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moon," and are, to say the least, no better than moonshine, to 1 



aid the farmer in raising pigs or poultry. i 



But no such difficulties attend the exhibitor, and every entry ] 



of an animal for premium, should be accompanied by a state- ' 



ment of his age, breed, and manner of being fed and used. All { 



such statements, with those on crops, fruits, and other products, I 

 should be preserved and subsequently printed entire, or the in- 



formation condensed and given in a tabular or statistical form, j 



By this course much valuable information would be elicited I 



and gathered, to be scattered far and wide. i 



S. REED. ! 



Exhibition of the Norfolk Society. 



I attended this exhibition at Dedham, on the 24th of Sep- 

 tember, 1851. When I arrived there, the streets were filled 

 with people, men, women, and children, all moving in one di- 

 rection. Everything indicated that the day was one of great 

 interest and excitement. Upon proceeding to the scene of 

 action, I found that the ploughing match was nearly ended, 

 many teams having already accomplished their work. From a 

 hurried examination, I got the impression that much of the 

 work was performed with a creditable degree of skill, but I 

 have seen fields which, as a whole, were better ploughed. 



The pens for animals were admirably arranged, easy of 

 access, and being erected on the borders of the lot, afforded 

 sufficient space for the circulation of the immense crowd of 

 eager and interested spectators. The specimens of neat stock 

 were numerous, and, in many cases, of excellent quality. The 

 Alderneys, exhibited by Thomas Motley, Jr., of Roxbury, and 

 others, were to me a new and most interesting feature of the 

 exhibition, and attracted general attention and admiration. A 

 large proportion of the cows at the show, were pure blood 

 stock. The horses and colts were neither numerous nor re- 

 markable. The exhibition of swine was of a high character ; 

 among them were many superior animals of the Suffolk breed. 

 The show of poultry was said to be very large, but I had no 

 opportunity to examine it. 



