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Several grades of Devon and Hereford also received premiums. 

 One to A. B. Harding, for a bull of the " Comet" breed, from 

 England. 



Cows. First premium to Eben Cobb of Union, for Devon cow. 



Second premium to Lewis Robbins of Union, for Devon, both 

 from the herd of I. Wentworth, Poland. 



For dairy cow, to Charles Taylor, for a native, which had made 

 277| pounds butter in a season, besides supplying milk for a family 

 and selling some. 



Sheep. A Cotswold buck was shown by Samuel Ripley of 

 Washington, reared by T. L. Hart of Connecticut. Other sheep 

 were exhibited and received premiums, but no statements of their 

 breed and character are found. 



Swifie. Those receiving premiums are described as part Suifolk 

 and Newbury White. 



Fruit. 



The committee speak of the show as very good. Among the 

 larger exhibitors were John Currier of Waldoborough, who showed 

 over fifty varieties apples, pears, grapes, &c. 



Levi Russell, Jr., of Whitefield, showed twenty-eight varieties of 

 apples. 



Messrs. Creighton of Thomaston, and Herbert of Bristol, exhib- 

 ited fine grapes, &c., &c. 



Crops. 



Cor7i. First premium to Thomas J. Trask of Jefierson, for 100 

 bushels of ears on half an acre. Soil, clayey loam — greensward, 

 plowed in fall, ten inches deep — five cords manure put on in May, 

 and harrowed in, shovelful of compost in the hill. 



Second premium to David Starrett of Warren, on 77 bushels of 

 ears, on half an acre. 



Third premium to Lewis Robbins, for 183 bushels of ears at 40 

 pounds to the bushel, on an acre and a quarter. 



