SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



The Twenty-ninth Annual Fair of the Worcester North 

 Agricultural Society was held at its grounds, in Fitchburg, on 

 Tuesday, September 27th, 1881. 



We were favored with a fair day, although quite warm for 

 that season of the year. 



The show of cattle at the fair was very large, the largest 

 number that have been exhibited here for many years. Many 

 fine herds w^ere here, some that we had not seen at the fair for 

 several years past. 



The Hall exhibition was ver}^ good in some branches ; it 

 was much larger than in any previous years. The show of the 

 goods kept by our merchants on the street was good, and added 

 much to the 'attractiveness of the Hall. 



The fancy article department of the show was particularly 

 large and fine, many more articles being exhibited than at any 

 fair for a good many years. 



The show of apples was not so large as in some previous 

 years, not being an apple year. The pears exhibition was large 

 and particularly fine ; some very handsome specimens were 

 shown. 



In the vegetable line almost everything that grows in a 

 garden was exhibited. 



It was the intention this year to make this fair one for the 

 farmers and not for horse trotting, and so but little money was 

 offered for that feature ; and it seems that for some reason^ 

 whether that or some other, that the farmers did turn out and 

 brought their cattle to the show. 



The dinner at the fair was gotten up by the Society under 

 the able management of Mrs. W. E. Clapp, and it was a gooo! 

 dinner everybody said, and much credit is due to Mrs. Clapp 

 and those who assisted her in that branch of our fair. 



