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the premiums. Perhaps it should be remembered tliat quality 

 is very desirable, especially in a stallion. The most valuable 

 stock-getters, such as Justin Morgan, and Black Hawk, have 

 been small horses; and the great merit of Sir Henry, and Flora 

 Temple, both less than fifteen hands high, never consisted in 

 their size. 



Tiie affairs of the society, according to the statement of its 

 officers, seem to be in an improving condition. The ample and 

 beautifully-located grounds which it possesses, certainly present 

 all tlie attractions which can possibly appertain to a fixed place 

 of ex]iil)ition. And there is no doubt that the experience of 

 this society, above all others, might be of great service to those 

 which are projjosing to adopt a similar plan, instead of the 

 itinerary method now followed in some of the counties in this 



State. 



George B. Loring. 



WORCESTER WEST. 



Your delegate, by direction of the Board of Agriculture, 

 attended the exhibition of this society, at Barrc, on the 29th 

 day of September, and reports as follows : — 



The day was a fine and cool autumn day, well adapted to 

 ploughing, draught and equestrian exercises. There was a 

 very large attendance, and the people seemed to enter into the 

 spirit of their annual festival with all their heart. 



I found, with some difficulty, the field laid out for the 

 ploughing match, which was at some distance from the village, 

 wiiere three teams, of two horses each, were entered for the 

 premium on ploughing. 



The ground was a rather loose gravel, and the sward was 

 new ; notwithstanding these unfavorable circumstances the 

 ploughing was well executed, and in good time. The ploughs 

 were Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's No. 7 Eagle — which seems to 

 be the favorite plough in this vicinity — the shortest time was 

 80 minutes 45 seconds ; the longest 33 minutes ; the depth of 

 furrow 7 inches ; the area ploughed one-eighth of an acre. The 

 horses were obviously well broken to the work, and the plongli- 

 ing seemed to me as well done as it could have been by oxen. 



