REPORTS, &c. 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 



The Cattle Show and Fair, by the Essex Agricultural So- 

 ciety, was holden at Salem, on the 26th of September. A 

 north-east storm operated much inconvenience in the move- 

 ments of the day. The number of spectators was much less 

 than it otherwise would have been ; — but enough to indicate 

 the strong interest felt by the public in the objects of the So- 

 ciety. The show of animals was equal to that of any former 

 year ; — notwithstanding the unfavorable circumstances under 

 which they were viewed, the general remark was, that this 

 part of the Exhibition was well sustained. The ploughing 

 match came off at the hour appointed, more than twenty 

 teams engaging in the contest, no competitor, it is believed, 

 being deterred by the inclemency of the weather, from appear- 

 ing on the field, and completing his work. The entire per- 

 formance was highly creditable to the skill and perseverance 

 of those engaged. Most of the ploughs used were of the des- 

 cription that have been best approved, for several years, in the 

 County of Essex. A plough of new pattern, called the Michigan 

 Sod Plough, turning two furrows, one upon the other, was ex- 

 hibited, and operated favorably. Judging from the slight ex- 

 amination in our power to give it, it appeared to be worthy 

 of further experiment. If we do not mistake, it will be found, 

 for many purposes, a highly useful implement. 



The display of articles of domestic manufacture was not as 

 large as on some former occasions ; probably diminished by 



