• I in i ■ OUR ISLAND STORY 117 Exhibition in : best two bushels of wheat, John McGregor ; best two bushels of barley, Robt. Woolner; best two bushels of black oats, J. Bryenton ; best two bushels of white oats, David McEwen; best bushel of timothy seed, W. Longworth , best firkin butter, ; best two cheeses, W. Hyde and W. Crosby ; best dressed flax, James McQuaid , best two lbs. sarsaparilla root, Thos. Cairns; best five yards shepherd's plaid, Robert Bovyer ; best ten yards milled homespun, ; best woollen plaid shawl, Miss Balderson ; best woolen net shawl, Miss Hodges ; best five pounds candleberry wax, Mrs. Higgins . In the same year, 1850, there was a ploughing match in which the competitors were Robert Carson , ( Mr. George Coles ' man); Chester Woolner , Rustico ; Alexander Scott , ; James Semple, New Glasgow ; Thomas Carr , Road; Lauchlan McNeill , Prince town Road; John McLauchlan , St. Peter's Road; Alexander Laird , Jr., New Glasgow ; John Stewart , Road; Denzil Morehead , North River , and Samuel Roper, Royalty. The prize winners were: Robert Carson , Alex¬ ander Scott, Alexander Laird , Jr., John Stewart and Denzil More- head. Lauchlan McNeill was given a copy of Fessenden's Com¬ plete Farmer, and John McLauchlan , a young ploughman, with but one hand, received a like prize for good work. In the following year (1851) the inspectors of turnip fields reported that they had examined the fields of the several com¬ petitors in Queen's County, during the last week of October, with the following results: Jeremiah Simpson , 1108 bushels per acre; Judge Peters , 1080 bushels; Hon. George Coles , 1053 bushels; Jas. Peake, 1000 bushels; Andrew Duncan , 948 bushels; D. Hodg ¬ son, 939 bushels; J. D. Haszard , 935 bushels; Thomas Haslam , 932 bushels; G. H. Haviland , 921 bushels, George Beer , jr. 835 bushels; Benjamin Wright , 773 bushels; James Robertson , 757 bushels; H. D. Morpeth , 686 bushels. The inspectors were Henry Longworth , John Thorne , and Wm. Pethick. The turnip fields in the competition for King's County were those of John Hyde , , 1030 bushels per acre; John Poole, Lower Montague , 735 bushels; Donald McDonald , Lot 51, 714 bushels; Dr. Kaye , Royalty, 641 bushels; John %