SWINE. 361 



BERKSHIRE. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



There were twenty entries of fine wool sheep for the society's 

 premiums, all of which were excellent specimens, and richly 

 deserving the society's bounty. The committee were unanimous 

 in awarding the premiums. The committee were very favorably 

 impressed with the exhibition of sheep by Mr. Stockwell, of 

 Vt, as being just the kind adapted to our climate, and to the 

 wants of our people, and suited to the requirement of the man- 

 ufacturer, carrying a fine heavy fleece, free from gum and oil. 



Your committee were unanimous in recommending some mod- 

 ification in the rule in awarding premiums on fine wool sheep ;. 

 that giving premiums on fine wool alone without any regard to- 

 form or size, ought not to be encouraged by the society. 



There may be differences in opinion as to the variety of" 

 sheep that are the most profitable, but as the main object is to 

 make money, your committee are of opinion that the best test, 

 is to ascertain the variety that will give the greatest proceed 

 from a given amount of feed, or in other words the greatest 

 proceed from a given number of acres. 



Your committee are aware that location may make some 

 difference, but they now speak for our county, where the grow- 

 ing of wool and meat is combined. 



S. HuBBELL, Chairman. 



SWINE. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The committee are deeply impressed with profound gratitude 

 at the liigh honor which has l^ecn so spontaneously, and with- 

 out solicitation on their part, conferred upon them. They 

 boldly assert, here in their place, that they have sat in judg- 

 ment upon one of the most useful classes of animals in the 

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