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Andrew M. Myrick, Esq., met me at the landing and took me in his 

 carnage to the fair-grounds, about one mile from the village, where 

 I found that the officers of the Society had detained the cattle, 

 sheep, swine and poultry, that I might see what a good show of 

 stock the Nantucket Society had on exhibition. 



There were some good cattle of several different breeds entered 

 for premium, but owing to the very dry season, the cattle were 

 rather thin in flesh. There were some fine Jersey and good Ayr- 

 shire cows, that were well worth}' of notice. 



The stock was well arranged and convenient for committees and 

 spectators to examine. 



There were entered for premium ;. Of the Jersey breed, 6 thorough- 

 bred cows, 26 grade cows, 8 heifers, 3 bulls. Of the Ayrshire 

 breed, 4 thoroughbred cows, 17 grade cows, 12 heifei's, 4 bulls. 



Of native stock there were 26 cows, 9 heifers, 3 yoke of oxen, 5 

 pair of steers, 48 swine, and several sheep. Also a number of 

 coops of poultry. 



The ploughing was on the enclosed grounds, the first day of the 

 fair, comprising three horse-teams and two ox-teams, and was 

 well done. 



During the day, the Athenreum Hall was being filled with fruits, 

 flowers, fancy articles, household manufactures, bread, honey, butter, 

 vegetables, etc., for the premiums offered by the Society. The hall 

 was finely decorated by the ladies, with appropriate mottoes hanging 

 on the walls. The evening was devoted to the examination of the 

 many articles entered for premium by the ladies. The hall was filled 

 with people enjoying the holiday of the year b}' a good social time. 



There were a large number of entries in the different divisions of 

 household manufactures, all of which were worth}' the prizes offered 

 by the Societ}\ Some fine specimens of carved work were exhibited 

 by James W. Folger. 



The exhibition of fruit was not as large as it probably would 

 have been if the fair had been two or three weeks later in the 

 season. There were five entries of butter, all good. 



The vegetables occupied a good space in the hall, and all of them 

 were well worthy of the premiums offered by the Society. 



The music furnished for the occasion did its share towards making 

 a perfect success of the fair. 



The second day was devoted to the show of horses. Five entries 

 of mares and colts ; 5 of colts ; stallions, 1 entiy. Family-horses, 

 7 entries ; draught-horses, 3 ; walking-horses, 2 ; trotting-horses, 2. 

 The most of which were fine animals. 



The people assembled again at the Athenaeum Hall in the evening 

 of the second day of the fair for another social interview, which was 



