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Oxen and Steers. The Committee on Oxen and Steers report 

 the exhibition in this department to be very good. "The great num- 

 ber of fine animals on the ground, imposed a hard task in drawing 

 comparisons where so many possessed points of high merit. But 

 two town teams were entered — Foxcroft only competing for the cash 

 and the honors^ with her two teams. 



Ye noble bullocks of Dover, Sangerville, Atkinson, Guilford, and 

 the entire circuit, where were ye that ye did not come forth and 

 contend, and not let the little town of Foxcroft so easily triumph 

 over you and your inattentive owners, and thus bear away the palm? 



We award to Foxcroft, on town teams, the first and second pre- 

 miums. 



Seven pairs of oxen were entered for work. On the first class, 

 seven feet oxen, and over, we award the first premium to Leonard 

 Eobinson of Foxcroft; second do., to Eeth Brawn of Foxcroft. On 

 oxen under seven feet, we award first premium to Jacob Leeman of 

 Abbot; second do., to W. S. Mayhew of Foxcroft, On oxen under 

 six feet, we award first premium to Jacob Leeman. The oxen ex- 

 hibited by L. Robinson appeared as all good oxen should — well 

 disciplined and ready — a model for good work. 



Several fine pairs of three years old steers were exhibited. 



On trained steers by boys under sixteen years old, first premium 

 to Charles W. Wharff of Guilford — ' Nash's Progressive Farmer' ; 

 second do., to Walter S. Wharff of Guilford — ' Waring's Elements 

 of Agriculture.' We also award a copy of 'Waring's Elements of 

 Agriculture' to Leonard D. Washburn of Foxcroft, aged thirteen, 

 for his good show of a pair of yearlings." 



Sheep and Swine. First premium to A. J. Chase, on long 

 wool English buck, (Leicester.) 



First premium to Calvin Chamberlain, for breeding sow and pigs, 

 (grade Suffolk.) Second premium for same, to Jacob Leeman, 

 (grade Newbury White) ; some of her pigs have weighed five hun- 

 dred pounds at twenty to twenty-two months. 



Dairy Products. The show of these seems to have been good, 

 and the statements are full and numerous but contain little of 

 novelty or special interest. 



First premium on September butter, to Mrs. S. Crockett of 



