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ren, of Westborough, whose work was performed in forty-five 

 minutes. — Oxen five years old. 



The second of $9, to Joseph H. Whitney, of Westborough, 

 work fifty-nine minutes. 



The third, of f 8, to Putnam King, of Sutton, work fifty 

 minutes. 



Tha fourth, of $7, to Waters Putnam, of Sutton, work per- 

 formed in sixty-three minutes, by a pair of steers, only three 

 years old, whose power and docility excited unusual admiration. 



The Jifih, of $6, to Lorin Carpenter, of Charlton, forty-seven 

 minutes. 



The sixth, of ^6, to Benjamin Harrington, of Westborough. 

 fifty-three minutes. 



The seventh, of |>4, to Harvey Putnam, of Sutton, fifty-seven 

 minutes. 



The eighth, of $3, to Horace Stockwell, of Sutton, fifty-five 

 minutes. 



•The ninth, of $2, to William Eaton, Jr., of Worcester, forty- 

 eight minutes. 



The tenth, of $1, to Joseph A. Reed, of Princeton, Nathan 

 Reed, driver, fifty-six minutes. 



The committee could not but wonder at the perfect, easy 

 control of the ploughmen over their oxen ; no boisterous or 

 harsh words were uttered, and no blows were inflicted which 

 a man might not have received without suffering. These no- 

 ble animals performed their task with a readiness, ease and 

 precision, which manifested good keeping, kind treatment, and 

 judicious training, proving that poor fare, unreasonable work, 

 and severe lashes, are as much opposed to sound economy, as 

 they are to the dictates of humanity. 



S. M. BURNSIDE, Chairman. 



Fat Cattle. 



It was the province of the committee to decide upon the 

 merits of the " fat ox and the fat cow, fitted for the slaughter, 



