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or, if ploughing among fruit trees, three inches is deep enough, 

 unless so far away that the danger of mangling roots is 

 removed. 



I believe no pigs or porkers were to be seen. Among the 

 several cages of domestic fowls, a pair of bronze turkeys, 

 weighing thirty-seven pounds, accompanied by six young ones, 

 three months old, were more attractive. They were truly noble- 

 looking birds. 



There was some trotting on the " track," and for ought I 

 know, — never having taken much interest in that branch of 

 industry, — was all the interested parties anticipated. If some 

 of the " trotters " failed to come up to the standard of "2.40 " 

 in making time, 1 can assure you they were few minutes more 

 in " getting round." 



In rambling over the grounds amongst the crowd of specta- 

 tors, my ears were occasionally saluted with criticisms of this 

 sort: " These cattle are nothing to brag of;" " I could have 

 driven down a better cow than I have seen here ; " " I've a colt 

 at home that beats any thing on the premises." Now it may be 

 all true, but I take the liberty to doubt the truthfulness of 

 those assertions. It is generally understood, I think, that some 

 persons are so full of conceit, that they vainly imagine that 

 what they possess, is, of course, nicer than can be found else- 

 where. Others are so addicted to grumbling and fault-finding 

 that nothing better can be expected of 'them. Let those two, 

 classes of people take their fine animals and articles out where 

 others can examine them, or hold their peace while in a crowd. 



At one o'clock, dined in the large hall ; the tables, in which 

 were all surrounded by ladies and gentlemen, who seemed to 

 discuss the dinner with vigor. Stomachs replenished, the . 

 president made some appropriate remarks, and then introduced 

 the orator of the day, Hon. A. H. Bullock, of Worcester. In 

 his address the speaker maintained that all persons engaged in 

 any honorable calling, had an equal claim to the title of work- 

 ing people ; and so vigorously, forcibly and eloquently did he 

 discuss the subject, that we all decided to yield him the palm 

 as being the best Bullock on the ground, or in the State. 



Asa Clement. 



