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forty-six years ago he came forward at the call of the society, and ought to 

 be excused now. He said some were frightened at prices in connection 

 with the war, but he thought there was not cause for alarm. He had seen 

 very much higher prices ; flour $30 per barrel, wool $2 per pound, 

 sugar oO cents; the time when the girls played on different auisV 

 from now ; when they could spin yarn that was not street yarn. The 

 ex-governor was followed by remarks from the worthy Secretary of the 

 State Board, Hon. Charles L. Flint ; and thus ended a pleasant feature 

 of the "Worcester Agricultural Society. 



C. 0. Perkins. 



WORCESTER WEST. 



As a delegate from the State Board of Agriculture, I visited the 

 Worcester West Agricultural Society's exhibition, at Bari-e, Sept. 29th, 

 1864. 



The day was exceedingly rainy and unfavorable for the exhibition, 

 and, as a matter to be expected, kept away many persons, and also 

 reduced the number of animals and articles exhibited. • 



The first thing my attention was called to was the ploughing match, 

 which was contested by six single teams, of one pair of oxen each. 

 One of the teams, owned by Mr. Carpenter, of Charlton, showed 

 remarkable fine training, and did the work very well. After the 

 ploughing match was over, I had the pleasure of viewing the cavalcade 

 and the single and double teams of horses pass around the common. 

 They made a fine appearance, and embraced many good specimens of 

 the Morgan breed of horses. 



Then came the trial of working oxen and draught horses, which was 

 well contested by some very fine lanimals. The same can truly be said, 

 also, of the exhibition of horses and colts, and we noticed many animals 

 among them that were creditable to their owners. «' 



In the pens we found many excellent animals, particularly the milch 

 cows, nearly all of them grade Durhams ; some of them are evidently 

 large milkers, and apparently well adapted to the wants of the farmers of 

 Worcester West, who give their principal attention to the dairy for mak- 

 ing cheese ; but I would suggest to them that an infusion of the best Jer- 

 sey blood would make their fine cheese better yet. Still, I came away 

 tlioroughly impressed, from examination of the stock on exhibition and 

 stock belonging to farmers in and about Barre, that they have got a 

 class of animals in these grade Durhams quite well adapted to their 

 luxuriant pastures and good keeping, and for cheese-making cannot be 

 excelled, at least in the quantity that they will make. 



