126 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



For Ills Spanish Bucks, $15, and a diploma. 

 For his Spanish ewes, $10, and a diploma. 



Mr. BufFum, of New Hampshire, exhibited a fine French merino 

 buck. To this animal, like the last, they could not award a premium. 

 They therefore recommend that Mr. Buffum be presented with a 

 diploma for his two years old buck. 



For the committee, 



John Kittkedge. 



The premmms offered for fat sheep were as follows : — 



Two years okl and over — 1st premium, $10 ; 2d, $5. 

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



The followmg is a list of entries of fat sheep : — 



No. 1. — Pen of five, owned by John W. Hollis, Brighton. 

 2. — Pen of two, owned by Thomas J. Field, Northfield. 

 3. — Pen of three, one year old, owned by J. W. Hollis, Brighton. 

 4. — Pen of fat lambs, owned by J. W. HoUis, Brighton. 



The committee on fat sheep, consisting of Messrs. Moses 

 Newell, of West Newbury, Walter Field, of Northfield, John 

 G. Mudge, of Petersham, and Alfred Kittredge, of Haverhill, 

 submitted the following 



REPORT: 



Only two entries of fat sheep, over two years old, were shown to 

 your committee. No statement was made relative to the manner in 

 which the sheep had been fed or kept. 



The committee were therefore confined to the comparative fatness 

 of the sheep ofi"ered for exhibition, and they award the first and 

 second premium for sheep, over two years old, to Thomas J. Field, of 

 Northfield. 



Your committee also examined three sheep over one year old and a 



lot of lambs. There was no information relative to those sheep and 



lambs given to your committee, and they award the first and second 



premiums for sheep, one year old, to J. W. Hollis, Esq., of Brighton. 



By order of the committee, 



Alfked Kittredge, Cliairman. 



