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THB Kxhib`tion oi the yrar lillll is a

thing ot the past. Tn many of the

people of this province it nas an oernaion looked lorlard to weeks, und even months before, with Pl"-rant aatioinatloar. This yur it was an event ol even more than oadlaafy importanee, fora special grant halt the ,Domihiea had enabled those having, the, slhlr lu hand to greatly ¢ni.arga.tha value _of. the prixaa offered and tolnduoe gmater competition in all olaaers ofexhibita by throwing the Exhi- bit on open to ali Canada. _

As lar as the efforts of the Directors, under the leadership or their indeisteable and untiring President went, the show was asucoesa beyond all precedent. it was altogether regrettable that the moat important day oi the dates arranged for the Exhibition should have been one on which the rain ieilairuoet without cear- ing from dawn till dark, thus disappoint- ing thousands of people all over the province, and frustrating the painstaking eiforta of the management. and depriving them materially of a large portion of the revenue that should have rewarded them

for their enterprise and hard work.

It may be intrresting to readers of The

Guardian to have hers oompared the tirst. efforts In the nature oi an agricultural show with the present elaborate and thoroughly organised Exhibition and Reece' which in this Province ie the ohiel

happening 'each auiumn in the oourae oi evliitl. 'Alter the iormstive period iii 'this islands history ` as early recognised by

the newly arrived settlers. many of whom

which they were settled. By means of

occasionally some good stock from time

a start was given to individual enter-

prisr. _

Subrquentiy public men t :ok an inter-

est in fostering agriculture, and in those days competitions in pioughing were held on Government liouee grounds, under the patronage of Governor Ready. There does not appear to have been any- thing inthe nature oi a horse and cattle show or agricultural exhibition held at that time. It is evident however that sou1'c atten-

tion was ruidio horse breeding and the newspapers of those days contain references tm celebrated sires imported from England. Race meetings appear to have been frequent, and were made the occasions of joility of rather a boisterous na ure it is to he feared-for in those days

, public sentiment. had not been focussed in

a prohibitory inw.

The first mention we have of anything

in the nature oi an “exhibition” occurs in The Islander newspaper oi August 1, lri.'rl_ Itreads as followin-

“The dust attempt to get up in Prince Edwnrd blind nn Exhibition of this

l nature., now aocomiuou in ai_l civilized

the lending nielj oi affairs that 'Ag||eui-I pasta of the world, was made on Thurs-

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taaa.a\sa i.hs.m_N|a t-ry of theC »l.\~ry_ :md in» the yeal~il9 some oi tha prominent lug hgugri ptaogethcr ncd formed the 1’|‘ll\0l-'|.DiUhrd islnud Agricultural

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day, the iilat nit., at Holi .nd Grove, the residence oi Mus. Gnuninanil not without n fair share of aucnrsa The highly oma-

menteri grounds in the vicinity oi thx

Mansion were crowded at an early hon,-

wvith no inconsidernble prrtitn of the

beauty and fashion oi the Town. There was a stand for iluwers erected in front of the house which wus filled with

Gcrnnlurns, Fuchius, Ilydrnngens.

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?;°_:;;",_";‘;‘°__‘;f§“‘;f_§fr]',f§ff§‘d“;;’T:§` With an Account of the First Flower and

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were not well oil, to develop the lnnd on in Year and Ad'

importing plough shares, seeds, and Vances to thi

t>_ilme under the auspices oi the Socivry, ' p|'Q§Qnt

a.~ion'sned some oi' the conunoisseurs in

producing some “thumping red Pruutics," the growth of this season, but which turned out to be the production ofthe Bermudas. Alter the party had promen-

aded the grounds for some time, to the

HASZARD.

President Charlottetown Diivlng Park and Exhibition Allociaiion

Myrtlel, Cncil, and many other vnriotiea of the nurncroui und bcautllli lalsliy of Florn. Several iloquets oi ilawera grown in the open air, ,mire an air of richness and splendour io thc whnlr. On an adjoining stand thcrc was a unali, but tempting diapi\y oi the cultivated Straw- berry, somo white Iirspiwrrier, nnd a v sriety ofGoosebcrrlos,\vhich, though not. ripe, were suiliciently advanced to show

the pprieotiou thrywcre fiesblnelto arrive

aaeomraniment of thc rxcellcnt airs ofthe Sons of ’i`cmpcmncr iianri-who volun» taercd for the or-cs~ion~the primes were det-lured by|ln:.iuflgcs-Messrs. Barrow and Laweon. for tioweis: Messrs G. \"'hlto and .iu~<_ ilcnslcy. for Fruits and Vrgetsblcs-to have been award- ed-

Forihc ilnc~i l’l1\||t and Flower-

M|.~\. Ficlilin;1,\\'iic of Mr. l"irl|lirg.

