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one-half Ayrshire, presented by John Brooks, of Princeton. 

 They were fine specimens, entered for exhibition. 



Harvey Dodge, of Sutton, presented a beautiful calf, one-half 

 Devon; the mother, only three years old, being present with 

 her second calf, she having been recently sold for $S0, (as your 

 committee were informed by the owner) — a sufficient comment 

 upon the calf. 



There were also two calves presented by William S. Lincoln, 

 of Worcester, which attracted the attention of your committee, 

 and they would recommend them to the public as fine specimens 

 of stock; as one also presented by Henry Boylcs, of Princeton, 

 one-half Ayrshire, one-half Devon. 



Harrison Bacon, of Barre, presented five splendid heifer 

 calves, and had they come within the rules of the society, which 

 required them to be taken from the cow at eight weeks, would 

 unquestionably have taken the first premium. 



There were three very fine yearling heifers offered by Rejoice 

 Newton, of Worcester, three-fourths Durham; and also one of 

 the same breed by Benjamin Willard, of Lancaster, which we 

 would speak of in terms of approbation. 



J. Wareen Bigelow, Chairman. 



WORCESTER WEST. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The cow is second in interest and importance to no other 

 one of our domestic animals ; she affords to us all many of the 

 luxuries' and comforts of life, and to the farmer much of the 

 .profits of the farm. For milking purposes she differs in value j 

 «ome failing to pay their keeping, while others give large 

 •returns for the cost of food consumed. How to rid ourselves 

 of the worthless, and supply their place with superior animals, 

 ia a question of great interest to us all, and should be the con- 

 stant study and care of the dairyman. We should not, for small 

 iind mistaken present gains, select, as many of us do, our best 

 x^lves from our superior cows for the butcher, reserving inferior 

 ones to supply our future dairies, perpetuating, by the process, 

 a race of cattle, certain, in three or four generations, to be- 



