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No. 22. — Bull, " Emperor," 3 years old, owned by C. C. Field, Leominster. 

 2.3. — Bull, " Duke," 1 year old, owned by H. II. Ilnnnewell, Wi'st 



Needham. 

 21. — Cow, " Daisy," 3 years old, owned by H. II. Ilunnewell, West 



Needliam. 

 25. — Bull, " Napoleon," 3 years old, owned by Wm. Speneer, Lowell. 

 26. — Heifer, " Dolly," 7 months old, owned by Wm. Spencer, Lowell. 

 27. — Cow, " Ducliess," 7 yeai's old, owned by Wm. Speneer, Lowell. 

 28. — Bull, " Norfolk," 2 years old, owned by George B. Loring, Salem. 

 29. — Bull, " Tom Corwin," 5 months old, weight 390 lbs., and owned by 



G. T. Thaeher, Dorchester. 

 30. — Cow, " Alice," 7 years old, owned by the State, and kept at the 



State farm at Westboi'ough. Entered for exhibition only. 



The committee ou Jersey cattle shown at the first exhibition of the 

 Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, having attended to that duty, 

 beg leave to submit the following 



REPORT: 



The number of animals entered for premium, was twenty-nine, 

 and the committee were much pleased at their great excellence as a 

 class ; indeed, it was a source of much disappointment to them, that they 

 were unable to award more premiums among so many truly merito- 

 rious animals. All of the cows and heifers entered of this breed, 

 were, with one expeption, obliged by the rules of the exhibition, to 

 be entered in one class, and as the committee had but three premiums 

 to award in each class, they were obliged to pass many deserving 

 animals, any one of which, under different circumstances, would have 

 undoubtedly received a premium. In fact, the twelve cows entered as 

 " three years old and upwards," were specimens of the Jersey breed, 

 such, as probably cannot be surpassed, as a class, in this country. 



To the heifer " Effie," belonging to A, S. Lewis, of Framingham, 

 the committee awarded the second premium in her class ; had it not 

 been that her growth was retarded by an accident, she would 

 have undoubtedly received the first premium. 



The bull calf "Norfolk," exhibited by Mr. George T. Thaeher, of 

 Dorchester, was a remarkably fine animal, also the heifer calf of Mr. 

 Spencer, but y^eur committee were not authorized by the rules to 

 award any premiums. 



The cattle from the State farm at Westborough, were entered for 

 exhibition only. 



Your committee would embrace this opportunity to impress upon 

 those interested in Jersey cattle, the importance of ascertaining with 

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