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spring, never allowing them to ramble over 6eldg. I feed on mead- 

 ow and salt hay, and wood-wax until about yeaning, when they have 

 good hay, and some grain, giving them a liberal supply of roots 

 through the winter. My sheep thus far have much more than paid 

 for their summer keeping in the improvement of my pastures. 



The prmcipal profit aside from the benefit to the pasture is the 

 lambs which for the three years past have been as follows, viz : 



1845 3 00 per head. 



1846 2 90 do 

 184T 2 80 do 



The deduction the two last years being on account of some late 

 ones caused by changing some of my flock. The wool averages 

 about 1,00 per head. 



Yours Respectfully, 



JAMES MARSH. 

 Danvers, September 26th, 1847. 



P. S. I have found the native sheep of a medium size the most 

 hardy and will bear short pastures much the best. 



ON SWINE. 



The Committee on Swine have attended to their duty and Report : 



That four lots of swine were entered for premium, and after delib- 

 erate examination, they award the premiums as follows: 

 To Samuel C. Pitman, Lynn for his boar, Leicester breed, first 



premium. $5 00 



To Samuel C. Pitman, Lynn, breeding sow, same breed, first 



premium. 5 00 



To John Alley 3d, Lynn, " « " " second 



premium. 3 00 



To John Alley 3d, Lynn, litter of weaned pigs, first premium, 6 00 

 To Joseph M. Fuller, Lynn, " " " second " 4 00 



To Israel Brown, Beverly, best weaned pig, 2 00 



Hiram L. Newhall of Lynnfield, offered two very fine pigs, which 

 were too old to come within the rules of the Society. 



For the Committee, 



R. A. MERRIAM, 



Lynn, September 59th, 1847. 



