306 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



There were exhibited sixteen bulls, including bull calves, 

 thirteen of" which were eiitered for premiums. Several Thorough- 

 bred Short-horns, and one Devon, were large and beautiful. 

 They were all, with one exception, noble animals, and attracted 

 much notice. 



Two herds of cattle were upon the ground which would grace 

 any farm in the State. The heifers and steers were large and 

 handsome, and showed more of imj)ortcd blood than their 

 elders. 



Two classes of sheep were cxliibited, fine and coarse-wool 

 sheep, mostly of I\Ierino and Cotswold blood. Several Cots- 

 wold bucks, ewes, and laml)s attracted, as they deserved, great 

 attention. One of the bucks weighed two hundred and sixty- 

 four pounds. The sheep, one hundred and seventy-eight in 

 number, and swine ninety-four in number, I have never seen 

 equalled at any show. There was the usual display of poultry 

 of all kinds, which was very fine. 



There was the best display of butter and cheese I have ever 

 seen at any show. There were thirty-seven entries of butter, 

 weighing from twenty to fifty pounds each, and fifty cheeses, 

 the average weight of which was upwards of forty pounds. 



There were seventy-seven entries of bread, embracing many 

 kinds, which, arranged as it was, with several fine specimens of 

 honey and maple sugar, constituted quite an attractive part of 

 the show. 



Tiie specimens of fruits and flowers were not numerous. 

 The flowers were fine for the season. The apples and pears 

 were chiefly of choice varieties, usually large and fair. 



The vegetables were abundant, and of mammoth size ; such 

 as the soil of Berkshire is wont to ])roducc. The specimens of 

 grain and grass seeds were of the first quality. 



The ladies of the society manifested a laudable pride in ex- 

 hiljiting their splendid specimens of butter, cheese, bread and 

 other domestic manufactures. Tiie ornamental, as well as the 

 more useful articles, wrought l)y them with the needle and 

 otherwise, were in great numbers, and of great beauty and ex- 

 cellence. Among the articles contributed to the show by the 

 ladies were several specimens of currant and blackberry wine. 



On the second day, the last half of which was quite rainy, 

 the show of horses and the spading match took place. The 



