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done finely, and no cases of the rot amongst us. Fruit never better, 

 although there is at this time great complaint of its early and unu- 

 sual decay. In consequence of scarcity and high price of hay, and 

 the low price of neat stock, our farmers are turning their attention 

 to, and studying, the best methods of winter feeding their animals. 

 If it results in their learning the fact that by treating their animals 

 more humanely by keeping them housed, warm and quiet, a large 

 per cent, in the cost of their keeping may be saved ; and thereby, 

 too, their growth may be kept up through the winter as well as 

 summer. Then will the community have made a gain instead of 

 loss by the failure of the hay crop. 



Respectfully yours, 



Jos. Percival, Secretary.'''' 



Among the premiums awarded, were the first on breeding mare, 

 to Luke Brown, Waterville. 



Second to George E. Shores, Waterville. 



For best Short horn bull, ' Duke of Manlius,' 3 years old, bred 

 by Geo. Butts, New York ; premium to Warren Percival, of A^as- 

 salboro'. 



Second premium on the same, to the same, for one bred by Jesse 

 Wadsworth, 4 years old. 



To the same, first and second premium, on two Short horn cows, 

 bred by W. S. Grant, Farmingdale. 



First and second premiums on Short horn heifers, to the same. 



To Hall C. Burleigh, Waterville, for best fine wool buck. 



To Geo. E. Shores, for fine wool ewes. 



To Joseph Percival, Waterville, for best long wool buck, bred by 

 T. L. Hart, Conn. 



To the same, for long wool ewes. 



Mr. Percival, in his statement, says : 



" The buck is four years old, weighs 225 lbs ; was bred by T L. 

 Hart, of Connecticut; has been sold for $60 ; is now worth say $15 ; 

 his fleece weighed 8 lbs.; he is a pure bred Cotswold; a sure stock 

 getter ; his lambs now from five to six months old, weigh from 100 

 to 125 lbs, and are very promising — are worth from $5 to $10. 

 The flock of ewes are Leicesters, bred by myself from stock im- 

 ported from Canada West ; they weigh from 100 to 150 lbs. ; have the 

 most of them raised lambs the past season ; their fleeces average 4 

 lbs. clean, well washed wool. The Leicesters and Cotswolds are 



