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the very creditable display of stock brought before them, and which 

 reflects much credit upon the farmers of the State. 



REPORT ON CLASSES V. VI. VII. AND VIII. 



[Committee: — Messrs. David C. Collins, Hartford, Ct.; I. S. Hitchcock, 

 W. K. TowNSEND, East Haven, Ct.; Ch's Broom and R. L. Allen.] 



The committee of the " N. Y. State Agricultural Society," on 

 cows, heifers, and heifer calves, comprising classes V, VI, VII, 

 and VIII, respectfully report: 



That they have attended to the duties of their appointment, in 

 which they experienced the embarrassment usual on such occasions 

 from finding the animals numerous^ w^hile the premiums were fewy — 

 but adopting the rule that a majority in numher of the committee, 

 should of course, in all cases, be decisive, they arrived at the follow- 

 ing results: 



In Class V, the Society's 1st premium was given to Mr. Sherwood's 

 Durham Short Horn cow, Stella. 



the 2d, to Mr. Prentice's cow, Daisy, 

 the 3d, to Major Dill's cow. Gazelle, 

 the diploma, to Mr. Sherwood's cow, Pansy. 



In Class VI, the 1st premium to Major Dill's heifer, Hebe, a very 

 superior animal. 



the 2d, to Mr. Prentice's heifer, Sally. 



the 3d, to Mr. Prentice's heifer, Caroline. 



In Class VII, the 1st premium to Mr. Sherwood's heifer. Noma. 



the 2d, to Mr. Prentice's heifer, Charlotte. 



Your committee saw no other animal in this class, which they 

 deemed on the whole, worthy of being honored by the Society's Di- 

 ploma, which was accordingly withheld. 



In Class VIII, the first premium was awarded to Mr. Prentice's heifer 



calf, Nell. 



the 2d, to Mr. Prentice's white heifer calf. Duchess, (by 



Fairfax.) 

 the diploma, to Mr. George Vail's heifer calf, got by 



his imported bull Wellington. 



Your committee found it no easy matter to decide among so ma- 

 ny/a^ calves as were shown in class VIII, their respective menY^ and 

 faults being alike covered and hidden hyjlesh, so much so that they 

 were really better adapted for the inspection of a committee of butch- 

 ers than of breeders. 



The practice, now too common, of fattening breeding animals for 

 exhibition, is not only wholly without utility, but is so bad and inju- 

 rious in every pomt of view, that it ought to be discountenanced. 



