ot such action would be readily apparent. The grand-stand is a neat 

 and substantial structure, but it should be enlarged, and we know of 

 one public-spirited citizen who is ready to contribute to this object. 

 There can be no question of the fact that the races held on the park 

 July 4th awakened an interest that led to the erection of the new 

 stand and later on was of great benefit to the fair. Two or three 

 such meets should be held every sumnoer and fall ; they would be 

 paying investments to those who got them up, and would add to the 

 interest in the Society and in its fair. 



The cattle-show on Tuesday was remarkable for the large number 

 of thoroughbred cattle on the grounds. Jerseys, as usual, retain 

 their supremacy, and there were some exceptionally good specimens 

 of this breed. The Agricultural College had its usual fine display of 

 stock, about equally divided between Ayrshire and Holstein-Friesian 

 breeds. Among them was the bull '• Milton Jersey," imported from 

 the island of Jersey, and an Ayrshire bull from the herd of J. D. VV. 

 French of Andover. Another animal in the college herd was the 

 Holstein-Friesian cow, " Beth Hoover," with a record of twenty 

 pounds of butter in one week, eighty-four pounds of milk in one day, 

 and 2000 pounds of milk in thirty days ; she will probably be 

 exibited next year at the Columbian exhibition at Chicago. A two- 

 years-old heifer was also exhibited that has a record of thirteen 

 pounds of butter in one week. There was the usual fine exhibit of 

 sheep, and an unusually fine display of poultry. The wisdom of 

 having an expert to judge the poultry has been amply vindicated 

 during the two years that the system has been practiced. 



The exhibition in the hall was very good, although not so large as 

 we have noticed some years. There seems to be a falling off in the 

 entries of vegetables and grains that is difficult to account for. The 

 display of potatoes was hardly satisfactory, and some of the other 

 farm products were hardly up to the standard. In view of the 

 exceptional interest that is felt just now in the growth of tobacco in 

 this section, why would it not be a good plan to arrange for an 

 exhibit of specimens of this crop, with suitable prizes? The exhibit 

 of fruit was fairly good, that of apples notably so in view of the 

 scarcity of the crop this season. The display of pears and peaches 

 was light, but the exhibit of grapes was excellent. 



The Agricultural College had its usual large and attractive display 

 at the hall. This year it contained novelties in the way of foreign 

 grains and vegetables with which experiments have been conducted 



