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For best full blood Jersey yearling heifer, "Little Bell," to 

 Samuel Wood of Winthrop. 



Second best, to W. S. Grant of Farmingdale. 



Third best, "Minnie," to E. & P. H. Holmes of Winthrop. 



For best full blood Jersey heifer calf, to W. S. Grant of Farming- 

 dale. 



Second best, to E. & P. H. Holmes of Winthrop. 



The committee remark :— " These classes of cattle are of recent 

 introduction into the State. They are looked upon with favor by a 

 few, who more trustful and enterjirising than many, have taken the 

 pains and incurred the expense of giving them a trial, with a view 

 of obtaining for themselves directly, and for the State indirectly, 

 the particular benefits and advantages which each class naturally 

 afford. 



It is proper here to speak in high commendation of the liberal, 

 and we think, very wise and judicious policy of the managers of the 

 State Society, in making their schedule of premiums open to all the 

 different breeds and races of farm stock, and inviting competition in 

 them all. 



This course is virtually saying to the farmers of Maine, we wish 

 to make no invidious distinctions in your varied pursuits. 



Be persuaded in your own mind which class of cattle or stock 

 will best meet your wants, and strive for preeminent excellence 

 therein, and to stimulate and encourage your labors we appropriate 

 a share of the Society's means to be awarded to you as testimonials 

 of your skill and faithful industry in your special department. 

 This liberal policy has had a wonderful effect in bringing out to our 

 shows, for the last two years, a greater variety of excellent stock 

 than is usually met with in exhibitions of the kind. In looking 

 over the returns of the several State exhibitions, we find but very 

 few of them where all the breeds and races of cattle are represented. 



The Ayrshires are a breed of comparatively recent origin, brought 

 about by the labors of breoders in the county of Ayr in Scotland. 

 Their speciality is for dairy purposes, and they have become some- 

 what celebrated for their property or characteristic of giving a large 

 flow of milk; at the same time are claimed for them beautiful sym- 

 metry of form, hardiness of constitution, and good feeding capacity. 

 That the breeders of Scotland have obtained in combination these 



