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to any other, society in the State. The society labor under a 

 disadvantage in being compelled to crowd their specimens for 

 exhibition into quite too small a space. In order to be true to 

 my duty as a delegate from the State Board of Agriculture, I 

 cannot but express my regret in tliis report that, amidst the fine 

 display of agricultural products, there should be so poor a show 

 of mechanical productions, that of agricultural implements in 

 particular. Not a single plough , harrow, cultivator, or any other 

 implement for farmers use were to be seen, and the subscriber 

 would earnestly liope, for the honor of the farmers and mechan- 

 ics of the Hampden Eastern agricultural society, that at future 

 exhibitions there may be a good display in this branch of the 

 mechanical department. 



The dairy is not the staple product of this section of the 

 State, yet this department was very creditable. 



The ladies' department, last though not least, was well filled 

 with the useful and ornamental. 



Upon the second day, at an early hour came the show of 

 horses. The entries were seventy-five — a larger number, as I 

 was informed, than ever before exhibited. The exhibition of 

 horses was spirited, and every way worthy of commendation, 

 although there were a less number of valuable horses exhibited 

 than might have been expected from the number of entries. 

 A very fine Morgan horse owned by Dr. Wm. Holbrook, of Palmer, 

 and one owned by Mr. Turner, of Southbridge,gave evidence of 

 good blood and judicious training. Several fine specimens of 

 breeding mares and colts were present, with which their owners 

 may be satisfied and the society proud of such an exhibition. 



After the show of horses came the address, which was given 

 by Prof. Oliver Marcy, of Wilbraham, in the Congregational 

 Church, upon the science of chemistry upon agriculture. The 

 address gave evidence of a thorough knowledge of the subject, 

 and is published for the benefit of all interested. 



At the close of the address a procession was formed and 

 passed to the Antique House, where a dinner was furnished and 

 served by E. B. Shaw, Esq., which was bountiful and satisfac- 

 tory in all respects. After the inner man had been made 

 satisfied, came the committees' reports, which were any thing 

 but interesting, on account of the tedious length and uncalled 

 for remarks by committees at that time and place. The sub- 