Cabinet -maker,

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‘At mother stnnd early Potatoes, _For the but |;,,u,,.,¢.[_.M|-,q_ L W,

t H 'C.\rrots, Beans, Peas, Lelttucr, Glo., &t.'..` Gu"

Tyne of Polied Aberdeen Cattle- _

met the rye.an:latl`orded a convincing pmol that we need want none ol the wholesome luxuries which the :leDM'V ment of the Kitchengwfirn is able to

afl’_»rd us. 'For the best Gooseben-ies-Mr.

‘ ‘ills Excellency the Lieut. Govrrnor'

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For she br=t all-ih oi Strawberries

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For the hr\~t lzitchhn Yegelairle. a di-h of Early liurn C.\rrots-Mrs.

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lBlTlOiS= THE O ES HELD

“It uns intended, we bclinre, at tirsi to lil" hflfl 00|! PrlZ‘-S for the exhibition ol

dowere; the sum collected having proved more thin was expected. the rt-sirius was disposed of as above.

“There are always il.iilculties urenter or

less In the wny oitvery Urst nttetnpr, however humble; nor was the ilrst exer-

tion to bring into notice the Fioriculturai _und Horticultural resources oi this i~lnml an (inception. The public are under great olhiizitlons, however, to Mm-i. Gnruix, ior

liavinglhu.- lcd the why, which, we tru-1, will be foil-Jwerl up, ns wc have no doubt

it will be, bv incrensrvl eucuee S, lit c\vrv S\l<'0e¢dll\i< trial. The pleasures ni the hour were grcaily eiilrnnred by the kind attrntlon ui the I/sly ofthe Mansion, and her nrninble lsrnily. There was u “thc dar.san'c" at iiolianvl Grove in the even-

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Alter thc iorrrunncr oi the exhibitions

had thus bccn e.~i.ibli_~l\ed, Somtthlng of the same kind was lucid more or ics-1 during the yenr_~ that followed. The shows were gcnernlly got up under the

patronage of thc (invcrnorni the Colony, or encouraged by thc local Agrlcul urni Societies, or by prominent lunsiowncrs.

There were In tliosi- days many men who

took a deep ini crest in the welfare of the island anfl spared no plins to encourage and stimulnte the fnrmers to dcvelsp their farms and learn the possibilities ol the soil. Not runny oi these men cun now be recalled by readers of this article, but n notable example of the men nllufi»-il to,

was the 'nic .iuigc l’ctr~rs,ini.l1cr of then

Premier oi thi-1 Province. Judge Peters' was nn enthusinst on agricultural work,

Thomns Dodd, Cherry Valley. lllilil

and vlgorau 1ly,|»y means of oiojcct ir~_~ons\

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Finally tl\e ilocnl Government tool a

hand In the matter and evolved ueort of

order with rrgard toannual shows, the

importation of prize cattle of superior breeds ior breeding purposes, nnll the

securing and trying oi secd grain, ctc. The Stock Fnrxu win established and

undoubtedly in its rorly years was of mine to thc i’rovincr.

Consiquenily lhc time nrrivcd when the

t-\hibitlon In-rnmc sn nnnunl event which

rnnkcti in import rnce with the gathering oi the Clun~, and brought the people into t.`hn|loiif‘i0\\'n irom ull districts in the l.~lnnil_

\\'ho swung the reailelsoi this pavrvr

who has spcnl his youth in Charloiieiown docs not renieluiicxjihe gloriuuwilays u hcn the lixliilriilou used to be held in ilrc llrill Shed und the Cattle Show arrl Horse l"nir on the (ioverniuent liouse (irounri~.

ndioining_it wus cnmiflerezi quite is step in advunu- will-n it wus decided to ulnko the l~Ixhil\iti<|n :ind _\`l|o\v cxicnll over Luo (hiya.

A r‘ou|p.'\ri~nn niilicunllloils of ih.t.

rlny with lim pri' 1-nl \\'\'l| oriznnizeil Assn(-iiition with properly iquippi-il Exhibition Lluilding, Cntllc nnd Shmv Grounds and one ofi.'1rilnt°si. rucr tru:-se in the hlariiiinc l’|-ovinl-re, is llarllly r|t>cessl\ry. li mr-rely brings very plninlv brlorc one the inet tbni in this rrspeci - t least proper advancement luis been nnulv , and that this- huving the l‘.'xhlbition nun

races in the r charge nrr in crestcd in th

li Typ e oi Shfrthtrn Cxtilr,

'eii rr"niti cl 'and nat as much il n »t

V\ B _ l .\ ,I , i more, thin ihoscnvenwholn the early

dn 's nircmly mr-ntiQfd viora the rurans or stalling agricultural ooraprtltinns lu i’|lnt'L‘ Iiilrvnril l~l»\n~l.

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