Tiii REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 



articles, which were arranged in glass cases, and attracted great 

 attention. 



The poultr}% arranged in the basement story of the hall, was said 

 to equal in numbers and quality, that of any preceding show. 



The Amos Plow Co., Parker & Gannett, of Boston, and Wm. E. 

 Barrett & Co., of Providence, R. I., exhibited a large collection of 

 farming implements, well made, and highly finished. 



On Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, a procession was formed on the 

 groun<^s, and marched to the hall, where about six hundred persons 

 sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by Mr. J. B. Smith of 

 Boston. After this had been disposed of, the president, John 

 Cummings, Esq., made an interesting and instructive speech, upon 

 the cultivation of vegetables and small fruits, exprcs'sing with great 

 confidence, his opinion, that the farmers of Middlesex would find it 

 very profitable to engage largely in this branch of business, for the 

 supply of the Boston market. He was followed by Hon. Judge 

 Hoar, and Hon. Geo. M. Brooks, the deservedly popular represen- 

 tative of the seventh congressional district, who, with wit and elo- 

 quence, held the close attention of the assembly, and added very 

 much to the interest and pleasure of the occasion. 



I cannot omit to say that I did not see a single intoxicated per- 

 son, or hear a profane word, and that the most j^erfect order every- 

 where prevailed, during the two days of the show ; and I am sure 

 that when the large assembly separated, it was with the feeling that 

 it had been a pleasant and profitable gathering ; and for my own 

 part, I have the most agreeable recollections of the kind attentions 

 and hospitality of the president and many fi-iends in Concord. 



At the close of the exhibition, by the polite invitation of Mr. 

 Moore, I visited his farm, in company with several friends. I have 

 only to say, that if any one wishes to learn how to raise grapes, 

 strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, &c., economically, successfully 

 and profitably, let him visit Mr. Moore, and take a few lessons from 

 his practice and experience, and the time will not have been sjjcnt 

 in vain. Albert Fearing. 



MIDDLESEX NORTH. 



As a delegate from this Board, I attended the sixteenth annual 

 exhibition of the Middlesex North Agricultural Society, held at 

 Lowell, September 28 and 29, 1870. 



The first day was devoted to the reception and arranging of the 

 stock on the ground, and the articles for exhibition in the hall. 



