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Hon. A. H. Bullock, of Worcester, and speaking from various 

 other persons, which took up the day, and contributed as much 

 to the profit of the members as if the sun had shone in all its 

 glory. 



Tills is the history, and thus ended the Bristol County cattle 

 show for 1863, and when we look at the thousands in attend- 

 ance, — the stock shown, and most of all the beautiful display in 

 the hall, it must be called a decided success for the society. 



Edward W. Stebbins. 



PLYMOUTH. 



Having been authorized, by vote of the Board, to visit the 

 annual exhibition of the Plymouth County Agricultural Society, 

 holden at Bridgewater the first and second days of October, 

 1863, to my regret, owing to circumstances which I could not 

 control, the first day's show was lost to me. 



Arriving at Bridgewater on the evening of the first, I was 

 enabled to repair to the grounds of the society early on the 

 morning of the second day; and, there being considerable mist 

 afloat and much wet on the grass, I at once entered the spacious 

 building and commenced an examination of articles on exhibi- 

 tion. Fruit, vegetables and flowers were not abundant, though 

 there were some good specimens of each. 



P. Lincoln Cushing, of Middleborough, showed thirty-three 

 varieties of pears, and G. Gilbert, of Plymouth, twenty-eight, a 

 moiety of which appeared well, — some very well. Willard 

 Billings, of West Bridgewater, twenty-eight sorts of apples ; 

 and there were several smaller parcels, but owing to climatic, 

 or other causes, but few of them could be ranked as fine 

 specimens. Grapes showed to better advantage ; Black Ham- 

 burg, Delaware, Concord, Diana and Isabella were fine. The 

 cranberry show was excellent ; those presented by William F. 

 Hill, of Bridgewater, were remarkably well-ripened, but the 

 circumstances of their being thus I was unable to learn. Two 

 lots of cut flowers, in variety, evinced care and foresight on the 

 part of the exhibitors ; so fresh and beautiful were they in 

 foliage and blossoms, that I think they had not missed the 



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