8G 



1 also enter one yearling heifer, " Gipsey." She was one 

 year old the 22d of April last, is half Jersey, if not more ; 

 has had no extra keeping whatever. 



TorsFiELi), September 28, 1874. 



WORKING OXEN. 



James M. Perry, Danvers, 1st premium, $15. 

 Ariel H. Gould, Topsfield, 2d premium, $12. 

 Dr. Shreve and R. Price, Topsfield, 3d premium, $10. 

 AVilllam G. Horton, Ipswich, best teamster of oxen, the 

 Loring premium, $10. 



Wm. B. Carlton, Cliairman. 



TOWN TEAMS. 



The Committee on Town Teams report that they were 

 much surprised to find that five entries for premium had been 

 made — two ox teams, and three horse teams. Both ox teams 

 were promptly on the ground, but owing probably to the 

 heavy rain, one of the horse teams failed to put in an appear- 

 ance* The stock in both ox teams was of superior quality, 

 and each team had points of such excellence that the Com- 

 mittee found it very difficult to decide Avhich was on the whole 

 the best. 



Exactly the same difliculty was found upon inspection of 

 the horse teams. Had the day been fine, the display of horse 

 and ox teams, in point of quality and numbers would have 

 been probably far the best of any ever witnessed in this Coun- 

 ty, and hard to be excelled. The Committee think that al- 

 though but two premiums were offered, each of the four 

 competing teams deserved one, and that it was a mistake for 

 the Society to offer but one premium for each class of Town 



