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while we rejoice at the remarkable advance of our manufac- 

 tures and the high eminence which they have attained in our 

 exhibitions, we take no pleasure in seeing them outstrip the 

 products of the farm. We would gladly see the latter equal, 

 if not surpass, the former ; but this we desire to see accom- 

 plished, not by diminishing the excellence of the manufactures, 

 but by improving and perfecting the cultivation of the earth. 



From the exhibition now made by one branch of agriculture, 

 we derive great assurance that other and more important 

 branches will be stimulated to greater efforts, and of course to 

 greater advancement. However brilliant the exhibition of 

 mechanic and manufacturing skill and taste, the show made 

 by the horticultural department is not a whit behind it ; and, 

 were the subject referred to our committee, we are by no 

 means sure that we should not be tempted to prefer the latter. 

 And we hope it will not be long before the farmer, in the 

 raising of crops of grain, crops of hay, and oxen, cows, and 

 steers, will surpass the products of all other branches of indus- 

 try. This hope is greatly strengthened from the fact that in 

 no one branch of industry has so great improvement been 

 made, as in the training and management of teams ; and, 

 from the high excellence of the draft animals and the extraor- 

 dinary skill of the ploughmen, we necessarily infer that in- 

 creased improvement will extend to every other branch of 

 agricultural industry. Good oxen and good horses cannot be 

 produced without good steers and good colts. And we trust 

 that another anniversary will not occur when premiums are 

 returned to the treasury because no proper animals are offered 

 to take them. 



Of two-year old steers, only two pairs were offered, and the 

 committee were of opinion that only one of these was entitled 

 to a premium, and they accordingly award to Henry Dean a 

 premium of $4. 



Of yearling steers, only one pair was offered ; and to their 

 owner, A. B. Codding, we award a premium of $3. • 



From the meagre catalogue of neat cattle, we turn with 

 great satisfaction to that noble animal, the horse. Quite 

 recently the attention of the farmers of this county has been 

 excited and directed to the rearing of colts and the improve- 

 ment of the breed of horses. Until one year ago, no exhibi- 



