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BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The sixth anniversary and fair of the society was held on 

 Wednesday, October 17, 1849, at Barnstable. The weather 

 was pleasant, and the crowd of people, and the number and 

 variety of productions exhibited, proved an increased interest 

 in the occasion. The show of cattle and horses was larger, and 

 of a higher order, than on any former occasion. The plough- 

 ing match was well contested. The exhibition of vegetables, 

 owing to the protracted drought the past summer, was not 

 large. The show of fruit, although not extensive, was of good 

 quality in the specimens presented, and it was said by com^ie- 

 tent judges, would compare favorably with any similar exhib- 

 ition in the State. 



The address was delivered by William Buckminster, Esquire, 

 of Framingham. 



Farms, «fcc. 



No entry has been made for the premiums offered for the 

 most extensive, valuable, and economical improvements in the 

 cultivation and management of an entire farm, and only one 

 entry for improving wet meadows, or swamp land. Edward 

 Thacher, of Yarmouth, having complied with the society's 

 rules, the committee award to him the first premium of $6. 



An interesting statement was received from Obed Brooks, Jr., 

 of Harwich, giving a detailed account of his successful manage- 

 ment in reclaiming old fields, or worn-out lands. The com- 

 mittee have no authority to grant him a premium, but believ- 

 ing his suggestions valuable, they recommend that there be 

 awarded to him a gratuity of $4. 



AMOS OTIS, Chairman. 



