260 BOxiRD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



On Wednesday the outside attraction was the exiiibition of 

 carriage horses, in which class there were some fine animals 

 presented. At about one o'clock, a very good audience were 

 asseml)led in the church, for the purpose of listening to an 

 address from W. C. Goldthwaite, Esq., of Longmeadow. The 

 address, as .a whole, was a very well written production, con- 

 taining many practical suggestions, but marred by occasional 

 allusions entirely out of taste on sucli an occasion. At the 

 close of tlie address, tlie secretary read the awards of the sev 

 eral committees, during which I was obliged to leave and forego 

 the pleasure of being present at the dinner, which was to take 

 place immediately. 



The weather during both days was delightful, though cool 

 enough to make an overcoat a convenient article of dress. 



Jabez Fisher. 



FRANKLIN. 



In accordance with the appointment of the Board of Agr 

 culture, I attended the cattle show and fair of the Franklin 

 County Society, on the 23d and 24th days of September last. 

 The weather the day previous and tlie morning of the first day 

 of the gathering was such, that in the opinion of those compe- 

 tent to judge, about one-third of the animals and other articles 

 designed for the fair did not come upon the grounds. Late in 

 the morning the village of Greenfield was enlivened by the 

 entrance from the various avenues of men with their families, 

 their herds of animals, and various other articles designed to 

 grace the show grounds and the hall. 



The several committees designated by appropriate badges, a 

 feature not general in all county shows, but one worthy of gen- 

 eral imitation, proceeded to the duties assigned them at a later 

 hour than usual, on account of the delay occasioned by the 

 inclemency of the weather, which crowded the whole examina- 

 tion of the stock, other than horses, into a very narrow space 

 of time. 



