BERKSHIRE SOCIETY. 153 



The committee could not find a fourth crop worthy of a pre- 

 mium. 



Carrots. For the best | acre, estimated at 300 bushels per 



acre, to Edson Sexton, of Stockbridge, - $3 00 



2d best to Wra. Williams, of West- Stockbridge, - 2 00 



GEORGE S. WILLIS, Chairman. 



Working Oxen and Steers. 



It is truly said, the ox knoweth his owner ; and it is equally 

 true, that no animal has sympathized more with man, or ren- 

 dered him more assistance in the cultivation of the soil, than the 

 ox. His teachable disposition, his healthy constitution, his early 

 maturity to labor, the profits of his labor during his growth, the 

 cheapness and the simplicity of the fixtures with which he is 

 attached to the plough or the cart, his value for food after hav- 

 ing acted well his part, are important items in agricultural econ- 

 omy, and prove that the ox is ever deserving that regard, "the 

 righteous man hath for the life of his beast." 



The whole number -of entries were 31 ; — 6 yokes of working 

 oxen, 12 yokes of four-years-old oxen, 9 yokes of three-years-old 

 steers, and 4 yokes of two-years-old. The committee were highly 

 gratified with such a display of well disciplined oxen and steers. 

 Could they have fulfilled their trust by an irresponsible exami- 

 nation, and by pronouncing them all good, their labor would 

 have been pleasant. But when they felt the demand for close, 

 good judgment, when they saw twenty-five anxious competitors, 

 with but eighteen premiums to award, they found themselves in 

 circumstances peculiarly embarrassing — not because there was 

 no remedy, but because members of the society neglect to apply 

 the remedy. 



DANIEL D. KENDALL, Chairman. 

 20 



