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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



while possessing the most spirited of horses, have, bj their 

 uniformly kind manner towards them, made them the gentlest 

 and kindest. We, by pursuing a gentle and even course in our 

 treatment of this noble animal, may train him to be our most 

 obedient and useful servant; while for our kindness, he will 

 reward us with his unselfish, devoted and lasting attachment. 

 Henry E. Worcester, for the CommiUee. 



SHEEP 



Cotswold Ram, " Pilgrim." H. G. White, South Framingham. 



ESSEX. 



From the Report of the Committee on Coarse -Woolled Sheep. 



The chairman of the committee would state that he has not 

 had an opportunity to consult with the other members in regard 

 to the opinions he expresses; but in the awards, they were United 

 in their views. 



We would refer to the able report upon sheep, made last 

 year ; and, while we would commend much that is said there, 

 we dissent from many of the views expressed. The report 

 says : " In sheep husbandry, it is evident that wool is the 

 primary, and mutton the secondary object." We maintain 



