WORKING OXEN. 337 



NORFOLK. 



From the Report of the Conunittee. 



The trial was performed by drawing a cart, loaded with two 

 tons of stone, from the bottom of a long hill to the top, and 

 back. Each team trying their skill and strength in backing 

 the same load up hill, two or more times, while descending at 

 difficult points. The same cart and load were used by each 

 team. Your committee would add, that the work was quite 

 satisfactorily performed by each of the competitors, Mr Tucker's 

 oxen doing it with the most ease to both themselves and their 

 driver. In the opinion of your committee, with some of the 

 drivers there was quite too free use made of the whip and voice ;, 

 the lash leaving marks, too true a proof of the strength of the- 

 arm that wielded it. Your committee would speak with plea- 

 sure of three yokes of oxen exhibited by A. D. Weld, as being 

 worthy of note ; their docility and training, as exhibited, were 

 well worth the attention of farmers. They were entered for 

 premium ; but, as none were ofiFered except on each yoke 

 separately, your committee had not the power to award any to 

 them, though for beauty of shape, training, and matching in 

 color, it is doubted whether they could be excelled in the 

 county. 



We regret that a cold easterly storm prevented the appear- 

 ance of so large a number of competitors as usual ; and also, 

 that, probably for the same reason, there were no town teams- 

 present. With the remark, that probably no animal on the 

 farm repays more fully kind care and treatment from its owner 

 and driver than the ox, we respectfully submit this our report 

 to the society. 



Royal W. Turner, Chairman. 



BRISTOL. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The committee on working cattle submit the following re- 

 port : — 



Nineteen pairs of oxen and seven pair of steers were entered 

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