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Sheep. 



The Committee on Sheep and Swine report, " that there were hut 

 two entries of sheep. One lot of six in number, by B. F. Pease of 

 Cornish, of Leicesters, pure blood, which we consider very fine for 

 mutton. Their size is large, weighing about 150 pounds each. We 

 find these sheep to be very docile, of strong constitution, and well 

 calculated for our climate. We would recommend to the farmers of 

 York county to call on Mr. Pease, and examine for their own satis- 

 faction, and we have no doubt but they will feel well satisfied for 

 their pains. 



We award him the first premium. 



The other entry was made by Loren Foss of Saco, which was 

 twelve in number, of the native breed. These sheep attracted the 

 attention of your Committee, especially by the manner in which they 

 were arranged, being all tied up to the rounds inside of a long hay 

 rack, with the Captain and Lieutenant at the head, tapering oiF with 

 six twin lambs, who looked as though they never spoke a wicked 

 word in their lives. They were a very handsome flock of sheepj 

 and your committee award him the second premium." 



Swine. 



"There were nine entries of Swine. Samuel Milliken of Saco, 

 offered one breeding sow, two years old last July, a cross of the 

 Suffolk and Grass breed ; has had four litters of pigs, forty-nine in 

 all, with the last litter by her side, being seven weeks old. This 

 sow is of good size, and possesses a very gentle disposition, so much 

 so that the owner was enabled to take the pigs up in his arms with- 

 out the mother showing that hoggish disposition which we often see 

 manifested. We think her to be a fine breeder, from the fact that 

 she has been enabled to raise up her whole number of pigs, without 

 causing the death of one of them. 



We award to her, the first premium. 



Thomas Dyer, 3d, of Saco. presented one fine breeding sow, two 

 years old last April, of very large size, a cross of the Suffolk and 

 Berkshire. She has raised four litters of pigs, thirty-six in all, 

 some of which when seven months old, weighed over three hundred 

 pounds ; she having her last litter of nine very fine pigs by her side. 



We award Mr. Dyer the second premium. 



