708 MASS. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



We noticed one pair of cattle of fine appearance and large 

 size, that worked, for some cause, so uneven as to bring one 

 ox at least one foot behind his mate. 



As soon as the ploughing was over, we hurried to the 

 spot appointed for the drawing match, which was to take 

 place at twelve. Waited until one, and there being no appear- 

 ance of committee or teams, we repaired to the hotel, where 

 we found the time appointed for dinner better kept. We were 

 served with a very good dinner at Hon. E. Pope's hotel, which 

 we should have relished better if it had been spiced with a few 

 short speeches from some of the Cape Cod farmers. Dinner 

 over, we were escorted by a good band of music to the town 

 hall, where a well written discourse was delivered to an atten- 

 tive audience, by Simon Brown, Esq., editor of the New Eng- 

 land farmer. After which, the premiums were announced. 



The hall appropriated to manufactures, fruits, articles of the 

 dairy, &c., was not large, but was well adorned by the skill 

 and industry of the ladies, with a variety of articles. The few 

 articles of mechanical skill exhibited were of superior make 

 and beauty. 



We saw but little fruit and few lots of butter, which forced 

 on us the conviction that the people in that vicinity took little 

 interest in the object of the society, as their orchards, gardens 

 and pastures gave evidence of their ability to make a fine dis- 

 play, equal at least to some of their neighbors. 



On the whole, we were impressed with the thought, that 

 though farming may have been conducted with some profit to 

 the laborers, yet for causes which are evident, they have not 

 entered into the spirit of progress and improvement manifest 

 in some other counties. 



Their territory is properly called the Sandy Cape, and can 

 never become a good grazing district ; but in other respects is 

 susceptible of as much improvement as other parts. 



Good crops of corn and rye are raised on these dry, sandy 

 hills, and their statistics bear a favorable comparison with their 

 neighbors. Their intervales are well cultivated and productive. 

 Attention is being paid to the clearing of swamps and apply- 

 ing mud and peat to improve the hills. 



There are few who rely much on the land for their support. 

 Great numbers of the male population have spent the best of 



