ii APPENDIX. 



REPORTS OP DELEGATES 



APPOINTED TO VISIT THE 



AQEIOULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



ESSEX. 



The cattle show and fair of the Essex County Society, at Law- 

 rence, on the 26th and 27th days of September last, was a successful 

 affair, and quite creditable to the parties interested. Both days were 

 fine, and the extreme dryness at the time was the only serious drawback 

 to any branch of the exhibition. 



As was to be expected, the multitude of visitors was quite large both 

 days, and all seemed much interested in the various departments of the 

 show. 



On visiting the cattle-pens, our attention was attracted in the follow- 

 ing order : Ayrshire stock, by George B. Loring, Salem ; bulls, steers 

 and heifers, of various ages ; appeared well. Also, 10 Merino sheep 

 and 6 lambs, all true to their instincts, greasy and dirty-looking, but 

 fleeces so fine that the fibre is scarcely discernible with the naked eye. 

 Ben. Perley Poor, of West Newbury, 1 thoroughbred Shoi-thorn bull. 

 J. S. How, Methuen, 1 pair fat cattle, one of which weighed 2,025 

 pounds, a fine pair of steers, a cross between Durham and Hereford, 

 with a nice Durham calf, thirteen weeks old. 



There was one grade, Devon and Native, calf, four months old, 

 weight, 407 pounds, by J. G. Dwinnells. A good Durham cow, shown 

 by A. C. Rollins, of Methuen, with her heifer, which is half Ayi'shire. 

 The mother was fourteen years of age, and in ninety-seven days gave 

 1,647 quarts of milk, which brought $101.82. The heifer, three years 

 old, dropped her calf in June last ; yield, twelve quarts of milk per day. 



Daniel G. Todd, of Rowley ; 1 pair prime, fat cattle. 



Mrs. Charles Ilarriman, of Groveland, took the second prize for fat 

 cattle. 



"William Peters, of North Andover ; 1 pair working oxen, w^hich 

 would be hard to beat. 



