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Breeding Mares. First premium to George A. Bachelder of 

 Exeter, for a Morgan. 



Second, to Nath'l E. Brown, for a " Tiger." 

 Third, to Joseph Richardson of Corinth. 



Bulls. First premium for Devon bull over two years old, to 

 Matthew Ritchie of East Corinth, for one of four years, bred by I. 

 Wentworth. 



John Chandler of Corinth, one two years old, and bred by Went- 

 worth. 



For best yearling Devon, to Sherburne Tilton of Charleston, for 

 one bred by Mr. Ritchie. 



Best bull calf, to Matthew Ritchie. 



For best Short horn bull two years old, to Isaac W. Case of Ken- 

 duskeag, for one bred by him, got by " Bay State" out of the cow 

 " Stella," bred by R. H. Green, Esq. of Winslow. 



Cows. For best Short horn cow, to Isaac W. Case, for "Alice 

 4th," a Herd Book animal, bought by him in Mass. in 1857. 



For best and second best Devon cow, to C. Cochran of Corinth — 

 both bred by Wentworth. 



Third, to Matthew Ritchie. 



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Milch Cows. There were grades and natives, and the state- 

 ments (as is too often the case) give the very indefinite information 

 that they were "excellent milkers" and kept on "very poor pas- 

 tures." And here let me mention as something remarkable, and 

 which ought to be better known if really a fact — noticeable, however, 

 no more with regard to the statements from this Society than in all 

 others — that the greater the yield of a milch cow, if the statements 

 are to be relied on, the poorer has been her keeping. This is a 

 point worth being settled ; and in order to do so, let me suggest that 

 societies in future oifer two classes of premiums, one on animals kept 

 without food., and one on such as are well kept. 



Sheep. These were mostly grade Leicesters, and esteemed highly 

 for mutton, 



Stvine. These were grades of Essex, Suffolk and Newbury 

 White. 



