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There was the longest row of poultry cages we ever saw at any fair, 

 and it attrncted a crowd of bird-fanciers, who engaged in animated 

 discussions upon the relative merits of the different families. 



There was also a good exhibition of swine. 



Of the horses and the trotting we will not attempt a description, as • 

 we are not accounted a good judge of horse-flesh ; but Ave do not wish it 

 understood tiiat they have no fine horses or fast trotting in Bristol, for 

 an examination of the programme will satisfy those who wish to see 

 what Josh Billings denominates a " purely agricultural horse trot," that 

 by attending the Taunton show they can be treated to that kind of 

 amusement at all hours, like the hungry public with meals at the village 

 restaurant. 



There Avas a good collection of agricultural implements in the lower 

 story of the hall. This is a department not generally appreciated by 

 the farmers, and, in many of our fairs, consists of some half a dozen arti- 

 cles, which are frequently crowded in some corner by the managers, or 

 disposed of in some out-of-the-way place, where they are scarcely 

 noticed. 



The exhibition of heavy manufactures, for which this society is noto- 

 rious, we were informed Avas not as good as in former years ; but Ave 

 think it Avould have been hard (o beat this year. The finely polished 

 and beautiful parts of a locomotive, by INIr. William Mason, of Taunton, 

 and also the case of silver Avare, attracted and deserved much attention. 



Among the vegetables, the collection of one hundred and seventy- 

 three varieties of Mr. Charles Albro, of Taunton, Avas conspicuous. 



The divisions above noticed, together with the household manufac- 

 tures, works of art, floAvers, fancy articles contributed by the ladies, 

 and that of bread, butter, cheese and honey, (of Avhich there Avas one 

 thousand pounds,) and the best collection of fruit Ave ever saAv, Avell 

 filled the second story of the hall, — 100 by 160 feet, — and could not 

 possibly have been placed in an ordinary sized hall. 



The society have expended, the past year, in building a large and 

 commodious barn, purchasing 12 acres of land adjoining their grounds, 

 and other improvements, about five thousand dollars. They noAv have 

 sixty-three acres, on a part of Avhich a fine opportunity is presented for 

 experiments in draining and other improvements. 



We Avere pleased Avith the interest manifested by the managers, the 

 clock-like manner in Avhich the arrangements AA^ere carried out, and the 

 o-eneral order Avhich prevailed. During the two days tbat Ave attended, 

 we did not see a single person intoxicated, and scarcely heard an oath. 

 We hope the delegate next year Avill be able to say the same. 



We cannot close our Report Avithout noticing the annual dinner, 

 which Avas served on the second day in the third story of the hall, AA'hich 



