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which, the address was delivered by Hon. George S. Boutwell — sub- 

 ject, " Slieep HusbanAy." After the address, remarks were made by 

 lion. C. L. Flint and others. The premiums were declared by posting 

 notice at the different post offices of different successful competitors. 

 The hall of the society is sixty by ninety feet, two stories, with base- 

 ment. The grounds of the society enclose six acres. Admission fee, 

 fifteen cents, other than members. Only three-fourths of the awards of 

 premiums were paid to those not members. 



The show of vegetables in the hall was very good. Liberty Chad- 

 wick exhibited 152 varieties of vegetables and fruit, among which we 

 noticed six turnips the Aggregate weight of which was 67 ^ pounds. 



Charles Morse, of Ashland, exhibited seven mammoth squashes. H. 

 G. White exhibited Hubbard squashes, some of which were a part of 

 41,000 pounds taken from one acre. The show of peaches was limited. 

 The show of pears and grapes was very fine. J. W. Clark exhibited 

 thirty varieties of grapes. Wm. H. Howe, of Marlborough, exhibited 

 forty varieties of apples ; and Crail Howe, of same place, exhibited 

 thirty-eight varieties of apples. A. S. Lewis exhibited thirty varieties 

 of pears. Oliver Bennett, Esq., exhibited fifteen varieties of pears, 

 seven varieties of peaches and one variety of figs ; and on his own 

 grounds he shows 1,800 pear trees, fifty different varieties — some eight 

 hundred stands of grapes, twenty-five varieties of out-door grapes, 

 and twenty-five varieties of hot-house grapes, and a superior peach 

 orchard of I know not how many varieties ; but of the quality of Mr. 

 Bennett's fruit we can speak personally, as we were not only feasted at 

 the time, but were generously furnished beyond that for future test. 

 There were 256 entries of vegetables by twenty-seven different indi- 

 viduals. There were exhibited 79 varieties of grapes by twenty differ- 

 ent individuals; 131 varieties of pears by twenty-six exhibitors; 179 

 varieties of apples by twenty-two exhibitors. The show of canned 

 fruits, wines, mead and honey very good. Saw no rye bread. 



The show of butter and cheese Avas limited, as also was the show of 

 agricultural implements and miscellaneous articles. 



The show of domestic manufactures and fancy work was not what 

 we should have expected from the number of intelligent and good-look- 

 ing ladies we saw present, but suppose their energies may have been 

 better applied to labors for our patriotic soldiers. 



Turning from the hall to the pens of cattle, we found the show of 

 milch cows, young cattle, fat cattle and working oxen, perhaps, about 

 what might be expected from the proximity of the show to a large city, 

 but what would have been called small in some of the more pastoral 

 districts of the State. 

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