310 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



concourse of people at the public exercises, gave any promise 

 of success to the enterprise. 



The spirit which was then manifested by the people, has, in 

 the short space of four years, developed one of the most pros- 

 perous societies in the State. The agricultural enterprise of 

 this section of Worcester County has been so stimulated by the 

 association, that the farmers now present an admirable collec- 

 tion of products, and a choice gathering of farm animals. The 

 agricultural resources of the region have been largely increased 

 under the same fostering influences. Previous to the organi- 

 zation of the society, a large portion of the vegetables consumed 

 in the thriving town of Milford were brought from Boston. 

 Now, the lands in the vicinity of the town, subjected as they are 

 to careful cultivation, produce abundantly for all the wants of 

 the people, and there are constantly recurring evidences of the 

 beneficial effects of this newly-formed society. 



The exhibition this year bore unusual marks of zeal and 

 determination on the part of the managers. The accommoda- 

 tions for animals which, had, in former years been found ample, 

 were by no means sufficient for those now brought upon the 

 ground. The large herd of Harvey Dodge, Esq., of Sutton, well 

 known for his skill and enterprise in breeding Devons, attracted 

 great attention. He exhibited forty-two animals of various 

 descriptions, twenty-two of which were oxen, matched in size 

 and shape and color, as the Devon may be. B. D. Godfrey, of 

 Milford, presented a fine show of Jerseys ; and from Meudon 

 and other towns, were brought many valuable cattle to increase 

 the interest and importance of the exhibition. 



It is seldom that any exhibition brings out a more striking 

 class of horses than did this. Mr. Godfrey, of Milford, has long 

 devoted himself to the breeding of colta from the ' stock of the 

 famous trotting horse, George M. Patchen. On this occasion, 

 he exhibited five colts of different ages, remarkable for style, 

 size, and strength ; six other colts, of the same breed, attracted 

 general admiration. The trial of these, and other horses, on 

 Tuesday, presented an interesting display of this class of animals 

 for the purposes of the road and farm work. 



In the town hall, were many interesting specimens of the 

 ingenuity of the citizens, and an excellent collection of many 

 varieties of fruit. It is evident that in the cultivation of vege- 



