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from those of all the world besides. We must for ourselves 

 declare that we never saw a nobler spectacle of animal life than 

 these sixteen comely, grave and majestic individuals. 



Of bulls the number was small, but all fine animals. A three 

 year old, full-blood Hereford, owned by J. B. Lyman, of Hun- 

 tington, weighing about 1,900, attracted much attention, and 

 deserved it. A yearling bull, seven-eighths Hereford, exhibited 

 by Ahira Lyman, of Northampton, was a large, clean-limbed 

 and beautiful creature, and promises to be very valuable. 



Some very handsome steers were on the ground, and may be 

 expected to visit us again in after life ; but the young cattle 

 generally, as well as the milch cows, the committee cannot very 

 highly commend. They know that there is better stock of this 

 kind in the county, and hope hereafter to see it. They strongly 

 recommend to all farmers that they give careful attention to 

 what has recently been published relative to some of the foreign 

 breeds of cows, particularly the Ayrshires and Alderneys. 



Only a few small lots of sheep were offered. The committee 

 would call attention particularly to the New Oxfordshire breed 

 of sheep, recently introduced into this country, some fine spec- 

 imens of which were exhibited by Mr. Lawrence Smith, of 

 Middlefield. They are said to be a cross of the Bakewell and 

 Cottswold breeds. Their fl^eece is not fine, but it is very heavy. 

 The breed promises to be valuable principally for the carcass. 

 Tliey are very large, hardy and handsome, and easily fattened. 

 The committee hope that the value of these sheep will be speed- 

 ily and thoroughly tested, by some of our most observing farm- 

 ers, and have strong confidence that the experiment will be suc- 

 cessful. 



OsMYN Baker, Chairman. 



HAMPDEN. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Bulls. — The committee having cognizance of animals exhib- 

 ited in this department submit the following report: — 



That, in their opinion, it is a matter of congratulation that, 

 while farming is being reduced to a science, which enables the 



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