Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-13
Agricultural Exhibitions.
Annual Fair of the Worcester South
Society, at sturbridge-First Day.

The show this year is as good ever, and little
better. The clouds of the morning did not follow
out the programme of Mr. Probabilities to the rain
ing part, and the good country people did not
have his predictions in daily paper to Brighten
them into staying at home they all came and had
their horses tied to the fence posts in good time
to make one in the grand hubbUb around the gate
as the sun broke throughthe clouds, not the gate.)
The same people, speaking In a general sense, are
here last year, year before last, and so on,
back ten or a dozen years; staunchlod farmers
from Sturbridge who feel that the good name of
the show is particularly in their keeping; others
from the hill pastures of Charlton, who drove the
"critters" over for premium; men from Brimheld
with big cheeses; from Dudley with CATTLE horses
and harnesses; from Southbridge with store goods;
from the Brookields with whatever the soil brings
to greatest perfection from Holland with the only
string team present this year, and from Warren
with various articles, but not, alas with the fine
ChesterCounty pigs that the late Dr. Cutter used to
bring to the exhibition.
The grounds look lively, and may with perfect
safety be so called; for nothing can well be more
animated than hundreds of healthy people, horses
in their best trim, and bulls oxen cows calves and
heifers believing in the pens, the smaller stock
bleating, squaking and squealing a faint accom-
paniment Such is the condition of things on the
ample grounds, to say nothing of the coOkey stand
encampment and fddling hawkers of prize soap.
The hall will be more complete in its lay out of
good things and pretty on the second day, when it
shall have due consideration. 1t is not strikingly
different iu appearance from former years. except in
one article displayed and that does not add to the
cheerfulness of the hall in the least. What idea
could have possession of furniture dealer that he
should add to his contribution a chids coffin, to be
gazed at on this happy gala day. Collins are not
an article to be purchased by choice, like sewing
machines and clothes washers, and it seems like
poor taste to obtrude such sad reminder upon the
gaze of mothers who 60 to cattle show to forget
their troubles.
The number of cattle Is perhaps not so great as in
some years past, but the quality Is better, every
year increasing the interest in blooded stock OF
the breeds represented, the Durham seems to pro.
vail Is. j. Stones herd of Ayrshires which made
such fine show last year, are not to be seen, and
very few Of this breed were exhibited J. A. Davis
of Charlton had herd Of them, called good. To
mention few of the cattle prominent for excel
lence mot to guarantee that II shall agree with the
committee reports, or include dn the hne animalsl
will begin with the Earl of Dudley, hne i've years
old bull exhibited by Daniel Dwight, the efficient
president of the society. Others were: IL.
e%snSe Of sSnhSdg Of P.kSSae S
herds OF Durham stock, old and young Prenostus
McKinstry of Southbridge, yoke Of fancy trained
Durham caves Horace Wallis, Jr of Holland,
yoke of seven years old working oxen, weighing
1928 pounds aud mOnstr0us yoke of fat cattle;
Abram Charles of Brimfeld, n two years old grade
Devon. column might well be used in speaking
of creitable animals, If that amount of space were
nyailabe bat a word.m be said about the draw
ing, backing, &C., land SO back. The day was
exclusively one for the exhibition Of neat
stock; nobody was supposed to pay the
slightest attention to horses - they were
left to pick away Of oats and hay either In the
soclety's barn or BY the roadside The number Of
cattle brought TO work was greater than for sew