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stock, the committee found it difficult to decide which was en- 

 titled to the first premium. 



G. G. Hubbard exhibited a superior Suffolk boar, two years 

 and five months old, which the committee would cheerfully 

 recommend to the public. 



Thomas Motley, Jr., of West Roxbury, exhibited a Suffolk 

 boar, but recently imported, which has excellent points. 



G. W. Shaw and Luther Gilbert, of Grantville, each exhib- 

 ited fine looking Suffolk boars. Mr. Gilbert made a very good 

 statement respecting his boar, and also produced evidence of his 

 usefulness. They think, that as Mr. Gilbert made a written 

 statement and produced evidence of the usefulness of his boar, 

 and Mr. Shaw did neither, Mr. Gilbert should have had the 

 first premium. The error having been made on the day of the 

 exhibition, it is not deemed advisable to change the award. 



B. N. Sawin, of Dover, exhibited a very fine boar, five 

 months old, and made a written statement, which entitles him 

 to credit. 



The litters of weaned pigs were all very good, and some of 

 them superior. 



The committee consider the raising of good swine important 

 to the public, and in order to judge of the good qualities, the 

 keeping and care should be taken into consideration ; there- 

 fore, the committee would recommend that written statements 

 be required of all entering swine for premium. 



ELIJAH PERRY, Chairman, 



Luther GilherVs Statement. 



I offer, as competitor for the first premium, one full blood 

 Suffolk boar, from the imported stock of the late William Stick- 

 ney. I also offer, for the first premium, four weaned pigs, out 

 of a full blood Suffolk sow, from the same imported stock by 

 my Suffolk boar, and as proof of his good qualities. 



By request of your society, I offer a statement of facts. First, 

 of the boar. He is twenty-two months and twenty-one days 

 old. For the first twelve months I kept him on as little food 

 as I could, he not having more than one third the quantity or 

 quality of food that my native pigs had, of the same age. And 

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