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There was a native herd, by Elbridge Hewitt, who had a fine- 

 looking bull. The above classes of entries comprised about 200 

 head. 



The show of oxen was very good. The exercises of the class of 

 trained steers were exceedingly interesting and attractive, illustrating 

 the wonderful power of kindly influences in the treatment of domes- 

 tic animals, to inspire them with love and confidence. The noble- 

 ness of man seems to humanize the animals under his care. 



The display of sheep was very limited in numbers, but of good 

 blood, being Southdown and Cots wold grades. The swine were 

 Suffolk, Chester, and Sheffield breeds. The exhibition of sheep 

 and swine at our county fairs is diminishing in interest and numbers 

 annually, — probably the results of the fact, that they can be raised 

 with more profit in other States than ours, and imported by us. 



There were 53 entries of poultry and pet stock. Among the 

 poultry there were a number of excellent imported breeds, showing 

 an increasing interest in this, as well as in other counties in the 

 State, in the improvement of this class, to render it more interest- 

 ing and profitable. 



The show in the hall was very good, considering the exhibition in 

 a similar department which was held at the Horticultural Hall during 

 fair-days, and tended somewhat to divert the interest and attraction. 



The exhibition of fruits, flowers, butter, cheese, bread, fancy arti- 

 cles, and vegetables compared favorably with former years. 



The exercises of the day opened with a ploughing-match. The 

 work was well done by the teams, and trials of working-oxen and 

 steers were perfectly satisfactory. At noon we were regaled with a 

 sumptuous dinner in the upper hall. Several hundred were present 

 on the occasion. The President, Charles B. Pratt, Esq., presided. 

 After dinner, an hour was pleasantly passed with an intellectual 

 feast, from addresses on the topics of agriculture and social culture, 

 by several attractive speakers. Then followed the concomitant 

 exercise in the bill of fare at our county cattle-shows, — " the horse- 

 trot." If not possessing the instructive features of others, it has the 

 merit of rare attractiveness, and an absorbing interest unequalled 

 by any, or all other departments, of the exhibition. 



Thus passed the afternoon of the first day. Friday, the second 

 day of the fair, was ushered in by a bright sun and serene sk}\ 

 "Old Probability" marked down a delightful "Indian Summer" 

 day in the calendar. The exercises of the day began with the exhi- 

 bition of brood mares and colts, after which the family-horses were 

 driven around the track, showing excellent action and style. There 

 were some noble stallions of Hambletonian, Messenger, arid Morgan 

 stock shown, which were very creditable to their breeders. 



