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There was also a good variety of the products of mechanical 

 industry and skill ; and specimens of the tasteful handiwork of 

 the ladies, too numerous to mention. 



On the afternoon of the first day the members of the society 

 listened, in their audience hall, with evident interest and profit 

 to an able address by ex-Governor Washburn, of which it is 

 enough to say, that it was worthy of the occasion, and of the 

 man, whose voice and pen have never failed to do willing and 

 effective service in the cause of agriculture. On the afternoon 

 of the second day, they sat down to an excellent dinner, in the 

 same hall, which was followed by an amusing and worthy 

 poem by Mr. Dyer, a recent graduate of the college and by 

 short and decidedly patriotic speeches from President Stearns 

 and several others. 



The popular president of the society. Professor Clark, now 

 Major in the twenty-first regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers 

 — not forgetting in the din and excitement of the camp and 

 the field the interests of agriculture, which he cherishes so 

 heartily and serves so well — having returned on a furlough for 

 that purpose — presided over the various exercises of the society 

 with his wonted spirit and vigor to the great gratification of his 

 friends and associates. 



J. White. 



HIGHLAND SOCIETY. 



The annual exhibition of the Highland Society was held at 

 the grounds of the society, in Middlefield, September 12th and 

 13th. In a financial point of view, this association has been 

 conducted with economy and skill ; and after having enclosed 

 the grounds, presented by Matthew Smith, Esq., and paid for 

 the hall, erected in 1859, it is free from debt, and is enabled to 

 make liberal offers of premiums. The elevated location of the 

 land devoted to the exhibition presents a commanding view of 

 this section of the State, occupied by some of our finest grazing 

 farms. And the towns of Middlefield, Becket, Chester, Hins- 

 dale, Washington, Peru and Worthingtou furnish liberal 

 contributions to the annual shows. 



Tiie quality of the cattle was one of the most marked 

 features of the exhibition, and illustrated, very strikingly, the 



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