SEVENTY-FIRST 



Annual Cattle Show and Fair. 



The Cattle Show and Fair of this Society opened 

 Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1891. at Lawrence, — the first time for 

 thirteen years,~iinder very favorable circumstances, al- 

 though in the morning appearances indicated rain, which 

 made some of the entries late in arriving. 



The City Government and citizens generally worked 

 with a will and tried in every way to lend their assistance 

 so as to make the show a success, and they succeeded in a 

 marked degree. 



The entries in some of the departments were notably 

 less than they have been in some years previous, but the 

 stock was all of the first quality, noticeably the horses 

 and colts, and in some departments, especially in the hall 

 and agricultural tools, many large entries were entered as 

 collections, which reduced the number of entries as com- 

 pared with the last few years. 



In the ploughing match this year the entries were on an 

 average with former years, but more work was done with 

 sulky ploughs than usual, and it was fully up to the stand- 

 ard of our Essex County farmers. 



In the exhibition hall the exhibits were fully up to the 

 standard of previous years, and as a rule the several 

 committees found it dii^lcult to decide on the merits of 

 fruit and manufactured articles, the general standard being 

 so high. 



