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and vegetables ; and for apples, pears, quinces, grapes and cranberries, 

 as far as specimens are^concerned, not to be beaten in the State ; and 

 for quinces and cranberries they stand at the head ; I think they will 

 do well to increase the cultivation of these crops. 



The first part of the second day was the ploughing and the exhibition 

 of horses. The kind of horses raised and mostly used on the island is 

 such as suit me — many of them of the Morgan breed, and, as we can 

 testify, some of them are splendid roadsters ; such as took us from 

 Holmes' Hole to the fair and back* — one of them a six years' old Morgan, 

 elegant in gait and fast enough. 



At noon adjourned one hour, and, together with the officers and others, 

 sat down to a sumptuous dinner, provided by Henry L. Whiting, Esq., 

 the society's first secretary, and I should think one of its greatest patrons. 

 I noticed, in some of the former reports, that premiums were awarded 

 but not taken. This being the case, shows an interest to benefit their 

 society. 



The after part of the day was spent at the hall, which is located on 

 the society's gi'ound, and one of the best show halls in the State. Its 

 dimensions are as follows : The loAver floor, constituting the exhibition 

 room, is 50 by 75 feet. The upper hall is used for various . purposes. 

 Here we assembled, and the secretary and others held forth in short 

 discussions. After this, we listened to the reading of the award of 

 premiums, which, although not extravagant in amount, numbered in all 

 some two hundred and fifty. I would say, without particularizing, their 

 show was a success in its various departments, and the whole affair 

 very interesting to the subscriber. A. Homer. 



