BERKSHIRE SOCIETY. 107 



BERKSHIRE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY- 



Tms Society held its thirty-sixth anniversary on the 7th and 

 8th da^^s of October, 1846. 



The number of persons in attendance was mucli greater than 

 usual. The newly'opened rail-road, from Pittsfield to North 

 Adams, brought down thousands of visitors from the valley of 

 the Hoosic, and the shades of Greylock. To the spectator, the 

 live stock appeared superior, in variety and quality. The dis- 

 play of domestic fabrics has never been surpassed. The num- 

 ber of articles exhibited was four hundred and sixty — one 

 hundred more than on any former occasion. The ploughing 

 match took place on the morning of the 8th. The vast con- 

 course of people that overlooked the field of strife showed that 

 the interest was all revived, that has ever attended our plough- 

 ing matches. The annual address was delivered by John Stan- 

 ton Gould, Esq., of Stockport, N. Y. The reports of the several 

 Committees were read, and the award of premiums declared by 

 the Secretary. The premiums were delivered, to the successful 

 competitors, by the Treasurer of the Society. 



The following selections are made from the Reports. There 

 are no statements accompanying the returns. 



Agricultural Products. 



We have, in the prosecution of our labors, had the most sat- 

 isfactory evidence that the efforts of this Society have not been 

 in vain, but that they are fast accomplishing the ends to which 

 they have, for more than thirty years, been directed. This evidence 

 has been presented to us in various forms. It has appeared in 

 the increasing interest manifested by the farmers generally, in 

 increasing the quantity and improving the quality of manure. 

 This work is most successfully accomplished by mixing the 



