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laudable degree useful. A few of the members manifest a deep 

 interest in the cause, and to that few the society owes the 

 degree of success that was attained at their late exhibition. 



0. C. Felton. 



FRANKLIN. 



Thursday and Friday, September 2Gth and 27th, were tlie days 

 appointed by law for the Franklin County show, but the National 

 Fast occurring on the first day, the trustees very properly de- 

 ferred the exhibition, which took place on Friday and Saturday, 

 the 27th and 28th. 



The show was gratifying and successful in every respect. 



Notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the clouds on 

 the first day, but little rain fell, and the attendance was good. 

 The second was one of tlie finest days of the season, and the 

 grounds were crowded with a highly respectable collection of 

 persons, including many ladies. 



The whole number of entries recorded was 705 ; in some in- 

 stances single entries including 20 to 25 animals, 20 or more 

 varieties of fruit, &c. 



The number of animals exhibited was 861, exclusive of 

 poultry. 



The entries of neat stock numbered 350 head ; the cattle were 

 principally grade Short-horns, though there were several very 

 fine thoroughbred cows and bulls. 



On entering the enclosure, the first object of attraction was 

 a collection of full-blood Short-horn cows and heifers, eight in 

 number, whose average weight was nearly 1,500 pounds ; they 

 were excellent specimens of the breed, and gave evidence of 

 generous keeping. 



Moses A. Barnard, of Shelburne, exhibited three grade Short- 

 horn cows, remarkable for size and symmetry, very high in 

 flesh, at the same time bearing the points of superior milkers ; 

 one of the three had produced eighteen pounds of butter in 

 seven days. Mr. Barnard received, as he unquestionably de- 

 served, the first premium for dairy cows. 



There were many other cows of fine appearance on the 

 grounds, but it would require too much space to notice them 



