1858.] SENATE— No. 4. 235 



ESSEX. 



The sickness of Dr. Bartlett, who was appointed by the State 

 Board of Agriculture to visit and report upon the Essex County 

 Cattle Show, in 1857, preventing him from performing the duty 

 assigned him, for which he expresses regret, as it was a county 

 show he was desirous of witnessing. And which I am free to 

 say was a source of great disappointment to the officers of the 

 society, who would gladly have introduced him to all depart- 

 ments of their show, with the assurance that his industry and 

 devotion to such pursuits would have enabled him to suggest 

 subjects for consideration that would have been practically ben- 

 eficial to us. But circumstances beyond his control, compel us 

 for this year, to forego the aid which his presence and counsel 

 would impart, and has induced him to ask me to give a sum- 

 mary account of the society's show for this year, which I have 

 consented to do with some reluctance, as my time was occupied 

 almost exclusively in arranging and providing for the animals 

 uporfthe ground for exhibition. 



The fair was held at Newburyport, on the 30th of September 

 and the first of October, and the attendance on both days larger 

 than usual. 



The City Hall was assigned for the display of fruit, flowers, 

 domestic manufactures, and fancy articles, &c. And in a tent 

 in the immediate vicinity, was exhibited the vegetables and car- 

 riages. 



The cattle pens were arranged upon a field of Dr. Kelley's, 

 adjoining High and Kent Street, where were on exhibition 

 cattle, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, &c. 



The ploughing field was upon the Pettingill farm, at the 

 western end of Plumb Island turnpike, a lot uniform in quality, 

 being sandy loam, and had been for some years in pasture. 



There were in the pens, for exhibition and premium, more 

 than one hundred and thirty head of cattle, embracing most 

 of the different breeds, of all ages ; there were a larger pro- 



