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pounds; four j-earling heifers, averaging 1,100 pounds each; and 

 six marjnificent cows entered as milk and stock cows were exhibited. 



But tlie king of the herd was " Scotchman, 2d," a pure-bred bull 

 which Mr. Anderson imported recentl}* from Canada. " Scotchman" 

 tipped tlie scales at 2,400 pounds. He is a model animal. He also 

 exhibited another fine animal, a three-year-old heifer, weighing 

 1,400 pounds, which he purchased in Canada. 



One cow was exhibited with this herd descended from " Roan 

 Duke," now owned by W. H. Bardwell, that makes twenty pounds 

 of butter a week. 



Lowell S. Brown, of Shelbnrne, exhibited a fine herd of 14 head, 

 11 of which were pure-bred Shorthorns, including his bull "Massa- 

 chusetts," weighing 2,150 pounds. 



G. W. Truesdell exhibited a herd of 20 superior animals, especially 

 for the dair3\ 



Levi Smith, of Deerfield, exhibited a herd of 18, including his 

 bull, " Young Prince," — a model of beauty. A statement of the 

 income from a dairy of nine cows, since the first of January last, 

 contains the followin2 : — 



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Butter sold,— 1,575 pounds, $566 64 



Estimated amount used in family, 44 46 



Milk fed to calves, 75 00 



Milk fed to hogs, 50 00 



Total, $73u 10 



D. O. Fiske's herd of 20 made a very creditable show. 



The exhibitors of Jersej's, and grade Jerse3-s, were H. C. Haskell, 

 N. Farren, C. H. Child, Fred and Frank Kelly, all showing fine 

 cattle. Several other herds did great credit to the show. 



The number of Herefords, Ayrshires, and Devons on exhibition 

 was small, though good in quality. 



The farmers seem to be divided between the Shorthorns or larse 

 Durhams, and the butter-making JerscN's. 



Two town teams of 17 yoke each were entered ; viz., Shelbnrne 

 and Deerfield. The average weight of the 34 j'oke was nearly 

 4,000 pounds each 3'oke. 



The trial of working-oxen was verv good. Although the oxen did 

 not seem to be so well trained as I have seen at other fairs, yet b}' 

 their enormous weight, they were seemingly able to move an}- load 

 the}' were attached to. 



A large number of mammoth oxen were on exhibition, weighing 

 from 3,500 to 4,700 pounds per yoke. 



Besides these, there were steers three years old, two years old, 

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