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partments of science, upon which depend the arts of successful cultiva- 

 tion. 



Located as the Hampshire Society is, in the immediate vicinity of 

 one of the Colleges of our beloved Commonwealth : — a College cel- 

 ebrated for its attention to the Natural Sciences ; — and in the valley 

 of the Connecticut River, where the soil is remarkably productive 

 and well adapted to the raising of Cattle and of Agricultural Pro- 

 ducts, there can scarcely a doubt arise, that the Hampshire Society 

 will at once take and easily maintain an elevated rank among kin- 

 dred Institutions. In truth, high as were our expectations, the So- 

 ciety's Exhibition very far surpassed our anticipations. 



It was, also, a source of great satisfaction to notice the lively in- 

 terest manifested by the Ladies — ^not only the wives and daughters 

 of the farmers, but of other classes — who, as representatives of female 

 industry, graced the Exhibition with the beautiful fabrics of Woman's 

 skill and taste. 



At the various points of interest, the number of visitors was large. 

 The Halls set apart for the display of Fruits and Flowers, the Dairy, 

 Domestic Manufactures, and Agricultural Implements, were throng- 

 ed during the day — all anxious to participate in the triumphs of Art 

 and in the success of the Society. 



The first object, which attracted the attention of your Committee, 

 was the long procession of Working Cattle — composed of " Toicn 

 Teams," occupying a large portion of the spacious common. The 

 most extensive of these was the string from Belchertotvn, nuraher- 

 ing ttoo hundred Oxen in pairs, and attached to a car, ornamented 

 with banners, containing one hundred and eighty intelligent farmers 

 and an excellent band of music. There were long strings from the 

 towns of Granhy and Leverett and a pi-ivate team of nine yoke from 

 Hadley ; the whole making a grand display of nearly four hundred 

 Working Oxen. These were generally in fine order, of good size, 

 and well proportioned. Some pairs were nicely matched, a pleasing 

 and important feature, whether we have regard to fancy, usefulness, 

 or value. 



Your Committee noticed, also, about sixty steers in pairs, some of 

 which were superior ; also, some good specimens of full blood and 

 grade stock ; a very respectable delegation of bulls, milch cows, 

 beifers, and calves, which purported to be of "Native American" 



