SEVENTY-SECOND 



Annual Cattle Show and Fair. 



The Cattle Show and Fair of this society opened Tues- 

 day, Sept. 27th, 1892 at Lawrence, it being the second 

 year in that city. As last year the citizens took an active 

 interest to make the Fair a success, the weather being all 

 that could be desired. 



The entries of live stock were largely in excess of last 

 year, and would compare favorably as to quality with 

 former years, although many of them were late in arriving. 



In the ploughing match there were a larger number of 

 entries than usual, there being six entries of sulky ploughs, 

 which are undoubtedly coming to the front with the rest of 

 our modern farm implements. There seemed to be an un- 

 usual interest taken in this department, and the work per- 

 formed was excellent. 



In the exhibition hall the entries were below that of 

 some previous years, and the quality was not in all cases 

 what it should have been for Essex County. 



The Grange exhibit rather excelled that of one year 

 ago, being a very handsome feature of the Fair, so artisti- 

 cally arranged with fruit, flowers and vegetables that it 

 was a fine show of itself. 



On Wednesday, Sept 28, the annual address was deliv- 

 ered by Hon. E. P. Dodge of Newburyport, before a large 

 audience in the Lawrence Street Church, the subject being 

 a broad one, namely : "The Important Principles which 

 influence the Production and Distribution of Wealth, with. 



