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the bull "May Boy,'' owned by Mr. Wainwright, who was award- 

 ed a premium as a one year old bull ; and also in relation to the 

 age of the Devon heifer '<■ Red Bird." 



The rules of the Society require that all animals three years old 

 or under, shall have their ages determined by the time of their birth. 

 The evidence in the case of the bull " May Boy," was furnished 

 by the owner to the judges, at the time he was examined. The 

 bull was dropped on the 30th day of September, 1850, and could 

 not compete in any other class than that in which he was entered 

 as a one year old bull. The heifer " Red Bird," entered as a two 

 years old, was calved February 14th, 1850, and was properly pas- 

 sed upon as a two years old. 



Mr. Wainwright presented to the committee, the record of the 

 age of the bull, as received from his breeder, Mr. George Turner, 

 England ; and the bull is duly registered in the English Devon 

 Herd Book, as calved September 30th, 1850. The heifer was proved, 

 by the certificate and affidavit of Mr. Wainwright, to have been 

 dropped February 14th, 1850, and competed last year as a one 

 year old, without question ; and the Executive Committee, are 

 unanimously of the opinion, that the award of the committee, so 

 far as the ages of the animals are concerned, is in strict conformi- 

 ty with the rules of the Society ; which were adopted at the sug- 

 gestion of gentlemen interested in Devon cattle, who desired that 

 evidence should be adduced, of the acres of animals, dating from 



their birth. 



B. P. JOHNSON, Sec'y. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HEREFORD CATTLE. 



After giving the awards the report proceeds : The committee had 

 the pleasure of examining a herd of fifty head of Hereford grade cat- 

 tle, of ditferent ages and conditions, exhibited by George Clark, of 

 Springfield, Otsego county. Tlie highest praise is due to Mr. Clark 

 for this most excellent and interesting display, furnisliing as it does, 

 afar better oportuuity to judge of the merits and demerits of any 

 particular course of breeding, than the almost universal practice of 

 culling out and exhibiting of a few choice animals. Poor indeed 

 must be the farmer's stock of cattle, if he cannot pick out some 

 few really good ones ; but those tew should not be taken as stand- 



