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almost be taken for descendants of the Egyptians, who worshiped Osiris in the 

 form of a beautiful bull— except that their bull was white ; and it may be doubt- 

 ed if any one ever saw, or, as Sammy Veller says, ever saw a man that ever saw 

 a white ox in Massachusetts. We are not sure that such an one would not be 

 gored to death by his fellows, nor would it display a more senseless and unreason- 

 able prejudice than was exhibited by a nation of humpbacked people of whom 

 we read that a well-set, straight, athletic man, like a Kentuckian, getting in 

 among them, they stoned him to death on the ground of his monstrous de- 

 fer mi ti/ ! 



Although Mr. Earle, the Editor of the Worcester Spy, whom we are not sure 

 of ever having had the pleasure to see, very much overrated our own humble 

 part in this farmers' exhibition, we agree with him in his general estimate of its 

 character and influences, and in the following particulars, which, being better 

 said to our hand, we gladly adopt. We unite with him emphatically: for we, 

 too, remarked it with particular satisfaction, that the most perfect order and har- 

 mony were apparent during the day, and that no scenes of intemperance were 

 visible to mar the pleasures of the occasion : 



" The display of domestic manufjictui-es, embracing a great variety of usefixl and orna- 

 mental articles, atti-acted, as usual, large crowds of admirers. There were magnificent spe- 

 cimens of ladies' needle-work, wrought in the most ex<]uisite style and workmanship. There 

 was also a beautiful and superior collection of various articles of professional skill in almost 

 every department of art and science. We noticed with pride the exhiliition of farming and 

 culinary implements, including ahnost eveiy improvement in style aiul utility — the former 

 appiU'entlv deslini.'d to work a glorious revohuiou in agricultural operations, wiiile the latter 

 embraced pleasurable evidence of advantages in promotmg the convenience and ease of 

 household labors. 



" The collection of animals at the show was distinguished fi)r great superiority, jmd the 

 criticism which it received from the several Committees appointed ibr tlie purpose of deter- 

 mining its merits, reflected the highest credit to those who h;i(l aided m su.sttiiuing it. The 

 qualities displayed in this exhibition eviuced rare specimens ot" beauty, strengtli and service. 

 Some of the cattle were the finest ever seen in Worcester. The collection of fat cattle and 

 heifers particularly called forth unbounded approbation, as bemg far superior to that of any 

 former year. Of fat cattle there were more in luimber than on some of tlie last annual exhi- 

 bitions, though tliere were fewer entries. We have not room to speak in detail of this very 

 important bnmch of the Fair, and we can render but slight justice to the competitors when 

 we say, tliat on the whole the exhibition of auiiuals this year was really of a superior order, 

 and as we are nifonned from reliable authority, has not been sm-jjassed by any similar ex- 

 hibition, the present year, in any part of the coimliy. In some respects, however, there 

 ■were evident defects, and a manifest want of imjirovement, a hint vv'hich we hope will not 

 be lost, especially in reference to milch cows, in which, judging fiom those produced at the 

 Fair, there is miu'h lack of interest and attention. We trust that another year will witness 

 a commendable progress in enhancing the value and improvement in dairy stock, a s])ecies 

 of stock eminently worthy of attention, as being capal)le of retuniing a large per cent, ou 

 the labor imd capital employed." 



We confess our disappointment on looking through the pens appointed for 

 milch coics, and were therefore the less surprised at the animadversions on this 

 point of the exhibition made in the interesting Report of the Chairman, Mr. 

 Thompson, of the Vaccijie Committee, wherein he stated the significant fact that 

 the quality of their cows should be an object of most earnest attention in a county 

 where the income from cows is one-fourth of the income from all the cows in 

 the State, and more than double the amount from any other county. "The 

 average value of neat cattle," adds Mr. Thompson, "as returned throughout the 

 State of New- York is $19 ; that of Worcester $20 by the last census. By the 

 New- York returns, it seems that one-third of the neat cattle of that State art- 

 milch cows. Taking that basis for this county, the average income of each cow 

 is about $21." We don't exactly understand the process of his calculation, bu 

 the Report goes on to add, very significantly, and, we doubt not, truly, " the cap> 



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