288 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



breeding, but coming well up to tbc standard of the farmer's 

 horse of all work. 



In the hall, the collection of fruits, flowers, vegetables, and 

 the productions of manufacturers and mechanics were very 

 attractive. The ingenuity and skill of the mechanics of Fitch- 

 burg, and the surrounding coiintry, are too well known to need 

 comment ; and the manufacturers there require no praise. 



The display of fruits and vegetables, however, was finer than 

 was anticipated. The highest cultivation was shown, in the 

 specimens of pears, aj)plcs, grapes, ttc, which graced the 

 tables. They indicated the greatest attention to this branch 

 of husbandry, both in the garden aiid orchard. To good care 

 must have been added a remarkably well-adapted soil, to pro- 

 duce such fruit as was on exhibition. And as this was by far 

 the most interesting part of the show, there can be no doubt 

 that this society may furnish some valuable information to the 

 farmers of the Commonwealth, as to the comparative profits of 

 fruit growing and other cropping, and as to the soils best 

 adapted to this branch of agriculture. 



The roots exhibited were very fine, but selected from smaller 

 quantities than should be found in a region adapted to di^iry 

 farming. The grain was excellent. 



The affairs of the society were represented to your delegate 

 as being in a highly prosperous condition. 



George B. Loring. 



• WORCESTER SOUTH. 



A cattle show without any cattle is very much like a play 

 with the ])art of the princii)al character left out. And such 

 was the show held at Sturbridge on the 4th of October last. 



I arrived on the ground at about eleven o'clock, A. M., and 

 found the common well filled with people — most of the cattle 

 pens empty. A few were filled with fine looking sheep, and 

 some with swine of the best proportion which I have seen at any 

 exhibition. There was also a good display of poultry. Horses 

 and colts were there in considerable niimbers, and the committee 

 was performing its duty in examining them. After witnessing 



