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3. — Cow, " Effie," 10 years old, owned by William G. Lewis, Framing- 

 ham. 



4. — Bull, " Young America," 3 years old, owned by A. S. Lewis, Fra- 

 mingliam. 



5. — Cow, " Fanny," 5 years old, owned by A. S. Lewis, Framingham. 



6. — Bull, " Zack Taylor, 2d," 2 years old, owned by Moses Newell, West 

 Newbury. 



7.— Heifer, " Daisy," 2 years old, owned by Moses Newell, West New- 

 bury. 



8. — Heifer, "Pink," 2 years old, owned by J. Cochran, Salem. 



The committee appointed to judge on Ayrshires, submitted 

 the following 



REPORT: 



The committee were much disappointed in not seeing a much larger 

 number of this noted and valuable race of cattle for exhibition, there 

 being only offered for their inspection, four bulls, two cows, and two 

 heifers, none of which, in their opinion, claimed any decided superi- 

 ority in the family they belong to. This race of cattle, you are aware, 

 has the credit of producing a large flow of milk, a fair average not 

 being overrated at from forty to fifty pounds per day. The state- 

 ments of the two cows offered, fell far below that quantity, and your 

 committee could not, in justice to the Board, but withhold from them 

 the liberal premiums offered. 



The two heifers were considered entitled to our commendation, 

 but your committee, by an unanimous vote, decided neither worthy of 

 the premiums. 



Of three of the four bulls offered, we had some difficulty in deciding 

 upon their superior merits over each other, but on mature deliberation 

 award to Leonard Hoar, of Lincoln, for his bull, (Prince Albert,) the 

 first premium, $30 ; to John Brooks, Jr., of Princeton, bull, (Wachu- 

 sett,) the second premium of $20 ; to A. S. Lewis, of Framingham, 

 bull, (Young America.) the third premium of $10; all of which is 

 respectfully submitted. 



WiJLLiAM Spencer, /or the Committee. 

 Lowell, Oct. 31, 1857. 



HEREFORDS. 



The Hereford cattle derive their name from a county in the 

 western part of England. Their general characteristics are a 

 white face, sometimes mottled ; white throat, the white gen- 



