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the owners ai-e mercifiil. The team entered by J. B. Brown 

 attracted much notice for its fine condition and ffood trainin'^;. 

 It was indeed a noble specimen of what Maine can do in raising 

 horses ; and when it is remembered that the owner's motto is 

 " Excelsior," it is not at all a matter of surprise that it was 

 miiversally considered the best on exliibilion. That a liorsc 

 may labor all the time and still be fat, was clearly demonstrated 

 ill tlie case of the cart horse of J. B. Brown. His feed no doubt 

 was like that of the Irishman's, " oat straw, and that not more 

 than half thrashed." JMuch more might be said of the teams, 

 but space will not allow it at this time. 



Tnos. Mabry, Chairman. 



On Horses. 



The Committee to whom was referred Division 1, Class 1, 

 from Sections 1 to 8 inclusive, beg leave to report as follows : 



We regret there were not more of the stock horses of Maine 

 on the ground for our examination, knowing as we do, that 

 there are many more in the State than we found, eminently 

 worthy of our notice and public patronage. And we cannot 

 forbear to suggest, that looking at the premium list and noting 

 how entirely out of proportion with tliose offered on other 

 things and far below what we deem they should be, we can 

 attach no blame to owners for not being at the expense and 

 trouble of presenting their stock horses from distant parts of 

 the State, and we trust our board of trustees will see to it, tliat 

 this, as we deem, defect in the prize list, is remedied, in that for 

 the next exhibition. 



D. Forbes, for the Committee. 



From the Report ox Apples. 



On presenting this report, your committee beg leave to state 

 that in estimating the comparative Avorth of different specimens 

 of fruit exhibited on occasions like this, beauty and Jlavor ought 



