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Ills stock, although not any of it is yet fully matured, has almost 

 universally commanded high prices, and in one instance a filly 

 of only three years brought, in the city of New York, the pretty 

 sum of five hundred dollars. 



Others have been more recently introduced into the country 

 which bid fair to prove valuable acquisitions to our best of 

 stock-getters, among which is a Morgan horse, owned and pre- 

 sented on this occasion by Homer Winchel, of Lanesboro', and, 

 as the sequel will show, received a favorable notice from the 

 committee. 



Our attention was also directed to a three years old colt, 

 named " Morgan Ratler," owned by A. W. Kellogg, of Pitts- 

 field, which we considered decidedly the best on the ground, 

 although not offered for premium. His appearance and pedigree 

 are such as to justify us in entertaining high anticipations of 

 his success as a stock-getter. 



Morgan Lewis, Chairman. 



HOUSATONIC. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



It is a trite and common-place remark, but none the less true 

 that the horse is a noble as well as a useful animal. When. we 

 consider his qualities of docility and intelligence, — his symmetry 

 and beauty of form, his wonderful adaptation to the require- 

 ments of labor, pleasure or profit, he is ever the same truthful, 

 faithful creature, following us as a companion in our amusement, 

 and facilitating, literally, our progress " along life's beaten 

 track," and cheerfully furnishing sinewy limbs and a broad 

 chest, in the fulfilment of earth's primal curse, as he too feels 

 the trickling of the beaded sweat in the arena of toil. 



To-day, he is seen with showy trappings, in all the " pride, 

 pomp and circumstance of glorious war," proudly tossing his 

 head at the sound of the cavalry trumpet, and " snuffing the bat- 

 tle afar off." To-morrow, he creeps slowly and sadly in the 

 funeral van, to the poor soldier's last barrack. He never chafes 

 and frets at want of position. Whether he bears 



