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the growth of limbs close to^the ground ; the straw is removed in the 

 spring, as the blossom buds begin to develop. 



With our best wishes for the permanent success of the Middlesex 

 South Agricultural Society, and all those therewith connected, we turned 

 our face towards the Worcester Society, at Worcester. 



C. 0. Perkins. 



WORCESTER. 



By invitation of Charles E. Miles, Esq., President of Worcester 

 Agricultural Society, I had the pleasure of attending the forty-sixth 

 annual show of that society, held at Worcester on Thursday and 

 Friday, September 23d and 24th. Upon my arrival at the hall I was 

 very cordially received by the officers of the society, and the appointed 

 delegate not being present, I was requested to report in his stead. 



By the kind attentions of the Secretary, John D. Washburn, Esq., 

 and by access to his books, and through the constant attention of the 

 worthy president, I was afforded every facility, that I might bear 

 full testimony to the success and prosperity of this, .one of the oldest 

 and wealthiest societies in the State, and also representing one of the 

 best farming districts. The society's grounds inclose sixteen acres, with 

 a hall fifty by one hundred and twelve feet, and three and one-half 

 stories high. 



The afrangements of this society are that the show of cattle, sheep, 

 swine, poultry, &c., should be on the first day, as also the dinner and 

 address, leaving the second day almost entirely to the exhibition of 

 horses. 



There were eleven entries of bulls, sixteen entries of cows, thirty-four 

 entries of working oxen, seven entries of three-year-old steers, sixteen 

 entries of one and two-year-old steers, four entries of fat cattle, nine 

 entries of ewes, seven entries of bucks, and twelve entries of swine. 

 There was a very fine show of poultry, among which we noticed eight 

 pure-white swan geese, exhibited by C. B. Pratt, extra fine. M. 

 L. Wood, of Grafton, exhibited very good Spanish Merino 

 sheep. We saw some fine specimens of 'swine, of which we think 

 the Chester County breed takes the preference. William Eames, of 

 Worcester, exhibited some fine specimens of grade Devon cows, among 

 which were some that took premiums at tlie New England Show, 

 Springfield ; and one engaged our particular attention, a bright-red 

 cow, nineteen years old, being half pure Shorthorn, and half pure 



