PROCEEDINGS 



ON THE OCCASION OF THE 



EIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARY 



OF TUB 



NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



Thursday and Friday, September 27 & 28, 1866. 



The Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of the Norfolk Agricultural 

 Society, was held in Dedham, on Thursday and Friday, September 

 27th and 28th, 1866. Contrary to the precedent set by other 

 Societies, the weather, which had been unusually threatening, 

 cleared on the morning of Thursday, and during both the days of 

 exhibition it was remarkably fine. 



Thursday, the first day, was devoted, as usual, to the reception 

 and examination of contributions. The Horse Department was well 

 represented, there having been more than seventy entries. Prom- 

 inent among them was the Morgan brood mare of Wm. E. Coffin, 

 Esq., of Dorchester, which took the first premium at the last ex- 

 hibition, and a fine colt, sired by Trotting Childers, at her side, 

 and also a beautiful one year old Morgan colt, sired by Trotting 

 Childers, owned by the same gentleman, and for which he has 

 already refused an offer of one thousand dollars. Hon. John S. 

 Eldridge, of Canton, also exhibited several fine animals. 



The display of Stock, it is conceded, was the best ever made by 

 the Society. The fine Ayrshire herd, with bull, belonging to 

 F. P. Denny, of Brookline, attracted much attention, and splen- 

 did animals of the Jersey breed were entered by Dr. W. T. G. 

 Morton and M. S. Scudder, of Needham; Edward S. Rand, Jr., 

 and L. H. Kingsbury, of Dedham ; Allen, Brothers, of Medfield, 



