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the entries. The several committees made their examination, 



and awarded the premiums on this day. Cards were put upon 

 the pens containing the premium animals, so the visitors might 

 at once see which animal had won the prize. This I consider 

 a good arrangement. There was a good number of horses, 

 cattle, swine and poultry on the ground, and among them, 

 many fine specimens of their kind. There were, in the cattle 

 department, Ayrshires, Dcvons, Jerseys and short-horns, though 

 of the latter there was not more than one or two. 



The Ayrshires, owned by Mr. H. H. Peters, of Southborough, 

 attracted the most attention. There were twelve of them on 

 exhibition, all selected in Scotland, and imported by Mr. 

 Sanford Howard, of Boston. Part of them were imported in 

 1858, and the remainder in 1859. They are finer in the bone, 

 and of better symmetry, than those of the early importations. 

 Four of them were in milk, and showed good dairy properties. 

 Mr. Peters has, within the last two years, caused to be 

 imported for him about thirty head of this breed of cattle ; and 

 is entitled to great credit for his liberal outlay in introducing 

 so many of them into this country. Several good Ayrshires 

 were also exhibited by Mr. A. L. Lewis, of Framingham, which 

 deserve notice. He took the first premium offered for Jersey 

 cows. Mr. Joseph Burnett, of Southborough, exhibited one of 

 the best Jersey bulls I have ever seen. He was too thin of 

 flesh, but his good qualities were readily noticed. He also 

 exhibited Devons ; and Mr. William Buckminster was there 

 with a goodly number of his well-known herd. On the whole 

 I would say the cattle department was well and creditably sup- 

 plied, both as to numbers and quality. Of horses, the show 

 was good, but as I do not profess to be a fast horse man, or 

 horse-fancier, I will not attempt to enumerate particular 

 animals. 



There was a capital collection of swine, both in numbers and 

 quality, comprising many of various breeds. Mr. H. G. White, 

 of Framingham, had some pure Essex pigs. S. and W. G. 

 Lewis, of Framingham, showed fine pigs, a cross between the 

 Suffolk and Mackay breeds. I. Whittemore, of Ashland, 

 exhibited three of the Chester County breed.. 



The growing of swine is one of the objects demanding the 

 constant attention of the farmer. In selecting breeding 



