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and the ploughs used, — some of which were evidently unfit to 

 do good work. There are two tilings that it is necessary for 

 every ploughman to know how to do to make good work, — one 

 is to keep a straight furrow, and the other to take the same 

 width of furrow slice every time, thus making each furrow 

 exactly fill the space left by the turning of the previous one. 



In the hall there was quite an imposing display of various arti- 

 cles ; of which there was some half dozen lots of butter, and as 

 many more of cheese, of fair quality ; and a large display of 

 vegetables. The field beets, turnips, pumpkins, squashes and 

 cabbages were very good, some of the other varieties of vege- 

 tables were raised from impure seed, which every good cultivator 

 should avoid sowing. 



Fruits were not shown in large quantities, owing, no doubt, 

 to the unfavorable season ; but still there were some dishes of 

 very good pears and quinces ; the apples were poor, as they 

 generally have been at nearly all of the exhibitions in this 

 State this autumn. There were some baskets containing very 

 handsome, high-colored samples of cultivated cranberries, which 

 Barnstable County seems to be particularly well adapted to, 

 and of which the culture appears to be extending fast. 



Also, a good show of wild flowers, and a large quantity of 

 cultivated ones; and bread of different kinds, and in large 

 quantities ; also, pickles, jellies, preserves, &c. 



And a very fine and large exhibition of household manufac- 

 tures and needle-work, much of which was quite handsome 

 and creditable to the society, and the ladies who exhibited the 

 same. 



And, in conclusion, I would venture to suggest to the officers 

 of the society that they post up in conspicuous places printed 

 programmes of the time and places of holding the ploughing- 

 match, trial of horses, oxen, and hearing the address, wliich 

 would render it much more convenient for visitors to the 

 exhibition. 



John B. Moore. 



