224 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Tlierc were on the f^round, of neat stock, seven hulls — one 

 of them the Durham hull " Holyoke," owned hy the Iladley 

 Farmers' Cluh ; seven cows, comprising two heautiful Ayr- 

 shires imported hy Mr. Sweetser, of Amherst ; fourteen heifers ; 

 five pairs of fat cattle — one pair of Durhams weighing 4,080 

 lbs., and one of native stock weighing 3,850 lbs. ; twenty yoke 

 of working oxen ; seven yoke of three, and four yoke of two 

 years old steers ; and twenty-three calves. 



There were several entries of swine, chiefly of the Chester 

 County breed. Noticeable among these was one lot of Chester 

 County stock, twenty-three in number, presented by Mr. Kel- 

 logg, of Chicopee. One of these was a two year old, weighing, 

 l)y estimation, 600 lbs. 



There were five or six entries of sheep — nearly all of the 

 coarse-wool breeds ; among them was a fine buck presented as 

 a full-blood South Down by Mr. Hubbard, of Sunderland. 



The second day brought a continued, and much of the time, 

 a drenching rain. It was devoted to the exhibition of horses. 

 The number of animals was much smaller than a more favor- 

 able day would have called forth. Seven stallions, six brood 

 mares, twenty-five colts, three trotting nags, six pair of car- 

 riage and eleven of farm horses, comprised the number entered. 

 Many of these animals were worthy of special commendation. 

 A pair of ]\rorgan mares, weighing 2,200 lbs., which drew with 

 apparent ease, on a loose and sandy soil, a load of 4,800 lbs. 

 weight, and nine men added, attracted no little attention. 



Another noticeable feature of the exhibition on both days 

 was trials both of strength and speed hy young men belonging 

 to the gymnastic class in Amherst College, and by others under 

 the direction of Dr. E. Hitchcock, Jr. 



The commodious building on the grounds of the society, with 

 its large exhibition and audience halls, naturally, under the 

 circumstances, presented the chief attractions of the fair. 



Here were shown numerous and excellent specimens of but- 

 ter, cheese, and honey ; of fruit, several collections comprising 

 many varieties ; and many single entries of apples, pears, grapes, 

 quinces, and cranberries ; also a good show of wheat, corn, rye, 

 buckwheat, onions, &c., together with twenty specimens of 

 wheat bread, fifteen of rye and six of brown bread. 



