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their nu raiders never be less." This and other toasts were responded to, 

 Hon. John A. Goodwin, Dr. John C. Bartlett, James Dean, Esq., Hon. 

 Frederick Smyth, Governor of New Hampshire, Hon. J. G. Peabody, 

 Charles 0. Perkins, of the State Board, Dea. Otis Adams, Hon. C. L. 

 Knapp, Rev. S. F. Uphara, Asa Clement, Esq., Rev. Stillman Barber, 

 Hon. .John A. Buttrick, and Rev. B. T. Clark, and Jesse Huse, Esq., 

 recited a very well got up agricultural poem. The remarks of the 

 above named gentlemen were spiced by occasional exercises in music, 

 furnished by the Dunstable cornet band, after which the premiums were 

 declared, and thus ended, successfully, the tenth annual exhibition of the 

 Middlesex North Agricultural Society, and we close with sincere thanks 

 to the worthy President, E. P. Spaulding, for his kind attention, and to 

 Asa Clement, Esq., for the generous hospitality we received at his 

 board. C. O. Perkins. 



MIDDLESEX SOUTH. 



Agreeably to my appointment, I attended the cattle show and fair of 

 the Middlesex South Agricultural Society, at Framingham, on the 19th 

 and 20th of Septembor, 18G5. The weather was fine, and the attend- 

 ance good, and great interest manifested by the officers and otliers to 

 have the show pass off successfully. But little was done the first day, 

 except the examination of the animals and articles by the several com- 

 mittees, and the premiums awarded. 



The grounds of the society contain about five acres, in which they 

 have a fine building, ninety by sixty feet, having a basement for storage, 

 cooking, &c., over which is a large room for the exhibition of fruits, 

 vegetables, &c., and in the upper story a dining-hall, which, on the 

 second day, was well filled. The society are agitating the subject of an 

 increase of territory, as they think their grounds are altogether too 

 small. 



The ploughing-match took place on the morning of the second day. 

 Eight horse-teams and three ox-teams were on the ground to try their 

 skill, and the work was well done, with the exception that some of the 

 plougliing was a little too shallow. 



There was a fine collection of animals in the pens. The society are 

 very fortunate in having among their number so many men of means, 

 who take a deep interest in the improvement of neat stock. There were 

 eight thoroughbred bulls and bull calves, of different breeds, and seven 

 milch cows of pure blood. 



Now, where the facilities are so good for procuring the services of 

 thoroughbx-ed males, I think the society should cease giving premiums to 



