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Sheep. 



For best flock for profit, to E. F. Crane of Kenduskeag. 



Second best do., to II. Luce of Bangor. 



For best Leicester buck, to Horace McKenney of Monroe. 



Second best do., to B. Holman of Bangor. 



For best Cheviot buck and ewe, to H. G. Chapman of Gilead. 



Swine. 



For best boar, of any breed, to A. Hoag of Gardiner. 

 Second best do., to Joseph Libbey of Brewer. 

 For best Suffolk boar, Nourse & Straw of Orrington. 

 For best Suffolk sow, to H. C. Sturdevant of Bangor. 

 For best Essex sow, to H. Percival, Waterville. 

 For best litter of pigs, to George Ricker of Garland. 



The Committe'e on SPECIMENS OF GRAINS award premi- 

 ums, as follows : 



For best bushel of winter wheat, to Lewis Wood of Wintlirop. 



For best bushel of spring wheat, to Wm. D. Dana of Perry. 



For best bushel of Indian corn, in ears, to Rufus Gilmore of Holden. 



Second best do., to J. C. Clement of Kenduskeag. 



For best bushel of oats, to Shepard Cary of Iloulton. * 



For best peck of early peas, to Benj. R. Stevens of Unity. 



Second best do., to J. P. Sinclair of Levant. 



For best peck of pole beans, to R. D. Hill of Bangor. 



For best peck of field beans, to William Grinnell of Exeter. 



Second best do., to T. G. Rich of Hampden. 



The Committee regret that there were so few specimens of grains 

 presented for their examination, though gratified that those exhibited 

 were of so fine quality. Wheat, corn, oats and beans were repre- 

 sented by a few specimens. Of oats there was but one entry. 

 After the premiums were awarded, a specimen of oats was sub- 

 mitted to our examination, which was quite as good as the one that 

 received the premium. Of barley no specimen was properly en- 

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