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June, and has given eleven quarts of. milk per day, since the 

 calf was taken from her. 

 Worcester, 1849. 



Bulls. 



The committee on Bulls not less than two years old, report : 

 At the head of the pens stood McGregor, a full blood Ayrshire, 

 three years old, kept on the farm of J. W. Lincoln, of Worces- 

 ter. Next stood Roebuck, a full blood North Devon, two years 

 old, and kept on the farm of Harvey Dodge, in Sutton. Both 

 these animals, each a fine representative of its breed, were pre- 

 sented to the society, by the Massachusetts Society for the pro- 

 motion of Agriculture. They descend from animals of pure 

 blood and high excellence, imported at great cost, for the pur- 

 pose of improving the stock of the State. Generously dis- 

 tributed among the different county societies, as the descend- 

 ants of these imported animals have been, it is hoped that their 

 labors will result in unmixed good to the farmers at large. 

 We at any rate must be satisfied, for although our oxen are 

 perhaps unequalled by those of any other section, still there is 

 room for improvement. Our cows certainly need improvement 

 and he who will avail himself of the services of McGregor, 

 may have reasonable assurance that his dairy will yield a still 

 better return. 



The half-blood Durham bull of Charles Taft, of Worcester, 

 three years old, and weighing 2400 pounds, would easily have 



passed for a full blood. 



Next came the half bred Creampot bull of Rufus Rich, of 



Spencer, three years old — followed by the half Devon half 



Durham bull of H. H. Downer, of Thetford, Vt. To Mr. 



Downer we recommend a gratuity of three dollars for his valu- 



ble addition to our show. 



Messrs. T. &. J. S. Merriman, of Auburn, offered a good bull 



three years old — and Coolidge Pratt, of Oxford, a good animal, 



half blood Devon. 



The half blood Ayrshire and Durham bull of Milton S. 



Morse, of Winchendon, the committee considered a very fine 



animal, though rather too small. 



