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encouragement from all such institutions, to keep up and perpetuate 

 the right spirit for the bolter improvement of our slock of animals 

 in this country. We award as lollows : 



LONG-WOOLLF.D SHEEP. 



Best buck. No. 10 — George Monteath, Albany, N. Y. Cotswold 

 breed. 



Best ewe, No. 1 — Charles Blackbourne, Bedford, L. I. Lincoln 

 breed. 



Best Iamb, No. 1 — Charles Blackbourne, Bedford, L. I. Lincoln 

 bleed. 



MIDDLE WOOLS. 



Best buck, No. 5 — Obadiah Elliot, New-Jersey, Southdown breed. 

 Best ewe, No. 6 — Francis Rotch, Otsego Co., N. Y. do 



Best lamb, No. 6, do do do 



FAT WETHERS. 



J. McD. Mclntyre, Albany, N. Y., for the best Southdown and 

 Cotswold breed. 



Your commiltee are happy to state, that after our report was 

 made up thus far, we have been inbtrucied by the authority vf seme 

 of the managers, that diplomas would be awarded to such other ani- 

 mals as we may deem entitled to notice. Such, we think, an im- 

 ported ewe and lamb, very fat and large, No. 8, of the Leicester 

 breed, owned by William Pirnie, Hanisontown, Westchester Co., 

 N. Y. Also, a fat dry ewe and two lambs. No. 3, owned by James 

 Broodle, Leicester breed. Also, for a Southdown buck, No. 4, of 

 great size and good figure; owned by J. McD. McLityre. Also, for 

 a pen of six ewes, No. 7, Bakewell breed, owned by John Beatty, 

 Morris Co., N. J. Also, to Charles Blackbourne, for a fine Lincoln- 

 shire buck, two years old. We would beg to remark further, that 

 the lot of bucks exhibited by George Monteath, were very fine. 

 All which is respectfully submitted. 



L. D. CLIFT, 

 SAMUEL WAIT, Jun. 

 JAMES R. CRAIG, 



Commiltee. 



Report of the Committee on Horticulture, in conjunction with the 

 JlgricuUural Board of the American Institute^ at the iQth Annu-" 

 at Fair, October, 1843. 



The several committees of judges, in all their respective depart- 

 ments, having furnished to the managers of the fair, distinct reports 

 on such subjects as came under their supervision, it devolves on this 

 committee to " gather up the fragments which remain, that nothing 

 be lost." 



Tiie undiminished interest manifested at this anniversary, as well 

 by contributors as the multitude of visitors, has been highly gratify- 

 ing to your committee. What more pleasing scene can greet the 



