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186 COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
The sequel showed that our hopes were not groundless,, for al¬ 
though the disappointment occasioned by the unfavorable weath¬ 
er last year, made it almost impossible to get up the least enthu¬ 
siasm on Fair matters, yet as the time approached some slight 
ripples of popular enthusiasm indicated that the farmers of this 
county felt some degree of pride in the display of agricultural 
products that was approaching. 
The Grounds were the same that were occupied last year 
and had been arranged under the active superintendence of Jas 
G. Knight, Esq., with that good taste and efficiency for which 
he is so generally admired. The tent and pens were about the 
same size as last year, but better calculated to resist bad weather, 
and a Secretary’s office was erected just outside the fence, be¬ 
tween the two gates with pay and entering desks on either side. 
The speaker’s stand was erected adjoining the tent, and every¬ 
thing that could add to the comfort and enjoyment of the visi¬ 
tors was provided. 
The First Day opened with some signs of rain, but 
about 11 o’clock cleared up with blue sky and bright sunshine. 
The Secretary’s office was a busy scene all day long, • but the 
crowd on the grounds was not as large as might have been ex¬ 
pected. The following is a list of the entries; 
Horses, Mules, and Jacks,.91 
Durham, Devon and Grade Cattle,.60 
Sheep,......28 
Swine,.19 
Field, Garden and Household products,.89 
Domestic Manufactures and Mechanical, ..83 
Fine Arts and Discretionary,.47 
Total,... 417 
From this it will appear that the entries were more in the Cat¬ 
tle and Horse books than in those little items which usually 
fill the tent and add so materially to the interest of the exhibi¬ 
tion. Our friend S. Blackstone, however, brought along his 
matchless show of Fruit; also, D. H. Clement, including some 
four varieties of the Siberian Crab. Frank Buckmaster exhi¬ 
bited a.beautiful sample of Grapes and some good Fruit, also 
