58 ON SHEEP AND BULLS. 



ON SHEEP. 



The Committee on Sheep beg leave to Report : 



That two entries have been made, one by Elijah Pope, of Dan- 

 vers, of four sheep and five lambs, of native breed, and a lot of one 

 sheep, with her four lambs at the same birth, of the Cape of Good 

 Hope breed, by Jesse Sheldon, of Beverly. 



Mr. Pope's sheep are of good size and well fleeced, and although 

 there is nothing very superior about them, still as your Committee 

 beUeve that the keeping of sheep ought to be encouraged, and that 

 on any ordinary farm in the County a small lot of sheep may be 

 kept with little or no detriment to the other stock, they recommend 

 that a premium of five dollars be awarded to Mr. Pope, and of four 

 dollars to Mr. Sheldon. 



For the Committee, 



'ASA T. NEWHALL. 



ON BULLS. 



The Committee on Bulls have attended to their duty, and in the 

 absence of the Chairman, ask leave to Report : 



That there were entered for premium nine bulls, most of which 

 were part or full imported breeds of Ayrshire, Durham and Devon- 

 shire breed. A fine native bull-calf was presented by Henry Poor, of 

 Andover, which your Committee thought worthy of notice, although 

 not entered for premium on account of his age, 



Your Committee are of the opinion that we have the elements of 

 the best stock (if there were sufficient pains taken to preserve the 

 best blood, to raise stock from) which can be found anywhere, and 

 would earnestly invite the attention of the farmers of Essex County 

 to the selection of such animals as have suitable marks, for breed- 

 ers, in order to improve the breed of our native stock, instead of im- 

 porting foreign breeds. 



But as it is, your Committee have awarded to Hazen Ayres, of 

 Salem, the first premium of seven dollars, for his bull two years and 

 eight months old. 



To Orin Putnam, of Danvers, the second premium of six dollars, 

 for his bull two years and six months old. 



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