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The sliow of stock in the different classes was not large, but 

 in many respects of a superior quality ; twenty-six bulls, eighty- 

 one cows, and heifers, with forty yokes of oxen entered for 

 exhibition and premium. Of swine, sheep and poultry, there 

 was a fair exhibition, but not of a superior grade. Although 

 there were no thorough -bred animals upon exhibition, except 

 the herd of twelve animals entered l)y Simeon F. Marsh, of 

 Sturbridge, all of the Devon breed, and the full blood short-horn 

 bull, owned by S. R. Burroughs, of Warren, yet the grade stock 

 on exhibition would do honor to the show of any society. There 

 was a bull belonging to William Adams, of West Brookfield, 

 and one to E. T. Brooks, of Sturbridge, of the Durham grade. 

 And of this class of stock there would seem to be no necessity 

 of looking farther to satisfy any fancier of this kind of animals ; 

 but our attention was called to two animals belonging to Daniel 

 Dwight, Jr., of Dudley, one bull, two years old, weighing 1,533 

 pounds ; also, one bull calf, seven montlis old, weighing 742 

 pounds, of tlie Devon grade, without the usual objection to that 

 kind of stock. The cows and heifers on exhibition were many 

 of them such as would be called fancy stock. The number of 

 fat cattle was not large, yet the cattle were large ; indeed, 

 besides one pair of oxen four years old, belonging to William 

 Harwood, of Charlton, which weighed 3,964 pounds, there were 

 other fine specimens of fat cattle but not of a very superior 

 class. The show of dairy products, bread, fruits, vegetables, 

 domestic and mechanical productions, which was held at the 

 town hall, was very creditable and elicited much praise from the 

 crowd of visitors. There were some very fine paintings, as well 

 as other miscellaneous and fancy articles exhibited, which 

 showed there was skill, taste, and mechanic art within their 

 borders. The thirty specimens of bread and twenty-one spec- 

 imens of butter and cheese were sufficient to satisfy the greatest 

 epicure. 



Messrs. Bond and Damon, of North Brookfield, exhibited 134 

 varieties of apples and pears. Amasa Walker, of North Brook- 

 field, 89 varieties of pears and apples, with contributions, from 

 L. Hammond, J. M. Belknap, E. Twichell, and others, giving 

 the hall the appearance of a fruitful season, notwithstanding the 

 common saying to the contrary. The amount of manufactured 

 articles was large and mostly of a permanent character. 



