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The weather the first day was favorable, the entries in 

 the different departments were large, and as all entries 

 closed at 10.30 A. M., and were then placed in the hands 

 of the different committees or experts awarding premiums, 

 it made a bus}^ day of it. The second day opened unfavor- 

 ably with a heavy rain, so that the programme of Wednes- 

 day was not carried out, but postponed until Thursday. 

 The first in order Thursday was the coaching parade or 

 street parade representing the different industries, which 

 started from the Salem line about 12 m. It was witnessed 

 by thousands of people. Other attractions followed in the 

 afternoon, but rain setting in again it was not very favor- 

 able for carrying out the programme of the day. On Fri- 

 da}' the ploughing match was the first in order, on the 

 grounds at 9.30 A. M. At 11.30 A. M., the annual address 

 at the Peabody Institute by Rev. J. M. Pullman : at 12.30, 

 the annual dinner in the South church. Other attractions 

 followed on the park until the close. 



The cattle department was represented by about one 

 hundred head of milch cows, heifers, etc., the Holsteins 

 predominating, some most excellent herds among them. 

 Also seven yoke of large Hereford oxen, which attracted 

 much attention, all being tied up in one building, in clean, 

 nice pens, made a remarkable exhibition. A very few 

 sheep were on the grounds, consisting of six pens. In the 

 swine department there were a large number of the differ- 

 ent breeds, occupying forty pens. In the poultry depart- 

 ment the number was large, consisting of about three 

 hundred coops of nearly all of the different breeds. The 

 entries in the hall in all the different departments were on 

 such a scale as could hardly be excelled either for quantity 

 or quality, and any attempt to give any account of it in 

 detail in the crowded condition which existed during the 

 days of the fair Avould be almost an imj^ossibility. The 

 attendance was very large, especially the second day, but 



