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exhibited here for several years, and the quality of the stock far 

 superior to that of any previous exhibition. Of town teams, there 

 were four entries. Hadley had eighteen pairs, Pelhani twelve, 

 Belchertown eight, Amherst twenty-five, there were nine entries of 

 working oxen, seven entries of trained oxen and steers, and 

 thirty-four entries of milch cows, of which the Agricultural CoUege 

 sent fourteen. There were five entries of herds of cows, of which 

 the Agricultural College entered sixteen, M. F. Dickinson six, H. 

 D. "Watson fourteen, and E. P. Hibbard nineteen. Twenty-six 

 heifers were entered for premium, the most noticeable of which 

 were those of Andrew T. Judd, Esq., of South Hadley. In the 

 hall the display was the finest ever made by the Society, and was a 

 complete surprise to almost eyery one, as nothing of the kind had 

 been anticipated by the most sanguine of its members. 

 Among so many articles of rare merit it is not easy to discern 

 at a glance the most deserving of mention. In the fruit de- 

 partment we think the exhibition was far beyond that of last 

 year, although t]iere is a great scarcity this year in some fruits, and 

 especially of apples." — Amherst Record, Sept. 27, 1871. 



"Outside the hall, the show was on a new plan. Instead of the 

 uncomfortable pens along the park fence, several rows of scanthng 

 frame-work weie put up on the middle of the park, where the stock 

 showed to much better advantage. The entries of cattle were more 

 numerous than for years ; the Agricultural College had eight 

 thoroughbred bulls on the gi'ound, though nothing fi-om that insti- 

 tution competed for a premium. I'here were a Short Horn, Devon, 

 Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Brittanny, Kerry and a Swiss, the last 

 of which, an enormous fellow, did not* reach the jjark till 2 o'clock 

 in the afternoon, because he wouldn't get on the cars as he ought 

 to have done in time for an earlier train. Till the last moment, a 

 Hereford, Galloway and Dutch wex^e expect(>d. Of swine there 

 were fourteen entries ; tha most notable of which were those of L. 

 A. Chase of Florence, an associate editor of the Agriculturid. His 

 black Berkshires and Essexes were good specimens. Of sheep 

 there were fourteen entries, and pf poultry thirty-seven. Mr. 

 G. Morgan Smith of South Hadley entered the most of 

 the latter, and the buff Cochins and huge Brahmas must have 

 dehghted any fowl fancier. Ducks, turkeys, Guinea hens, rabbits 

 and cats had also their boxed representatives on the ground. 



