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■former occasions, they obtained the second premium as working; cattle, 

 and could not, therefore, according to the rules of the Society, obtain any 

 except the first this year : they had thus but one chance where all the 

 others had four. Seth Hastings, of Mendon, also sent to the trial a pair 

 of old oxen, which added to the agricultural credit of the distinguished 

 citizen who is their owner. 



Of the younger cattle which entered the lists, two pairs were 4, and 

 lour pairs 5 years old. Those of Silas Dudley, of Sutton, were 5 — rather 

 small, but well made and well trained, and exhibited remarkable power 

 for their weight. Those of Royal T. Marble, of Sutton, were 4 yeara 

 old only — in every respect beautiful and valuable cattle — smooth and 

 tight built ; and, considering their ag-e and size, of astonishing muscle 

 and power. Those of Asa Rice, of ^Vorcester, 5 years old, were quite 

 small and light, and not remarkably snug and thick-meated ; but their 

 vigour and activity far exceeded the expectations the Committee had 

 formed from their appearance. Mr. Rice has been for several years a 

 competitor in this department of our Shows, and has this year, as well as 

 before, proved himself a formidable rival of the Sutton disciplinarians. 

 Luther Whiting, of Sutton, brought forward a pair of 4 years old. They 

 •were remarkably large and heavy of their age ; and it was in conse- 

 quence of thus early attaining a very large size, as the Committee sup- 

 posed, that they were rather slow, and drew laboriously : but they back- 

 ed the load admirably, better than any others on the field. Samuel Sib- 

 ley, of Sutton, brought to the trial a pair, 5 years old — rather unpromis- 

 ing in their appearance — light in proportion to their height and bones ; 

 but the Committee were agreeably disappointed in the vigour and prompt- 

 ness with which they drew the heavy load on the cart, consisting of two 

 tons, gross : but they were not sufiiciently broad, close and well made to 

 be either handsome or profitable. The last pair subjected to the trial 

 v/ere those of Sumner Cole, of Sutton. These were 5 years old, and 

 combined all the excellencies of form, power and discipline for which 

 Sutton oxen are so justly celebrated. They appeared and performed 

 rather better than any others submitted to our adjudication ; and noth- 

 ing prevented their obtaining the first premium but the fact that the 

 pair belonging to Mr. Marble were very nearly equal to them, and a 

 year younger. 



On the whole, therefore, the Committee recommend to the Society tp 

 ^ive the 1st premium, of $15, to Royal T. Marble. 



2d do. of $12, to Sumner Cole. 

 3d do. of $10, to Silas Dudley. 

 4th do. of $5, to Luther Whiting. 



On behalf of the Committee, 



JOHN W. HUBBARD, Chairman, 



Committee on Neat Stock other than Cows and Fat Cattle. 



Rejoice Newton, of Worcester, Chairman; Paul Dudley, of 

 Douo^las ; Willard Newton, of Southborough ; Levi Bartlett, 

 of Rutland ; Lewis Barnard, of Worcester. 



THE Committee on Neat Stock other than Cows and Fat Cattle, 

 Report — That they have witnessed with much satisfaction the continued 

 interest, which the yeomanry of the County have this day shown that 



