BERKSHIRE SOCIETY. 149 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual fair and thirty-seventh anniversary of this Soci- 

 ety, occurred on the 6th and 7th days of October last, and, as 

 usual, attracted a large number of citizens of the county, and 

 from other states. The weather on the first day was delightful, 

 a genial sun shining all day. The clouds of the second morn- 

 ing threatened rain, and probably deterred many from visiting 

 the scene of the ploughing-match. The temperature of the 

 morning, however, was very favorable for the ox and the horse 

 in the furrow. The department of working oxen was well 

 filled, and it seemed to be admitted by every one that a few pairs 

 excelled any ever before exhibited. There was a great num- 

 ber of cows on the ground, and many very valuable ones. The 

 members of the society, and the interest in its objects, are obvi- 

 ously increasing, and, it is hoped, it has before it a long and 

 glorious future. 



The address was delivered by the President of the Society, 

 Joshua R. Lawton, Esq., of Great Barrington. 



Agricultural Products. 



The committee on agricultural products report, that the farm- 

 ers of fifteen towns are competitors for the awards of the 

 Society, and that 153 separate fields of grain have been exam- 

 ined — a number far exceeding, we believe, the entries of any 

 previous year. This fact clearly indicates that the society, so 

 long celebrated for the uniform interest manifested for its pro- 

 gressive reputation, appears to be in no danger of falling into 

 disrepute by the apathy of the agriculturalist. 



The committee were invited to visit the nurseries of Gen. 



