250 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



was well contested, and the work satisfactorily performed — 

 about twenty teams being engaged. 



On the whole the sliow passed off admirably. The officers 

 of the society were all attention to the contributors and invited 

 guests. 



Tiie example of this young society would be worthy of imi- 

 tation by some older county societies, where the horticultural 

 and horse shows far exceed the display of farm stock. 



W. G. Lewis. 



WORCESTER SOUTH. 



The third annual exhibition of the Worcester South Agri- 

 cultural Society, was held at Sturbridge, on the 30th day of 

 September. The undersigned, a delegate from the State Board 

 of Agriculture, in making this report, takes pleasure in stating 

 that this branch of the Worcester County Society is in a most 

 flourishing condition. The exhibition of this year fell upon one 

 of the finest autumnal days of the season. The attendance was 

 large and the exhibition exceeded the most sanguine expecta- 

 tions. It was gratifying to witness the farmers and mechanics, 

 with their wives and daugliters, standing foremost as exhibitors 

 and competitors at the fair, giving assurance that they recog- 

 nized it as peculiarly their oivn in its beginning and consequence. 

 The ploughing match was held at 9 o'clock A. M. on the day of 

 the fair, and although there were but six competitors for 

 ploughing, there was a fine display of skill in this important 

 department of farm labor and seemed to be witnessed by a large 

 assemblage of the hardy yeomanry of that section of the State. 



Then came the drawing match, which was engaged in with 

 much spirit by competitors to the admiration of all observers. 

 It was interesting to see the skilful teamster and the well 

 trained oxen perform in this department of the show. 



The exhibition of horses, although not large, was respectable 

 in numbers, and character, without absorbing the whole interest 

 of the occasion. 



