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is now two years old. She is a fine specimen of the breed, pos- 

 sessing remarkable beauty and symmetry of form. 



The preceding remarks on the characteristics of this breed 

 were written before the interesting and valuable report of the 

 chairman of the committee came to hand. 



For Hereford breeders, Eyton's Hereford Herd-book is an 

 important guide. 



The premiums offered for this race at the State Fair were the 

 same as for the short-horns, as given on page 19. 



The entries of Herefords were as follows : — 



No. 1. — Cow, " Fanny," (imported) 9 years old, owned by O. C. Clark, 



Boston. 

 2. — Cow, " Fanny 2d," 4 years old, owned by O. C. Clark, Boston. 

 3. — Cow, " Miss Sotham," 3 yeai-s old, owned by O. C. Clark, Boston. 

 4. — Cow, " Miss Wheeler," G years old, owned by 0. C. Clark, Boston. 

 5. — Bull, " Granby," 1 year old, owned by O. C. Clark, Boston. 

 0. — Steers, 3 years old, owned by Thos. J. Field, Northfield. 

 7. — Bull and four Cows, owned by O. C. Clark, Boston. (For herd 



premium). 

 8. — Bull, " Cronkhill 3d," one year old, owned by the State, and kept at 



the State Farm at Westborough. Entered for exhibition only. 

 9. — Cow, " INIilton," (imported) 7 years old, owned by the State, and 



kept at the State Farm at Westborough. Entered for exhibi- 

 tion only. 

 10. — Heifer " Cora," two years old, owned by the State, and kept at the 



State Farm at Westborough. Entered for exhibition only. 

 11. — Heifer Calf, 8 months old, owned by the State, and kept at the 



State Farm at Westborough. Entered for exhibition only. 



The committee on Hereford cattle for the show, submitted 

 the following — 



REPORT: 



The Herefords belong to the class of middle horns, according to 

 the arrangement of varieties of the ox adopted by zoologists. Like 

 their congeners, the Devons, the West Highlanders, and the cattle of 

 Wales, they are considered indigenous to Britain — that is, they were 

 found in certain districts of that kingdom at the earliest period to 

 which history or tradition reaches- The breed appears to have under- 

 gone some changes within the last century, which changes are chiefly 

 the result of systematic selection and breeding in reference to partic- 

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