Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-23
rrom the Mains Farmer.
A Brief Review Ofthe late Agricultur'
nj Exhibitions. Fairs. &c. in Maine.

lowed 20 the writer, by the EDITOR, Tor
few remarks, upon the chaneicri'tic' Of
our - called agricultural and horticultural
exhibitions, | will cndcayor as briefly IS !
NAV. to show that there has hccn, Of late
vcars, ercat pervcr,ion OF 'hc oGy"ct for
which. as I understand u, the, corpora.
ton. were Cir; instituted. am aware that
the time that has passcd cannot he recalled,
nor the set. already performed be brought
hack O. D. amended. hot - the time -
near at hand. lur those who may have the
management and direction oi those institu'
tions u give ont new rulr- for their rcsula.
tiou., can bat hope that the matter will
not D. entrusted TO horsc-jock,ys, gamblers,
nor circus riders. nor % such "a may b. in
flucnecd 70 favor any of the many dcmoral.
irin- sports that have found their way into
those exhibitions. which ~ late have had
., hii's ro1nir4or q agriculture, that. I
think. II stranger were 90 o, hUnd'olird
and 81, down within the limits of one Of
their enclosures. and then he eyc' % h. un.
coycnI, hi, fir. impression woulI bc that
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