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Professor Stockbridge, of the Agricultural College, made interesting 

 remarks in regard to practical agriculture. 



President Clark was the last speaker, and called the attention of the 

 audience to a large life-like painting of Marshall P. Wilder, then hang- 

 ing upon the wall over the speakers' stand, which had recently been 

 presented to the Agricultural College by a Boston gentleman. And as 

 the audience seemed almost to be in the presence of the honored and 

 venerable man, President Clark recounted some of the noble acts of 

 Mr. Wilder, and some of the benefits resulting therefrom to the cause of 

 agriculture in this State, in the United States, and in the world ; and 

 remarked how fitting it was that his should be the first portrait to be 

 hung on the walls of the college. 



C. Sanderson. 



HAMPDEN. 



Having by assignment of the Board attended the annual exhibition of 

 the Hampden Agricultural Society, holden at the Hampden Park in 

 Springfield, on the first and second days of October, 1867, and knowing 

 that to be a stock-breeding region to considerable extent, we had 

 expected to see a large number of thoroughbred animals on the 

 grounds. Our hopes in that respect were not fully realized. Yet it is 

 fair to affirm that in point of quality the show was good. 



The cattle, we judge, were not on the grounds more than from three 

 to five hours, after which it was understood the track was to be cleared 

 for another purpose. 



After Josh Billings had attended the Agricultural Fair at Billings- 

 ville, where he observed several strings of onions, bunches of turnips and 

 other vegetables, many yokes of oxen and sheep, none of which excited 

 any sympathy, he said it was evident the people " hankered after a good 

 Agricultural Hoss Trot." We cannot, judging from what we witnessed 

 at Hampden Park and elsewhere, regard the people of Billings ville as 

 singular in their passionate fondness for practical trotting. 



In our view, the horse fanciers of Springfield and vicinity ought to 

 have been satisfied with one whole day, or at least have given one whole 

 day to other branches of the sUow. 



So far as we observed, however, the trotting at Springfield on the 

 occasion of our visit was fairly carried on, and our ears were not saluted 

 with disgusting profanity, as had been the case at other places, and 

 enouo-h of it to sicken a well-bred dog. If we are to have trotting at 

 our fairs it seems to us that it should be so conducted as not to be an 

 eyesore to the better class of admirers of the noble horse. 



