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improvements that are now being carried on in this important 

 section of our old Commonwealth, and I returned to my own 

 home more thoroughly convinced than ever before that the aid 

 Massachusetts is bestowing on her agricultural interest is yield- 

 ing a golden harvest for the present generation, and will be 

 more fully realized by those that may come after us. 



Henry Chapin. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



The Worcester North Agricultural Society held its Ninth 

 Cattle Show and Fair at Fitchburg, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 the 24th and 25th of September. 



The exhibition at the Town Hall was opened at 6, P. M., of 

 Tuesday, where there was a good show of manufactured and 

 fancy articles, and paintings, of bread, butter, cheese, honey, 

 and pickles ; and the largest and best assortment of potatoes 

 and squashes which I have ever seen. In other vegetables 

 there was nothing extra which came to my notice. The display 

 of grapes was very good, but of other fruits very meagre. Every 

 thing in the hall was well arranged, and the tables were deco- 

 rated with an abundance of choice flowers. 



Dr. A. Hitchcock exhibited a well-prepared skeleton of a fine 

 horse, which had been killed in consequence of having broken 

 the right II bone, showing the progiCbS which naluro had made 

 in repairing the injury. 



A glee club entertained the large audience with most excel- 

 lent music, and all present seemed to enjoy themselves. 



The weather of the 25th was exceedingly pleasant. The 

 show of neat stock was very large and excellent, including 

 Devons, Durhams, Alderneys and grades. The show of breed- 

 ing horses and colts, of swine, poultry and sheep, was large and 

 good. 



The ploughing and spading matches, and rock lifting, upon 

 the farm of Lyman Nichols, Esq., were witnessed by a multitude 

 of people, and seemed to be the most attractive features of the 

 show. It was exceedingly gratifying to me to witness the 



