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BRISTOL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



In the return of this Society, the Secretary, Samuel A. Dean, 

 states, that "its exhibition was held in Taunton, October 8th, 

 1845, and has never been so well attended since the first organ- 

 ization of the Society. More entries were made for premiums 

 than usual ; and though no extra pains were taken by the com- 

 mittee of arrangements for a great Show, every department was 

 much better sustained than ever before. The Society is gradu- 

 ally increasing in the number of its members, and with this in- 

 crease comes ability to offer larger premiums for worthy ob- 

 jects." 



No statements from successful claimants of premiums accom- 

 pany the reports of committees. From the reports, the following 

 extracts are taken. 



Fruit and Vegetables. 



The committee have great pleasure in stating that the exhibi- 

 tion of fruit and vegetables was very fine, much superior to that 

 on former occasions of the kind, both in variety and quality, 

 happily indicating a growing interest as well as skill in their 

 culture. Yet the committee feel constrained to say, that the 

 display of fruit and vegetables was nothing to what it should 

 be • nothing to what it might be ; and they flatter themselves 

 that the time is not far distant when the exhibitions of the Bris- 

 tol County Agricultural Society will compare favorably with 

 those of her sister societies. 



There were twenty-seven entries. The display of apples, by 

 Jacob Dean, of Mansfield, consisting of no less than eighty-two 

 varieties, tastefully arranged as they were, constituted one of 

 the chief attractions of the Hall. 



WM. R. BULLOCK, Chairman. 



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