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ter should be given at various periods, and the principal part of the 

 labor having been performed, the storm did not diminish the number of 

 entries in that class materially. 



There were on the grounds SoutlMown, Cotswold, Leicester and 

 Merino sheep, in the seven entries made, and the opinions are at least 

 as various as the number of breeds as to which is the more profitable. 



Ten entries of swine, many individual specimens excellent in appear- 

 ance. A boar of mixed breed drew the first prize. 



Several coops of domestic fowls, of various breeds, all good in their 

 way. Those Shanghais, we are glad to learn, are becoming more and 

 more scarce. Farmers ought not to keep cocks whose crow alone will 

 frighten the children. 



One union mowing machine, one horse • rake and a spring bedstead, 

 were among the machines, inventions and implements. We have seen 

 a rocking-chair, with a fan adjusted in such a way that the motion of 

 the cha^r would whirl the fan in the face of the occupant, making respi- 

 ration easy ; and we imagine a spring bedstead a capital invention for 

 those who are too lazy to sleep without some mechanical power being 

 attached to their soporifics. 



Of bread, white and brown, some made by matrons and some by 

 maidens, there were fifty-four parcels, loaves, much of it excellent, 

 vdth butter enough for it all, there being twenty-one boxes in the hall, 

 beautiful, yellow oil of the cow. 



Twenty-six contributors of vegetables ; and finer, we never saw any- 

 where. There were two gentlemen, market gardeners, Mr. French and 

 Mr. Manning, of East Chelmsford, who excel in that branch of indus- 

 try. That is no disparagement of other contributors. 



Seventeen entries of assorted fruit and melons. It is but fair to 

 remark, however, that a plate of quinces, and several of cranberries, were 

 entered in this class. In the first-class of apples, five competitors for 

 the prizes. Number of varieties by each, from twelve to forty-two. 

 In the second class, consisting of single dishes, and up to ten plates, 

 there were twenty exhibitors. The show of apples was the best seen 

 by the Avriter within the last year, with, possibly, one exception. The 

 single dishes of russet, sweet and Gravenstein shown by the president, 

 Epiiraim P. Spalding, Esq.^ were very fine. E. H. Warren had a 

 splendid dish of ladies' sweets, with the bloom carefully retained. Mr. 

 Sargent, of the Lowell and Boston express, presented a large platter of 

 the largest and fairest Baldwins of the season. We think said Sargent 

 made a mistake in varnishing his apples, for a question was raised as to 

 their identity, and such queries liave before arisen, where the appearance 

 of fruit lias been materially changed by polishing. Clean fruit, picked 

 carefully from the trees and shown with the bloom, if it has any, 



