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blood. William D. Dana showed a full blood Devon bull, bred in 

 Kcw York, and imported by the Agricultural Aid Society. All 

 the young stock of his get were strongly marked, and the breed is 

 highly esteemed for being easily and cheaply kept, hardy, docile, 

 active, and as cows, rich milkers. 



Cows were shown — grade Ayrshires, and some spoken of as mixed 

 English breed, having good milking properties. 



The horses were principally of Morgan, Messenger, Drew, Tiger, 

 and English extraction. 



The swine, grades of several breeds, the Cuban being most fre- 

 quently mentioned. 



The sheep, mostly native ; some crossed with Merino and some 

 with Scotch breeds. 



The statements on stock, though returned in considerable num- 

 bers, present no striking peculiarities. The same remark will apply 

 to the statements regarding dairy produce. The only item men- 

 tioned in them as worthy particular notice as an improvement, is the 

 working of butter with ladles or spankers, and removing the butter- 

 milk thoroughly by their means and without washing. 



Crops. 



From the statements it would appear that A. Frost raised fifty- 

 six bushels of oats, grown on one acre of land, to which a little 

 dressing was applied. 



W. S. Blackwood raised fifty-five bushels of oats grown on one 

 acre. 



Hugh Porter raised buckwheat at the rate of forty-nino bushels 

 per acre, on land dressed with one bushel of plaster. 



A. Frost raised four hundred bushels of rutabagas on one-half 

 acre of land which was in green sward the previous year ; planted 

 one hundred and fifty pounds of guano ; yield at the rate of eight 

 hundred bushels per acre. 



Otis Lincoln raised six hundred and fifty bushels of rutabagas on 

 one acre of land, in grass last year. The seed was oiled and dried 



