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And Thomas Magrath, with his stone grey bull. 

 The four dollar prize will easily pull. 

 Of the grades, Mr. Rollin's Durham stands high, 

 Mr. Capen's grade Hereford is also close by, 

 And Lot with his beautiful Devon so red 

 Of the one year old grades must stand at the head j 

 And Bailey's and Blin's if you're fond of puffing, 

 Will pass in a crowd with a little good stuffing ; 

 And Weston's bull calf looked so noble, I vow, 

 As it stood by the side of that little old cow ! 

 But Bragdon and Moore, without any mistake. 

 More brag for true beauty might honestly make. 

 But the muse cannot stop to mention by name 

 All the cows that now entered the contest for fame. 

 Or refer to their qualities, so rich and so rare. 

 That render them worthy the husbandman's care. 

 But the heifers so pretty are worthy a lay, 

 Those entered by Russell, by Jewett, and Gay, 

 And Weston's neat pair, so equal, so white. 

 You'd think each standing in the other's best light. 

 And now as our labors so nearly are ended. 

 These various items so poorly are blended — 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, here's hoping we all 

 May meet here again in good humor next Fall ; 

 That samples of stock, of every good grade. 

 On every haiid may be amply displayed ; 

 That these halls may be filled, in every part. 

 With the products of Labor, of Genius and Art, 

 As in past, so in future may our Fairs still be 

 Right worthy our country — the land of the free. 



Aaron Hoag, Chairinan. 



Mr. Hoag of Gardiner, states, regarding his three cows, that one 

 is eleven years old, the second four, and the third three years old. 

 The oldest one girths a little over six feet ; the second, of four years, 

 six feet four inches ; the three years old, six feet three inches. 

 These cows are all grade Ayrshircs ; considers this breed superior for 

 milk, labor and breeding ; made from the old cow nine pounds of 

 butter per week, during May, on hay alone; milked at night, 

 akimnjed it in the morning for calf, and skimmed morning's milk at 

 night ; and in that manner obtained nine pounds of butter per week. 

 The old cow of eleven years was purchased eight years ago, and 

 since that date has had seven calves, and during all the time haS; 



