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of Middlefield, exhibited a thorough bred Durham bull, two 

 years old, sired by Mr. Lathrop's, weighing 1,600 pounds, and 

 by no means inferior to his sire. A three years old bull and 

 two two years old heifers of fine appearance, wore noticed, 

 belonging to Jonathan Clark, of Granby. Isaac Clapp, of 

 Easthampton, had a good Hereford grade bull twenty months 

 old. Another fine Hereford bull, two years old, of the same 

 grade was exhibited by Ahira Lyman, of Northampton. The 

 Herefords were all fine animals, but suifered in comparison with 

 the Durham stock of the same grade. T. P. Huntington, of 

 Northampton, had a pure Devon bull, a very beautiful animal, 

 but too small. The Jersey blood was not extensively repre- 

 sented. One cow of pure blood, was noticed, which had the 

 appearance of a great milker. 



The fat cattle were of very superior quality. Among the 

 large number offered, were three pairs of oxen owned by Seth 

 Bush, of Westfield, weighing respectively, 5,900, 4,400 q-nd 

 4,100 pounds. Five pairs of oxen, owned by Charles Fowler, of 

 Westfield, weighed respectively, 5,000, 5,000,4,800,4,600 4,500 

 pounds. One pair of oxen, owned by Maj. Taylor, of West- 

 field, weighed 4,500 pounds. There were other noble speci- 

 mens of fat cattle on the ground, amounting, with those above 

 mentioned, to thirty. 



The number of working oxen was not large, but they were 

 of great size and well matched. One pair of four years old 

 Durham twins, weighing 8,740 pounds, were noticed, owned by 

 Cephas May, of Conway. The frames of these cattle were 

 truly gigantic ; as to flesh, only in fair working condition. Mr. 

 May had a pair of twin heifers of the same blood. 



There were some good specimens of swine, but none very 

 extra were noticed ; they were no better than they should be in 

 the grain growing region of the society. 



The sheep were few but good ; mostly of the South Down 

 breed. 



The ploughing match and trial of strength and skill of work- 

 ing oxen were omitted ; these operations being deemed of small 

 moment where nearly all the ploughing is so easily and well 

 performed, and almost all the team work is done by horses. 



The exhibition of horses came off on the second day, with 

 great credit to the officers and others immediately interested, 



