PEEFAOE. 



The illustrations of Norman horses which adorn this volume were 

 furnished by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, by 

 which the animals were imported from France. For an account of 

 them, see Report for 1864, page 232. 



The cuts of Shorthorns were drawn from animals in the herd of H. 

 G. White, of South Framingham. " Dora Haines, 3d," is a red roan, 

 calved May 31, 1864. Got by Monitor, 5,019, out of Dora Haines by 

 Marmion, 1843— Anna by Duke of Exeter, 449, (10,152) (bred in Eng- 

 land by J. Stephenson:) Gertrude by Paular, 807 — Snowstorm by 

 Duke of Wellington, 55, (3,654) bred by Thomas Bates, Kirkleaving- 

 ton, England — Old Snowstorm by Alexander, 4, (11,099) — bred by Mr, 

 Maynard, and imported by IVIr. Remson, N. Y. — Fashion by Otto, 

 (9,463.) 



Monitor, 5,019, was bred by S. Thome.. Got by 2d Duke of Thorn- 

 dale, 2,788, out of Acacia by 2d Grand Duke, 2,181, (12,961,) Aurora 

 (bred in England by Mr. Trotter) by 3d Duke of York, (10,166,) &c. 



Marmion, 1,043, by imported Duke of Glo'ster, (11,382,) out of Zoe 

 by 5th Duke of York, (10,168.) 



The beautiful red heifer, " Lady Mary," was calved January 27, 

 1864, got by Hotspur (4,030) out of Baroness by Barrington (1,229) 

 — Red Rose, 2d, by Napier (6,238) — Tube Rose by South Durham 

 (5,281) — Rose Ann by Bellerophon (3,119) — Rosette by Belvedere 

 (1,706)— Red Rose by Waterloo (2,816)— Moss Rose by Baron (58) 

 — Angelina by Phenomenon (491) — Anne Boleyn by Favorite (252) — 

 Princess by Favorite (252) — Brighteyes by Favorite (252) — ^by Hub- 

 back (319)— by Snowden's Bull (612)— by Masterman's BuU (422) 

 —by Harrison's BuU (292)— by the Studley BuU (606.) 



It has been found necessary to condense the returns of the Agricul- 

 tural Societies to a greater extent than usual, whUe some of them 

 were returned at so late a day that it was found impossible to avail 

 myself of them in the preparation of this Abstract. 



C. L. FLINT. 



