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P E O O E E D I Il^T G S 



ON THE OCCASION OF THE 



TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY 



OF THE 



NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



Thursday and Friday, September 17 & 18, 186S. 



The Twentieth Annual Exhibition of the Norfolk Agricul- 

 tural Society was held in Dedham on Thursday and Friday, 

 September 17 and 18, 1868. The following is a brief synopsis 

 of the two days' proceedings. 



Thursday, the first day of the Exhibition, was devoted as 

 usual to the reception and examination of contributions. Prom- 

 inent in the Horse department were the beautiful animals of 

 Col. Russell, of West Roxbury, which attracted much attention. 

 There were also several fine pairs of horses entered by John S. 

 Fogg, of Weymouth, Joseph Day, of Dedham, George H. 

 Richards, of West Roxbury, and others. The show of stock was 

 very far in advance of any exhibition ever made by the Society, 

 there being nearly two hundred animals in the pens, the quality 

 of many of them being of the highest order. Prominent among 

 the entries in this department, were the fine herds of John S. 

 Eldridge, of Canton, Peter Butler, of Quincy, H. W. Tilton, of 

 Walpole, Henry Grew, of Hyde Park, Henry S. Richardson, of 

 Brookline, and Luther Eaton, of Dedham. Very fine animals 

 were also exhibited by R. W. Ames & Son, Roxbury, Edward 

 S. Rand, Jr., and William Chickering, Dedham, Edward Crane, 

 Dorchester, and others. Of Swine, the show was small, Mr. 

 John Sias, of Milton exhibiting a splendid Boar of the Chester 

 breed. A good exhibition of Poultry was made by several con- 

 tributors. 



