REPORTS OF DELEGATES. 191 



NORFOLK. 



As delegate of the Board, I attended the eleventh animal 

 exhibition of the Norfolk Agricultural Society, which was held 

 at Dedliam, upon the grounds of the society, on the 27th and 

 28th of September. Having never before attended an exhibi- 

 tion of this society, I expected to find the best agricultural 

 county show which I had ever attended in this State, and in 

 many respects my anticipations were realized. The exhibition 

 of stock, including horses, was well worth attending. In all 

 that might be expected at an exhibition near Boston, whose 

 suburbs are filled with wealthy gentlemen, and elegant country 

 seats, the show was most excellent. There were fourteen entries 

 of bulls, thirty-two of cows, and forty-five of heifers ; and 

 among them were presented the largest and best show of Jersey 

 stock, which, I think, have ever been collected at a county show in 

 this State, and this, although Mr. Motley's most excellent herd 

 were not on exhibition. Grade Jersey cows, Jersey steers and 

 oxen were also to be seen, which gave no evidence of a want of 

 strength or hardihood, and had marks of beauty which I have 

 seen in no other animals. If the statements of the exhibitors 

 of Jersey milch stock at this exhibition are to be taken without 

 qualification, and I see no reason to distrust them, they show 

 that the Jersey stock furnish better milkers than they have 

 credit for. 



There was also on exhibition a polled bull, in part of the 

 Suffolk, polled breed, sired by a Jersey bull, " Beverly," and 

 called the " Jamestown," owned in Dedham, with some cows 

 and heifers sired by him, which were very promising. The 

 " Jamestown " came from a Suffolk cow which was presented to 

 R. B. Forbes, when he made his errand of mercy to Ireland in 

 the national vessel of that name, and which is now owned in 

 Danvers. She is a superior animal, an account of which may 

 be found in the fourth Report of the Secretary of this Board, 

 p. 58. " Beverly " was sired by " Colonel," a ii^t prize bull 

 in Jersey, dam " Flora," imported by Mr. Motley, xhe James- 

 town breed is very popular in Dedham and its vicinity. 



Of horses, too; stallions, of which there were twenty entries, 

 blood mares and stock, matched and single horses, draft horses, 



