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wrinkle or any such thing in his look or pedigree, and remained 

 " unhonored and Tinsung," not even " honorable mention " made 

 of him, the Shorthorn committee saying they " didn't think it 

 worth while to encourage the introduction of such looking 

 creatures into the county." To-day, we had seven entries and 

 six shown, fine animals of their kind, and it is gratifying to the 

 lovers of good butter, to see how fast their progeny is working 

 in among the persecuting Durhams, till now many of the 

 Durham herds are using little Alderney heifers, instead of carrots, 

 to color their butter. Devon bulls, only one entry, and he 

 didn't come, for fear he would be swallowed up by the great 

 cattle we suppose. We shall not mourn greatly at their 

 absence, as we thiiik they are no improvement on the Herefords 

 for working, and not up to the Jerseys for milk ; but when they 

 do come they shall have a chance for their lives, a fair trial. 



GRADE BULLS. 



The only animals of this class exhibited that we recollect 

 seeing, were grade Shorthorns, bulls of mammoth size, indeed 

 in our view too large for comfort or profit. "We think a bull 

 of 1,500 to 1,800 pounds weight, is heavy enough, and is all 

 these same animals would weigh if properly kept and worked. 

 All bulls should be broken to the yoke and kept tame and 

 under good subjection, by a reasonable amount of hard work. 

 We speak whereof we know, as the writer of this has done 

 his work on a large farm this season, with a pair of four-year- 

 old bulls (Hereford and Jersey,) running in pasture and doing 

 service as stock-getters at the same time. The Jersey bull's 

 " descriptive list " for one year, is one hundred and three cows 

 with only three failures. Then all the accidents that have 

 come to our knowledge, such as mangling and death by goring, 

 have been by unbroken, un worked bulls. But the main point 

 of controversy, between the bull men in this county and society 

 is, shall we use, or rather shall we offer premiums to grade 

 bulls of any breed ? This question is being rapidly settled in 

 the negative by the great majority of agricultural societies in 

 New England. The luxuriant pastures of Franklin County 

 make splendid grade cattle, called by many even better than 

 thoroughbreds. So some of our best farmers use high grade 

 bulls and boast of it, believing that they are the best for them. 



