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latiire, might exclude her from a successful competition for a 

 greater prize in a State show hereafter. 



Mr. Edwin H. Lovell, of Boylston, entered for premium a 

 fine looking cow, half Ayrshire and half Devon, seven years old, 

 and had he accompanied her entry, as required by the rules, 

 with a certificate of the facts, orally stated by him to the com- 

 mittee, at the time of the examination, he would have been a 

 successful competitor. 



Mr. Leonard Worcester, of Shrewsbury, had two very good 

 native cows, of the ages respectively of four and twelve years, 

 in the pens ; but he had kept no such account of their product 

 as is prescribed by the rules, nor did his written statement, in 

 any respect, conform to their requirement. Indeed, he frankly 

 admitted, that he did not think of offering his cows for premi- 

 um until it was too late for the June trial of their product of 

 milk. 



Two cows of Mr. Tyler P. Curtis, of Worcester, of the Dur- 

 ham breed — four years old, and raised in Barre — were presented 

 by him for exhibition. They were, in appearance, among the 

 first animals of this noble race, in the pens, and Mr. Curtis has 

 done himself great credit, as a good farmer, in being the owner 

 of such fine stock. 



Wm. T. Merrifield, Esq., of Worcester, with his accustomed 

 liberality and public spirit, exhibited four young cows, each 

 four years old, of the Ayrshire and Devon cross, and the com- 

 mittee saw also, in the adjoining pens, several younger animals 

 belonging to the same gentleman, which bore evidence of his 

 careful and successful attention to the raising of fine stock. 

 The committee felt much regret, that Mr. Merrifield, although 

 not desirous of a premium, had not caused an account to be 

 kept of the product of his cows. We trust, that another year 

 will find them numbered in the competition for prizes. 



Several cows, entered upon the secretary's books and inspected 

 by the committee, were raised without the county, and were 

 thus, by the rules, excluded from competition. Among them 

 were some superior animals, which added greatly to tlie interest 

 of this fine show. The committee especially noticed a most 

 beautiful imported Hereford cow, five years old, with an un- 

 commonly promising heifer calf of seven months, by her side, 

 presented for exhibition by the president of the society, the 



