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ceived the first premium of $50 for the best cultivated farm, and 

 has sold from thirty-four acres during the past three years, produce 

 worth an average of 12,575 per annum, besides the amount ])aid for 

 labor. The doctor is a bright and shining light in the agricultural 

 world, and earnestly and successfully striving to shine more and 

 more. May he find many worthy rivals among the farmers of Wor- 

 cester County. W. S. Clark. 



WORCESTER NORTH-WEST. 



The fourth annual exhibition of this young and vigorous society 

 was held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 5th and 6th, 1870. 

 My engagements were such that I could not reach Athol until the 

 afternoon of the first day of the show, consequently I did not see 

 quite all of the neat stock on exhibition ; but that remaining upon 

 the ground on my arrival was very creditable to the farmers of 

 that hardy section of the CommonAvealth and gave convincing, 

 unmistakable proof that already this society has made its mark, and 

 exerted a beneficial influence upon this very important and leading 

 branch of husbandry. 



I was prepared to find the members of this society had improved 

 on their early efforts, when they used the public common for their 

 show ground, and a neighboring church basement to exhibit articles 

 on exhibition, but not hardly prepared to see the leading citizens of 

 that and the surrounding towns, vying with each other to benefit 

 the society and make sure of success. 



A very pleasing feature of the occasion, was the large number of 

 fanners present, with their wives and children, and I was glad to 

 look into their honest, sunburnt faces, rejoicing as they were in the 

 success of the two days of the exhibition, and beautiful autumnal 

 days they were, neither too hot nor too cold, contrasting wonder- 

 fully with the days preceding their last exhibition, 



Perha])s I may be allowed to say here, that I improved tliis op- 

 portunity and took my helpmeet with me, partly to see friends, 

 and to assist me, knowing that four eyes coidd see more than two, 

 especially in the crowd that filled the hall of exhibition. 



The time would hardly suftice to speak of the contributions under 

 the head of manufactures, fancy articles, fruits, flowers, fine 

 arts, all worthy of honorable mention and sure witnesses of the 

 advanced culture and taste of the people. 



The grounds owned by the society are beautifully located, bound- 

 ed as they are by groves, rolling hills, and a charming, transparent 



