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year and 5 months old, one-fourth Durham, one-fourth Devon, 

 and one-half-native. 



No. 12. Francis Carroll, Grafton, Worcester County, bull 2 

 years and 7 months old, Durham and Ayrshire. 



No. 13. Sewall Richardson, Princeton, Worcester County, 

 bull 3 years and 6 months old, one-foiirth Durham, one-fourth 

 Devon, and one-half native. 



No. 14. Aaron B. Rico, Marlboro', Middlesex County, bull 

 3 years and 5 months old, one-half Durham, one-fourth Ayr- 

 shire, and one-fourth native. 



No. 15. Jeptliah Conant, Stowe, Middlesex County, bull 2 

 years and 4 months old, one-eighth Durham and seven-eighths 

 native. 



No. 16. William Adams, Jr., West Brookfield, Worcester 

 County, bull 2 years and 5 months old, native. 



The breed of the bulls is given as set forth in the statements 

 of the owners, but in several instances the animals indicated a 

 mixture of other Ijlood. 



AVe award to Moses Thompson, of New Braintree, Worcester 

 County, for his Durham and Hereford bull, No. 1, the first pre- 

 mium, $50 ; to Daniel Dwight, Jr.,of Dudley, Worcester County, 

 for his Durham and Devon bull. No. 7, the second premium, 

 $40 ; and to Francis Carrol, Grafton, Worcester County, for his 

 Durham and Ayrshire bull. No. 12, the third premium, $25. 



The committee were unanimous in awarding the first and 

 second premi\ims, but were divided in opinion as to the third. 

 Each of the sixteen bulls exhibited had some excellent points, 

 and after those for which were awarded the first and second 

 premiums, several possessed nearly equal merit. All of the 

 bulls were worthy of exhibition, and the committee recommend 

 the payment of twelve cents per mile to each of the owners 

 whose bull was brought more than ten miles. 



The committee express their surprise and regret that the 

 very liberal premiums ofiered, did not bring to the exhibition 

 animals in this class from a greater number of the counties. 



Respectfully submitted, for the Committee, 



J. H. W. Page, Chairman. 

 Worcester, September 25, 1856. 



