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the piesent occadon, as well as at almost every 

 other sliiJW of Suffolk pigs which we have seen, 

 we should be disposed, in many instances, to put 

 a mark of interrogation after the term " pure 

 bred," which is so often prefixed to them. 



We think the show of stock was very fine for 

 this section of the State. Certainly the number 

 of fine animals, and especially of imported breeds, 

 was greater than we have been accustomed to see 

 in this county. We look upon the improvement 

 of stock, Avhcther by breeding from the best native 

 stock, or from imported stock, as one of the surest 

 indications of advancement in agricultural pros- 

 perity. Wo shall notice some of the animals or 

 groups of animals that arrested our attention, 

 without pretending to give any opinion upon their 

 comparitive merits. In pen No. 1, was an Ayr- 

 shire bull, from Mr. Conant. In 2 and 3, Devons, 

 by Gen. Cliandler, one of which we thought very, 

 fine. The next 4 pens contained 15 cows, calves 

 and bulls, by G. M. Barrett. Most of them pure 

 or mixed Ayrshire. 



J. B. Moore had a very valuable cow and calf, 

 and a noble pair of oxen. Mr. Moore, including 

 his cattle, swine, fruits, vegetables and team at 

 the plowing-match, was one of the largest contrib 

 utors on the occasion, and considering that he was 

 also Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, 

 he might say of the exhibition as yEneas said of 

 the Trojan war, "Magna pars fui." Next in 

 order was Gardner Iley ward's Devon cow and calf. 

 Nathan Pratt had a cow and calf, and a fine pair 

 of steers 2^ years old. 



n. ShelHon had a native bull 3 years old. Gor- 

 ham Brooks exhibited a Durham bull, and a Dur- 

 ham and Ayrshire heifer, both remarkable for 

 their size and beef-making qualities. 



S. G. Wheeler had 11 cows on the ground, con- 

 taining a good share of Durham blood, and one 

 Durham cow and calf, both beautiful animals. 

 Mr. Wheeler has done ranch to improve the stock 

 in town, and Ave learn that he has purchased of 

 Mr. Lawson, a pure bred Alderney bull calf, for 

 which we think he is entitled to the thanks of the 

 town. 



A. S.Lewis, Framingham, had 6 cows from the 

 stock of Mr. Webster, and one Alderney bull, im- 

 ported by Mr. Webster, 4 years old, and one a 

 year and a half old from the State stock, imported 

 by Mr. Motley. 



There is much difference in the different families 

 of Alderney stock, at least in their appearance, 

 and we presume in their characters and qualities. 

 We were much impressed with this fact, on seeing 

 there two bulls together in the same pen. 



James Brown, of the firm of Little & Brown, 

 Boston, had 5 or 6 Alderney and Devon, and one 

 pure Devon, all fine animals. We understood 

 they were on tlie ground too late to be exhibited 

 for a premium. 



There was an Alderney cow by E. M. Reed, 

 Tewksbury, which calved G montlia ago, and in 

 the hall were thirteen pounds of butter made 

 from her last week. We learn from Mrs. Reed 

 herself that she has made 17 lbs. aweek, for many 

 weeks, the past summer. Four quarts of her milk 

 yield a pound of butter. The same thing is true 

 of Mr. Lawson 's Alderney cow in the next pen. 

 These two cows were selected abroad and impor- 

 ted by Peter Lawson, Esq., and as dairy cows, or 

 family cows for those who keep only one or two 

 cows, we think this stock vastly superior to any 

 other cows in the county. Mr. Lawson, also had 

 a yearling bull of the same stock, .which although 

 his hair is white, he assures us is a pure bred 

 animal. This was sold on the ground to Mr. Hen- 

 ry Shattuck, of Concord. He had in the same 

 pen a beautiful calf, a few weeks old, the same 

 that he has sold to S. G. Wheeler. We trust 

 that the Concord stock will in due time show the 

 good effects of this crop. 



Mr. Furbush, of Bolton, had an Alderney heifer. 



James Brown, of Watertown, a half Alderney. 



Joseph Derby had a Devon bull, and a native, 

 and a fine pair of native steers. 



A. B. Lane had a good pair of oxen. 



John Lawrence had a pair of steers that did 

 credit to their keeper. 



Mr. Viles, of Walfcham, had a fine lot of milch 

 cows. 



Horace Heard, of Wayland, had an Ayrshire 

 heifer, and Edwin Wheeler a half Ayrshire do. 



Joel Wheeler had a full-blooded Ayrshire bull, 

 as had Leonard Hoar, of Lincoln, and John Ray- 

 nolds a half Ayrshire cow that made a good ap- 

 pearance. 



And here we would say a word by way of cau- 

 tion to the owners of imported bulls or their im- 

 mediate progeny. They cost large sums, and 

 their owners are desirous to be remunerated as 

 soon as possible. They are eager to increase their 

 stock from them, and so ai'e their neighbors, and 

 by the time they arrive at the age of three years, 

 they are prematurely old, used up,' and fail in the 

 service that is required of them. They should be 

 used very sparingly until they have reached their 

 growth and strength. This will be the best econ- 

 omy in the end, and ensure the best stock. 



At 9 o'clock the Plowing Match took plagp, in a 

 field near Augustus Tuttle's, on Cross Street, be- 

 tween the main road to Boston and the old Cam- 

 bridge Turnpike. It was attended by a large con- 

 coarse of people, and as usual, was witnessed with 

 much interest by all. There were 43 entries for 

 competition, but owing to a variety of causes 27 

 teams only plowed, which were classed as follows: 

 10 teams of a single pair of oxen each; 4 teams 

 with two pairs of oxen each ; 2 teams with a pair 

 of oxen and pair of horses each ; 3 teams of a pair 



