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STATEMENT OF J. 1). W. FRENCH. 



To THE Committee on Swine : 



Foi' the premium for the best Boar, I enter my Essex Boai^ 

 " Cardiff 2d," farrowed April 19th, 1873. His sire " Cardiff," 

 at the age of 9 months, took 2d prize at the Koyal Agricul- 

 tural Show, England ; also won 1st prize at N. Y. State 

 Fair in 1872. His dam is descended from Samuel Thome's 

 stock of Essex Swine. 



For the premium for best Sow, I enter my Essex Sows 

 "Topsy 2d," 2 years old, dam "Topsy " by "Andover," bredi 

 by me — and "Zapata," 1 year old, dam "Lady Bess" by 

 "Turk," both bred by Harris, N. Y. 



Although under 4 months old, I have entered a litter of 4 

 Essex Weaned Pigs, farrowed July 2oth. Dam "Topsy 2d" 

 by "Cardiff 2d." 



STATEMENT OF ROBERT G. BUXTON. 



To THE Committee on Swine : 



Gentlemen : — I offer for premium my pure bred French 

 Boar, from the importation of John B. Clarke, Esq., Man- 

 chester, N. H. He is 9 months old. Also my Yorkshire 

 Sow, with her seven pigs 15 days old. The Sow is 18 

 months old. These pigs have been fed but twice a day dur- 

 ing the summer, upon common swill from the house, with 

 but very little "rain in addition. 



statement of .lOSETlI KITTKEDGE. 



To THE Committee on Swine : 



I enter for premium, 2 Breeding Sows and 1 Boar, all of 

 the Jacques breed. The Sows are 18 months old, have had 

 two litters of pigs each, — one litter in March, 1874, the 



