118 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



The breeds mentioned above and tlieir various grades, com- 

 prise the long and middle-woolled varieties known among us. 



The premiums offered for long-woollcd sheep were as fol- 

 lows : — 



Two years old and over — 1st premium, ^10 ; 2d, ^7 ; 3d, ^5. 

 Under two years — 1st premium, ^10 ; 2d, ^7 ; 3d, $5. 



The premiums for ewes not less than three in number, were 

 the same as for bucks of the same ages, and the premiums for 

 middle-woolled bucks and ewes the same as for long-woolled, 

 and for coarse and middle-woolled grade bucks and ewes, two 

 years old and over, the same. 



The entries of long-woolled sheep were as follows : — 



No. 1. — One buck, Cotswold, over two years old, owned by S. W. BuftiniL, 



Winchester, N. H. 

 2. — One buck, New Oxfordshire, over two years old, owned by S. W. 



Buffum, Winchester, N. H. 

 3. — One buck, New Oxfordshire, imder two years old, owned by S. W. 



Buffum, Winchester, N. H. 

 4. — Five ewes, new Oxfordshire, under two years old, owned by 



S. W. Buffum, Winchester, N. H. 

 5. — Three ewes, over two years old, owned by L. B. Morse, Boston. 

 6. — Four ewes, under two years old, owned by L. B. Morse, Boston. 

 7. — One buck, Cotswold, ov/ncd by Baldwin & Whittier, Montpelier, Vt. 

 8. — Flock of lambs, Cotswold, owned by Baldwin & Whittier, Mont- 

 pelier, Vt. 

 9. — One buck, Cotswold, owned by Thomas J. Field, Northfiold. 

 10. — Flock of ewes, Cotswold, over two years old^ owned by Thomas 



J. Field, Northfield. 

 11. — Flock of ewes, over two years old, owned by Thomas J. Field, 



Northfield. 

 12. — Flock of ewes, Cotswold, under two years old, owned by Thomas J. 



Field, Northfield. 

 13. — Flock of lambs, Cotswold, owned by Thomas J. Field, Northfield. 



The following is a list of entries of middlc-Avoollod slicep : — 



No. 1. — Five ewes, Oxfordshire Downs, owned by Thomas Motley, Jr., West 

 Roxbury. 

 2. — Ewe lambs, Oxfordshire Downs, owned by Thomas ilotlcy, Jr., 



West Roxbury. 

 3. — Ram lambs, Oxfordshire Downs, owned by Thomas Motley, West 

 Roxbury. 



