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Can they not recommend some rarefully matured plan by 

 which we can "gradually arrive at a breed of cattle, which shall 

 combine, for example, the richer milk of the Jersey and the 

 sjreater quantity of the Ayrshire and at the same time be purely 

 Massachusetts, or New England, in its origin. 



Why then should we not some day in the future be able to ex- 

 port to England a breed that shall prove invaluable there and be 

 an improvement on their home breeds, thus doing better by them 

 in return for having done well by us. 



It would take time to accomplish thi.s, and as all such results 

 must have a beginning, the longer that begining is postponed so 

 much farther off is the time when success would crown our ef- 

 forts. 



The importance of that noble and companionable animal, the 

 horse, should be kept prominently before the managers of our 

 Society and every possible opportunity should be afforded for 

 showinsr his abilities to the best advantage. He should not be 

 allowed to be degraded or cruelly treated, so far as this Society 

 has influence to prevent it. 



Horse racing should never be allowed at the Shows of this 

 Society, and the Society should never meddle in any way with it. 

 When properly conducted, horse racing is a sport entirely sepa- 

 rate and distinct from Agricultural Shows and in no sense a 

 branch of Agriculture. If any member of this Society interest 

 themselves in horse racing let them get all the profit and pleas- 

 ure they can from it at the proper time and place. Let them 

 select those horses that are sufihciently sound to compete for 

 our prizes, and we shall be only to glad to have them entered for 

 competition at our Shows. 



Our enterprising farmers, with others, should take such nec- 

 essary action as will allow this county to be properly represent- 

 ed in the Agricultural Department of the coming Centennial 

 ICxhibition at Philadelphia. They must remember that 



