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With the exception of six weeks, never given less than two or three 

 quarts per day. The one of four years has had two calves, and the 

 third has had one calf, and will have another in January, 1858. 

 These cows of three and four years old, were raised by the present 

 owner. They were taken from the cows at one day old, and fed 

 from the pail on new milk until about two weeks old, then fed upon 

 skimmed milk thickened with meal ; '■'■ ivscnied''^ from this method 

 of taking food at three months, and then fed on hay and grass, with 

 roots in the winter. Considers the Ayrshires very good workers. 

 The oxen usually measure seven fefet in girth, and will keep in bet- 

 ter condition with harder labor than other breeds, on the same food. 

 The cattle of this breed seem to be more intelligent than other 

 oxen and are "broken in" much easier. 



Horses. 



Some of the premiums on horses are to Samuel Whitmore, 2d df 

 Bowdoinham, for the best stallion, a diploma. 



To S. C. Harley of Litchfield, for a stallion, a diploma. 



Second premium for stallion, to Ivory Wakefield of West Gar- 

 diner. 



First premium for stallion, three years old, to Mr. Hatten of 

 Litchfield. , 



Second premium for stallion, three years old, to Isaac Farr of 

 West Gardiner. 



A diploma to Samuel Whitmore, 2d, for the best breeding mare. 



First premium for breeding mare, to Stephen Lord of Hallowell, 

 Korman French, imported from Havre, France ; weight of mare 

 twelve hundred and forty-four — colt, four hundred and six pounds. 



Second premium for breeding mare, to J. H. Bragdon of Pittston. 



Sheep. 



The Committee on Sheep report : 



That only two of the whole number of farmers and graziers within 

 the limits of the Society presented claims for the premiums offered 



