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improvement over previous years. When they came to the 

 examination of these beautiful and gentle animals, the com- 

 mittee regretted that they were restricted to the meagre pre- 

 miums offered by the society. They would therefore recom- 

 mend an increase in the number of premiums on heifers. In 

 order to testify their opinion of the merits of the several ani- 

 mals presented, they were obliged to resort to the recommenda- 

 tion of several gratuities. 



JOHN DAGGETT, Chairman. 



Fat Cattle, Steers and Horses. j 



The committee have seen wit!^ great pleasure, the increasing 

 interest which their agricultural brethren manifest in this 

 branch of their industrial pursuits. 



The fat cattle exceeded in numbers and quality, those which 

 had been presented at any former exhibition of this society; 

 and they found many of the animals so nearly equal in excel- 

 lence, that it was very difficult to discriminate between them. 

 But taking into consideration the mode of fattening, as well as 

 the obesity of the animals, and their quality for beef, they 

 awarded the premiums. 



They also examined, with great satisfaction, a remarkable 

 steer, only three years old, weighing 1975 pounds. This ani- 

 mal having been owned in the county less than three months, 

 they had no power to award any premium. But in the hope 

 that this steer of extraordinary promise will be preserved till 

 he reaches maturity, the committee recommend that there be 

 granted to his owners, A. White & Co., of Taunton, a gratuity 

 of two dollars. 



The committee regret that in the list of steers, there was a 

 •falling off from some former years. But they derive consola- 

 tion from the belief that it was the only department in the 

 whole exhibition, in which there was not a manifest improve- 

 ment. The committee were reluctantly brought to the con- 

 clusion that there were no yearUng steers which they could 

 ■approve as worthy of the highest premium. 



