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heifer Dianthe, bred by J. Alexander, Bur- 

 lington, 2d prize. 

 To William Fuller, Skaneateles, for his heifer 



calf - , bred by himself, 4th prize. 

 "All the animals on which the above prizes 

 were awarded, with the exception of the Here- 

 ford cow and the Shorthorn and Hereford 

 heifer of Messrs. Corning & Sotham, were thor- 

 oughbred Shorthorns." Report of Committee. 



Class VII Grade Cows. 



To Win. Ward, Camillus, for his eight-year-old 



half-blood Holderness cow, 1st prize. 

 To W. H. Sotham, Perch Lake Farm, for his 



half-blood Durham cow No. 1, 2d prize. 

 To W. H. Sotham, Perch Lake Farm, for his 



half-blood Durham cow No. 2, 3d prize. 

 To W. H. Sotham, Perch Lake Farm, for his 



half-blood Devonshire cow, 4th prize. 

 "The best grade cow which came under our 

 observation belonged to G. V. Sacket, of Sen- 

 eca Falls, but he, being one of the committee, 

 generously witbdrew her from competition." 

 h'cport of Committee. 



Class VIII Grade Heifers. 



To H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, for his roan 



heifer, bred by himself, 1st prize. 

 To G. V. Sacket, Seneca Falls, for his red and 



wbite heifer, bred by himself, 2d prize. 

 To G. V. Sacket, Seneca Falls, for his roan 



heifer, bred by himself, 3d prize. 

 To H. S. Randall, Cortlandville, for his red 



and white heifer, bred by himself, 4th 



prize. 



Class IX Native Cows. 

 "The Committee on Native Cows would re- 

 port that very few cows, and those of inferior 

 quality, were to be found in the pens ; and they 

 probably not intended for exhibition. They re- 

 gret that the farmers in this vicinity should 

 have refrained from taking advantage of the 

 very liberal encouragement offered by this So- 

 ciety, by the false impression that cows were 

 going to be brought from a distance which 

 would have eclipsed the cows of this neighbor- 

 hood. We are unwilling to believe that there 

 are not cows in this village and vicinity that 

 would have honored the exhibition and made 

 a credit to the State. They regret that a mat- 

 ter so important as the improvement of our 

 native cows does not excite more attention. 

 Such cows must, of necessity, be the ground- 

 work of much of the improvement in cattle. If 

 a farmer has a cow possessing some excellent 

 qualities, he is prepared to improve in any de- 

 sirable point. The general dissemination of 

 high-blood animals renders such crossings easy 



and cheap, and it is a matter yet at issue 

 whether such crosses will not make the most 

 desirable animals for the common farmer. We 

 want the best native cows for such crosses, and 

 the committee are of the opinion that the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee of the State Society are hold- 

 ing out liberal encouragement for active com- 

 petition in the matter of improving our native 

 cattle. In conclusion we would add that we 

 hope that no future committee will be under 

 the necessity of reporting 'no competition/ but 

 let the farmer, the lawyer, the merchant, and 

 mechanic bring forward their best cows, and 

 render it a matter of nice discrimination to 

 decide between them." Report of Committee. 



WORKING OXEN. 



To Caleb Gasper, Marcellus, 1st prize. 



To Samuel Allen, Jr., New Haven, 2d prize. 



FAT CATTLE. 



To P. N". Rust, Syracuse, for the best yoke of 

 fat oxen, one of which was bred by G. V. 

 Sacket, 1st prize. 



BULL CALVES. 



To Ezra P. Prentice, Albany, for his thorougb- 

 bred improved Durham bull calf Homer, 6 

 months old, bred by himself, 1st prize. 



To Samuel Phelps, Ira, for his grade Devon- 

 shire, 3d prize. 



TO BREEDERS.' 



To Francis Rotch, Butternuts, as the breeder 



of the best bull, prize. 

 To the same, as the 



breeder of the 



best cow, prize. 

 To the same, as the 



breeder of the 



best 2-year-old 



heifer, prize. 

 "The premium to 

 breeders having 

 been offered by Mr. 

 Rotch, he declined 

 receiving more than 

 a certificate of the 

 award, leaving the 

 money ($30) with 

 the Society to be of- 

 fered in premiums 

 for the same pur- 

 pose next year." Report of Committee. 



The foregoing we copy from the New York 

 State Agricultural Report, 1841. We call at- 

 tention to the extracts from the report of com- 

 mittees. This system should be enlarged and 

 revised in present-day shows. Judges should 

 be obliged to give written reasons for awards. 



c. FORBES, 



Henry, 111. 



