheep except 

 the texels entered by Mr. Chenery. He also had some Angora 

 goats on exhibition. 



Swine were well represented by tire best breeds, from little 

 pigs to large porkers. 



Most of the poultry were of the Chittagong breed, and of 

 these I can only say they are large eaters and small layers, so 

 far as my experience goes. 



I visited the hall before the crowd was admitted which ena- 

 bled me to note the whole arrangement as well as the method 

 and dispatch observed by their efficient superintendent, A. B. 

 Moore, Esq., under whose hands the different articles seemed 

 to take their places as by magic. 



Apples were well represented. Pears not equal to exhibitions 

 nearer Boston. Grapes, mostly native, their worthy president, 

 Hon. E. W. Bull, not contributing from his large stock. Cran- 

 berries excelled in size. Vegetables, but »very few on the tables, 

 (and why not ?) Several samples of grains were seen, showing 

 that these can be produced in quality equal to other States. 



In the ladies' department, bread was in abundance and of the 

 best quality. Butter of excellent taste. 



Flowers were beautiful. Fancy articles were, as usual, well 

 represented and made a fine display. 



The officers and committees were performing their several 

 parts with such zeal and dispatch that every department seemed 

 to move in perfect harmony. In the afternoon the society 



