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as we judged, found but few persons assembled except contributors. 

 As the morning advanced, however, the people began to gather 

 from all points of the compass until eleven o'clock, when there was 

 quite a respectable number in attendance, both of visitors and con- 

 tributors to the exhibition. 



Our attention was first attracted to the various breeds of blood 

 stock tied up to rings attached to the stone posts which sup- 

 ported the high board fence on the westerly side of the grounds. 

 The spaces between the posts also were filled with attachments and 

 fastenings, which were all occupied ; and twenty feet or more in 

 the rear of the fence row was another, fastened to strong wooden 

 posts, making two rows of cattle, some twenty-five rods long, and 

 each man's lot pretty closely packed together, and but a narrow 

 space between the several lots. There were also many cattle tied 

 in other localities, bvit only a few in the pens. There were one 

 hundred and fifty thoroughbreds on the grounds, grade and native 

 cows, with working oxen of all grades and classes except inferior, 

 in almost unlimited numbers. 



Each breed of stock had its section of space set apart, thus facil- 

 itating the labor of committees, and upon examination of the 

 various lots, we came to the conclusion that somewhere in Worces- 

 ter County there must be luxuriant pasturage, and if they do not 

 groio corn, they surely found it elsewhere. Those bony and meaty 

 Shorthorns at least indicated as much. » 



First in the order of our examinations were 8 cows, 1 heifer, and 

 3 bulls, by Augustus Whitman, of Fitchburg. Shorthorns. 



J. E. Waters, Millbury, 1 4-years old bull, 5 coavs, with young 

 cattle — 10 in all. Shorthorns. 



O. E. & E, O. Chafin, Worcester, 5 young Shorthorns. 



Stephen Salsbury, of Worcester, 1 Shorthorn bull. 



B. J. Stone, of Sturbridge, showed 12 Ayrshires of his own 

 breeding, and fine animals they were. One cow 8 years old, from 

 which said Stone has sold $1,200 worth of stock. The cows, Bessie 

 and Eflie, seemed like remarkable animals. 



Wilson Walling, of Millbury, 17 thoroughbred Ayrshires, among 

 which were 1 fine-looking bull, 6 cows, the balance younger stock. 



Benjamin Harrington, Worcester, 11 well-appearing cows, calves 

 and intermediates. Ayrshires. 



J. W. Wetherell, Worcester, 8 thoroughbred Ayrshires. 



L. H. Rice, West Boylston, 3 Ayrshires. 



W. M. Coe, Worcester, 4 Ayrshires, thoroughbred. 



David K. Gates, 1 thoroughbred Ayrshire bull, 4 years old, and 

 nice. 



