HAMPDEN SOCIETY. 143 



HAMPDEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The fourth annual exhibition of this society, held at Spring- 

 field, on the 6th and 7th days of October last, more than real- 

 ized the highest anticipations in regard to it, and evinced an 

 unabated, if not increased, interest in the objects of the society. 

 In some departments, the exhibition was smaller than on former 

 occasions, but, in most of these instances, it was of a higher or- 

 der ; while, in the other departments, the display of articles was 

 more profuse and varied than ever before. 



The show in this county has in former years been distinguish- 

 ingly marked by the exhibition of manufactures ; and this, at the 

 present show, has been its prominent feature, even beyond the 

 exhibitions of the three preceding years. 



The show of stock was very good — that of milch cows and 

 swine, being rarely surpassed at any county or state exhibitions 

 of the kind. There were about sixty entries of horses ; and the 

 show was excellent in every respect. 



The address was delivered by Professor Charles U. Shepard, 

 of Amherst College, and was admirably adapted to the occasion. 

 The two following, are the only reports returned by this society. 



On Manures. 



The committee to whom the subject of Manures was com- 

 mitted, have come to the conclusion, that this subject is of such 

 magnitude as to render it impossible for them to do justice to it in 

 a common report at this time, and would respectfully recommend, 

 that it be made a subject for an address at some future time. 

 Your committee, therefore, content themselves by simply throw- 



