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boar, still a little more regard paid to his personal appearance by 

 Mr. Carville's swine would make him a more general favorite with 

 the polite public. 



Last year he made his appearance as a pig, and received a pre- 

 mium. 



We award Mr. Carville for the second best boar, the second pre- 

 mium. 



Wm. M. Longley, Escj., of Greene, offered a sow of the mixed 

 Suffolk, Berkshire and Newbury White, -with a litter of nine pigs 

 just a fortnight old. This affectionate and dignified matron, sur- 

 rounded by her numerous family of fat, clean, healthy pigs, made a 

 very fine 'appearance. 



This cross comprises the ample sow of the Berkshire, -with the 

 peculiar good nature of the Newbury White, and the rapid growth 

 and fine flavor of the Suffolk variety. Mr. L has left this sow 

 under his barn upon the waste of his barn and kitchen. If all 

 "little pigs" were as fat and tempting as hers, the great moral 

 truth that such "make the best of bacon" "would at once become a 

 self-evident proposition. 



We award Mr. Longley for the best breeding sow, the first pre- 

 mium ; and also for the litter of pigs not less than six. 



No other premiums are awarded, because, although we obser'^ftd 

 several other swine around the enclosure just outside the fence, none 

 besides those named were entered for our examination. 



In taking leave of this seductive subject, to which we have devoted 

 a vast deal of time and thought, and in which as men of taste we 

 feel a vital interest, your Committee regret the scant exhibition of 

 swine at our County Cattle Shows, and venture respectfully to sug- ' 

 gest to their fellow citizens, the farmers of Androscoggin, that an 

 increased care in the choice of their breeds, in the raising and fat- 

 tening of their pigs, and in the curing of their bacon, would be 

 amply rewarded in the augmented quantity, quality and price of 

 their pork. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



C, W. GoDDARD, Chairman. 



