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The show of sheep and swine was not extensive, but tliat of 

 poultry, including most of the modern fancy breeds, was the best 

 I ever saw, and attracted much attention. • A premium was offered 

 for the best coop for exhibition purjioses. 



The morning of the second day was devoted to the display of 

 horses on the track. Some excellent single and matched carriage 

 horses were shown, but the greater interest seemed to be manifested 

 in the trotting horse. 



The show of breeding mares and colts, and young horses, was 

 quite extensive, some of them very fine animals, indicating cai'e 

 and good judgment in this important branch of stock-raising. 



The exliibition in the hall was very su2:)erior, almost every de- 

 partment being well represented; choice vegetables, and fruit of 

 every variety, as well as beautiful flowers graced the tables. 



On the afternoon of the second day General Butler delivered an 

 address to a large and attentive audience. The subject was a 'com- 

 l^arison of the state of agriculture in this country, and in England 

 and France. 



At the close of the address a very happy and eloquent speech was 

 made by Judge Russell, of Boston ; also some very appropriate 

 remarks by General Underwood, of Newton. 



The society seems to be in a thriving condition, and supported 

 by many zealous and intelligent farmers, yet much of its success is 

 due to the liberality and untiring effort of their president, Dr. 

 Durfee, to whom the thanks of your delegate are especially due for 

 his kind and genial hospitality during the fair. 



A. J. BUCKLIN. 



HINGHAM. 



The twelfth annual exhibition of the Ilingham Agricultural 

 Society was held at that place on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep- 

 tember twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth. 



From the long continued drought of the summer and autumn, it 

 was hardly to be expected that any of the fairs in the State would 

 be up to their usual standard, and I visited this society with the full 

 expectation of finding it below its own average of exhibitions. 

 But I am happy to say that I found it very full in all its depart- 

 ments and fine in quality. In the stock department the show was 

 good, thoroughly interspersed with Jersey, except the oxen, and 

 there I noticed but one pair of this breed. Fifty-two yoke of oxen 

 were marshalled in one team, although not all from one town. We 



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