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Of maple sugar and honey there were 11 entries; miscella- 

 neous articles, 11; pickles, preserves, jellies and canned fruits, 13; 

 vegetables, 44. 



By far the richest display was in fruits and flowers. The fruits were 

 as tempting to the palate, as the flowers were pleasing to the eye, 

 especially the grapes, one entry of which consisted of 2.5 varieties. 



The numerous specimens of bread and butter did great credit to the 

 ladies of this society, especially the butter, which I never saw equalled 

 in any society, in quality ; and it was evident that if the husbands know 

 how to raise the best stock in the. State, the wives know as well how to 

 manage the dairy. As a whole, the show in the hall was one of the 

 best the society ever held. 



At four o'clock a procession was formed and marched to the society's 

 grounds, where an address was delivered from the juclges' stand by the 

 Hon. Henry L. Dawes. The subject was, " The Massachusetts Farmer, 

 as he was and as he is to be." It contained much to interest and 

 instruct. The rain continued during the entire delivery, and but a few 

 hundred people were there to hear it. 



Friday, the day for the horse show, opened with a heavy rain. The 

 members of the society soon began to make their appearance in the 

 street, but owing to the continued I'ain and mud, at an informal meeting 

 of the society it was voted to postpone the horse show till Tuesday, 

 October 4th, so that I left without seeing the thing finished, and can 

 make no groat report of its doings, but can say from newspaper reports, 

 and from report of members, that the entries were large, and the show 

 one of the best of tlie society. 



This exhibition of tlie society has demonstrated that there is no lack 

 of interest among the members, and that stock raising, and agriculture 

 generally, is steadily progressing in the county. 



The business of the society appears to be conducted with fidelity, 

 energy and ability, and is doing great good to the community. 



Matthew Smith. 



HAMPDEN EAST. 



As delegate of the Board of Agriculture, I attended the annual exhi- 

 bition of the Hampden East Agricultural Society, at Palmer, on the 

 10th and 11th of October. The members of this society had on exhibi- 

 tion specimens in all the usual departments of our agricultural shows. 

 The ploughing match, trial of working oxen, exhibition of horses, had 

 each their allotted hour. There were fine specimens of young stock, 



