272 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



North Bridgewater Band, who by-the-l»y played exceedingly 

 well both days, entered upon the track and passed several times 

 around at various gaits to the amusement and admiration of 

 thousands. When so many people can receive so much plea- 

 sure at so little personal sacrifice, pray allow them. 



At one o'clock a procession formed and marched to the large 

 dining hall, in the second story of the building, where a dinner 

 ample and good enough for the occasion was provided. After 

 the important part of the meal was over, Charles G. Davis, Esq., 

 president, made a few well-timed remarks, and very happily 

 introduced the various speakers, who responded ably, amusingly 

 and eloquently, while your delegate briefly acknowledged the 

 compliment paid to the Board through him. 



At the close of these proceedings the reports of the commit- 

 tees were read and accepted, and thus ended the thirty- seventh 

 anniversary of the Plymouth County Agricultural Society, most 

 creditable to the officers and to the people. Of all that crowd 

 I did not see one case of drunkenness, or hear of any disorder or 

 breach of the peace. The visits of delegates from the State 

 Board seem to be well received and gratifying to the visited as 

 well as the visitor, and a decidedly favorable impression of the 

 operations of the Board seems to obtain generally. 



It is right that I should specially acknowledge the kind civil- 

 ities and attention received from Mr. president Davis, Judge 

 Perkins, George W. Wood, of Middleborough, and Robert Per- 

 kins, of Bridgewater. 



James S. Grennell. 



BARNSTABLE. 



Barnstable County has heretofore been represented as a barren 

 waste, made up of sand hills and marshy plains. As an agri- 

 cultural district, it has had but little reputation. Her sons 

 have stood foremost as the bold pioneers of the deep, while her 

 daughters have skilfully managed the affairs at home. They 

 have planted churches and school-houses, and have raised a 

 plentiful harvest of renowned sons and daughters. It was my 

 pleasure, for the first time in my life, to visit the ancient town of 



