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good. The apple crop suffei'ed perhaps more in the eastern, than mid- 

 dle and western sections of the State. The display of flowers was fine, 

 and attracted much attention from the numerous visitors who thronged 

 the hall. The display of inventions, agricultural implements, and man- 

 ufactures was not large, although the general appearance of this part 

 of the exhibition was good, and worthy the efforts of this or any other 

 agricultural society. 



First in the programme outside the hall was the ploughing match, 

 which was contested by ten teams : — seven pairs of oxen, two pairs of 

 horses, and one three horse team. The land selected for the trial was 

 low and rather wet, with a turf not very strong, which required more 

 care and skill of the ploughman to lay the fuiTows handsomely. It, how- 

 ever, was all so Avell done, that it seemed to me that the committee who 

 had charge of this department must possess wonderful powers of dis- 

 criminiition to be able to decide Avho should be first and who second, 

 until they should complete the list of awards. There were eight 

 premiums, leaving two teams to try their skill at the next fair. 



I next proceeded to the stock pens, where in cattle I found the 

 Jersey largely to predominate. In sheep, Oxford and Southdowns 

 with a few Leicesters. In the department of swine there were all ages 

 and conditions, from those of mature years to those whose first breath 

 Avas drawn upon the society's grounds. They were chiefly of the 

 Chester County breed. The number of cattle on the ground was not 

 far from one hundred. A large proportion of them were dairy and 

 breeding animals. I have spoken of the Jersey as predominating. 

 These are not so symmetrical in form or gigantic in proportions as the 

 Shorthorns of the Connecticut Valley and many other portions of the 

 State. But when I heard the reports of the richness of the milk, and 

 saw the golden butter in the hall, I was led to believe that the Jersey 

 stock was by no means to be despised. 



The exhibition of horses received its due share of attention. Some 

 splendid matched and single horses were put on the track. The society 

 have a splendid place for showing their horses, and it is evident that 

 this animal is by no means neglected in this part of the State. 



In the department of poultry there was a large exhibition, larger I 

 think than I have seen at any other feir. There were the large 

 Brahmas, Dorking, Black Spanish, and other varieties down to the 

 Bantams, which, although of small proportions, seemed to say by their 

 shrill notes that they were worthy of our especial attention. 



At twelve o'clock the second day, the ofllcers, members of the 

 society and others, were marshalled in procession and marched to the 

 hall, where a sumptuous dinner had been prepared for the occasion . 

 After discussing the viands of the table for half an hour, the attention 



