Hampshire Agricultural Society. 



Secretary's Report. 



1 shall not attempt to write an aecount in detail of tlie Xiue- 

 toenth Annual Exhibition of the Hampshire Agricultural So- 

 eiety, for two reasons, first, my duties were such on either day 

 that I Ivardly saw it, and secondly, 1 couldn't Avrite a good one 

 if I had. We had two good days on Avhich to hold our Fail', 

 (an miusual occurance) a large attendance, and at least our 

 usual number of entries in the several departments. 



Our show of Plants and Flowers was large and extremely 

 beautiful. Mr. Lyman and Mrs. Boutwell, of Leverett, Pi-es. 

 (^lark, of the Agricultural College, contributed great nuraliers 

 (if rare and beautiful specimens. The ladies contributed this 

 year at least the usual number and variety of things useful, ar- 

 tistic and ornamental, some of which I knew for what they were 

 made, others not, but suppose tis all right in either case. The 

 show of fruits and vegetables was not as good as it could and 

 should have been. We had a large and choice collection of 

 I'ears, shown by A. B. Howard, Esq., of Belchertown, and a 

 very large and fine collection of vegetabjes by Master Luther 

 ('. Warner, of Sunderland. The Annual Address by C. L. 

 Flint, Esq., Avas one of the ablest and most instructive it has 

 (^ver been my good fortune to hear. The Hall was well filled 

 with an appreciative audience, whose close attention attested 

 their interest in the subject of the address, and the manner in 

 which it was handled. The Andierst College Glee Club kindly 



