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Calf, Belle Marion, No. 96, H. H. B., Vol. 2. Black with white 

 marks. Calved Jan. 28th, 1875. Imported in heifer, Maid Mar- 

 ion, 181, from Benningbrock, North Holland, in 1874, by and 

 th e property of W. A. Ru.ssell, Lawrence, Mass. 



Calf, Jenny Clifden, No. 151 : black and white. Calved Feb. 

 1st, 1875. Imported in cow. Lady Clifden, 159, from Midwoud, 

 North Holland, by and the property of W. A. Russell. 



WORKING OXEN AND STEERS. 



The Committee on Working Oxen and Steers report that there 

 were 19 pairs Oxen and 4 pairs Steers entered for trial, the 

 largest number we think which has been on exhibition for many 

 years, and generally of large size, good shape and well matched. 

 But there was a deficiency in their training. If we could see 

 one-tenth of the interest in training steers and oxen that there 

 is in training fast horses, we might conclude that the use of oxen 

 on the farm was not yet going out of date. It is a question of 

 serious consideration for the farmers of New England whether 

 it is for their interest to dispense with the use of oxen for that 

 of horses. 



The Committee award, for Working Oxen, to A. H. Gould, 

 Topsfield, first premium, $15 ; W. A. Russell, No. Andover, sec- 

 ond premium, $12 ; Charles P. Preston, Danvers, third premium, 

 $10. Steers ; Asa T. Newhall, Newburyport, first premium, $10 

 H. C. Ware, Salem, second premium, $6. 



Comviitee — Paul T. Winkley, Alden C. Estes, D. Bradstreet, 

 P. W. Ricker. 



