1 REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 



on the ground consisting of ploughs, mowers, and other imple- 

 ments connected with agricultural labor. We arrived too late to 

 witness the ploughing match, but understood the scene was very 

 interesting and the work well done. The exhibition of vegetables, 

 fruits, &c., was interesting though not so extensive as usual, prob- 

 ably owing to the character of the season. Mr. N. T. Smith, of 

 West Springfield, was an extensiA'e contributor. He contributed 

 68 varieties of apples and 19 of pears, besides grapes. John W. 

 Adams, had a good show of various fruits. A. D. Briggs, some 

 fine pears ; J. G. Chase, some extra apples, among which we no- 

 ticed the Congress ; W. R. Sessions, of Wilbraham, had a fine show 

 of apples. There were some fine Duchess D'Angouleme pears. 

 There were a few fine peaches, but neither these nor grapes were as 

 abundant as usual. Of vegetables, Mr. N. T. Smith showed more 

 than 100 kinds, of which the potatoe figured largely in variety 

 the Early Rose, and Jersey Peach Blow, with some of the newer 

 sorts were very fine. Mr. George A. Kibbe showed 11 squashes 

 from one vine, weighing 830 lbs. ; one weighed 109 lbs. H. C. 

 Sherman showed one weighing 108. C. C. Thompson, of Mid- 

 dlefield, Ferre, Batchelder & Co., fine shows of potatoes, includ- 

 ing seedlings. The dairy products were limited. Of cheeses, 

 there were three from E. W. Boise, of Blandford, handsome ; and 

 samples from a lot of sixty, by Miss Ladd, 14 years of age, of South 

 Wilbraham. There Avere a few lots of very fine butter. Of me- 

 chanical and miscellaneous articles there was a good display, both 

 connected with husbandry and housewifery, and with the attend- 

 ance of a band of music, the hall attracted its usual patronage. 



The address was delivered on the grand stand of the exhibition 

 grounds. This was by Rev. J. F. Moors, of Greenfield. It was 

 able and sensible ; it consisted in contrasting the old with the ncAV 

 Avorld, He believed that in public schools, social equality and 

 progressive civilization, we have the elements of true life beyond 

 any other country. That man, who has to make himself, has far 

 better advantages here than elsewhere. He enlarged upon the bad 

 character of our roads, stating the fact that the poorest road in 

 Europe, is better than the best one in Massachusetts. He alluded 

 forcibly to the faults in our buildings, the lack of ventilation, the 

 the neglect of drains, &c., the importance of free air and ex- 

 ercise, to the more frequent usage of Avomen in out-of-door em- 

 ployments, and in general to a greater simplicity in the habits of 

 living. 



TI\e exhibition closed Avith the usual trials of horses in the vari- 

 ous departments of draft, Avork, road and family horses. There 



