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The society gives evidence of vital energy and thrift. The attendance 

 at the show was large ; the action of its several officers was prompt and 

 energetic in carrying out the details of the fair. Good order prevailed, 

 and all present seemed to enjoy the occasion. 



On the afternoon of the last day Dr. Loring delivered the annual 

 address. His subject — " Scientific and Practical Agriculture " — was 

 listened to attentively by a large and evidently appreciative audience ; 

 and although the address was delivered in the open air, and under rather 

 unfavorable circumstances, still the doctor held the attention of his large 

 audience to the end. 



Your delegate has no time to give a detailed account of this fair, 

 enumerate the vast number of articles on exhibition, nor specify every 

 interesting ieature of the occasion; but would simply report, that the 

 society, as far as he could judge, is in a prosperous condition, notwith- 

 standing some serious drawbacks it has had to encounter, and if the 

 liberality hitherto shown by the State in its dispensation of bounty shall 

 be continued, it will continue to flourish and exert its wholesome influ- 

 ence on the agricultural interests of Hoosac Valley, and indirectly upon 

 the agricultural interests of the State at large. 



To the president and officers of the society I feel indebted for kind 

 attention and courtesy. And especially would I return thanks to the 

 delegate to this Board from that society, and his amiable wife, for their 

 kind hospitality sho-wii me during my sojourn with them. 



Daniel A. Cleaveland. 



NORFOLK. 



The nineteenth exhibition of the Norfolk Agricultural Society was 

 held at Dedham on the 19th and 20th days of September. The weather 

 was all that could be desired, the concourse of viiitore large, and the 

 proceedings of the fair satisfactory. 



The fir^t day was chiefly devoted to the reception and examination of 

 articles by the various committees. 



In the department of fruit, this society seems to have taken the lead 

 of most others, to such an extent that it may be said to be its specialty. 

 The display of 1867 was one of the best, and, in many respects, it 

 probably surpassed all previous exhibitions of the society. The tables 

 were, therefore, well filled, the pears alone exceeding three hundred 

 plates, the largest number of varieties being contributed by the presi- 

 dent, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester., while F. & L. Clapp, of 

 Dorchester, Walker & Co., of Roxbury, and Aaron D. Weld, of West 



