546 BARNSTABLE SOCIETY. 



BARNSTABLE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.' 



The annual cattle show and fair by this society, was held 

 at Sandwich, on Wednesday, 13th day of October last. 



The number of cattle exhibited was less than might have 

 been shown by the farmers of the county ; which may, in part, 

 be accounted for by the place of the exhibition being on the ex- 

 treme border of the county, and from a heavy rain on the 

 morning of the exhibition, which prevented the farmers of the 

 neighboring towns from driving their stock to the place of 

 exhibition. 



The specimens of fruit on exhibition, although not large, 

 were of a superior quality, and would do credit to any kindred 

 association in the Commonwealth. 



The exhibition of fancy articles displayed much good taste, 

 and was highly creditable to the fair contributors. 



The Address before the society was delivered by Simon 

 Brown, Esq., of Concord. 



Farms, Grain, Crops, &c. 



The executive committee being the committee to award pre- 

 miums on the management of farms, manure, improving wet 

 meadow or swamp lands, irrigation or flowing, and grain or 

 field crops, have attended to the duty assigned to them, and 

 have awarded the following premiums : 



To Simeon Dillingham, of Sandwich, for hay from land 

 heretofore unproductive, brought in by cultivation, the first 

 premium of $5. 



Simeon Dillingham^s Statement. 



The hay grown upon land heretofore unproductive, to which 

 I invite the attention of the committee, was grown upon one 



