700 MASS. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



duction, by the wealthy farmers of Norfolk, and no expense 

 spared by them in importing and improving stock. 



The show of horses, too, was good. Probably no county can 

 produce finer specimens, both for use on the farm and the 

 road; Many of them were of great value, and altogether they 

 formed such a collection as can only be found in a section of 

 the country where very ample means exist for consulting taste 

 in the selection and rearing of these beautiful and useful ani- 

 mals. 



The number of swine on exhibition was greater than 

 we have anywhere else seen. Specimens of the celebrated 

 Suffolk, the prevalent breed, were numerous, and the quality 

 superior. In no part of the State is the raising of these ani- 

 mals carried to greater perfection, and to Norfolk more than 

 any county, do the farmers of the Commonwealth look for the 

 best samples of this kind of stock. 



Of the feathered tribe, such numbers and variety were in 

 attendance as gave the most unmistakable evidence that am- 

 ple provision existed for the celebration of the approaching 

 Thanksgiving in true New England style. 



But excellent as were all parts of the exhibition, the most 

 striking was that presented within the great tent, which had 

 been wisely procured for the occasion. One-half of this was 

 partitioned off and set apart for the display of fruits, flowers, 

 vegetables, &c. The show was extensive and admirable, as 

 might be expected in a county where so many of our most dis- 

 tinguished horticulturists and pomologists reside. We found 

 the greatest variety and profusion of all that adorns the garden 

 or enriches the dessert. 



Large as was the space allotted to this part of the exhibition,- 

 it was thronged throughout the day with interested visitors, 

 who seemed to feel that it was one of the most beautiful and 

 extensive they had ever seen, exceeding that of any other 

 county, and vieing even with that of the State Horticultural 

 Society itself. 



At about 12 o'clock a procession was formed, under th^ es- 

 cort of a fine band of music, and proceeded to the church, 

 where an interesting Address was delivered by W. S. King, 

 Esq., of Rhode Island, after which the company repaired to the 



