128 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



For sows of the same ages, the same premiums were offered. 

 The following is a list of entries of swine of large breed : — 



No. 1. — Breeding sow, two years old and upwards, AVhitc Essex, owned by 



William Thompson, North Bridgewater. 

 2. — Boar, three years old, White Essex, owned by William Thompson, 



North Bridgewater. 

 3. — Boar, three and a half years old, Cumberland, (Imported,) owned by 



Josejih D. Ludden, Bralntree. 

 4. — One sow, two years old and over, Columbia County, owned by Asa 



G. Sheldon, Wilmington. 

 5. — Sow, three years and six months old, SutFolk and Middlesex, owned 



by G. F. Darling, West Needham. 

 6. — Boar, one year and three months old, Suffolk and Middlesex, owned 



by G. F. Darling, West Needham. 



The awards of the judges in this division, consisting of Sam- 

 uel T. Payson, of Newburyport, Orrin Curtis, of Sheffield, 

 Cephas Porter, of Leverett, Horace Sheldon, of Wilmington, 

 Joseph A. Harwood, of Littleton, were as follows : — 



On boars, two years old. and over, a premium of $5, to Joseph D. 

 Ludden, of Bralntree. Boars, one year old and under two, the first 

 premium to Leonard Hoar, of Lincoln ; the second to G. F. Darling, 

 of "West Needham. 



On sows, two years old and upwards, the first premium to Asa G. 

 Sheldon, of Wilmington, the second to G. F. Darling, of West Need- 

 ham, for his sow Suff'olk and Middlesex ; the third to William 

 Thompson, of North Bridgewater, for his white Essex sow. 



For the committee, 



Samuel T. Payson. 



For swine of small breeds the same premiums were offered 

 as for the larger breed. 



The entries of the small breeds were as follows : — 



No. 1. — Boar, one year and four months old, Suffolk, weighed, 275 lbs., owned 



by N. W. Starbird, Maiden. 

 2. — Breeding sow, two years and six months old, Suffolk, owned by 



Harvey Dodge, Sutton. 

 3. — Boar, two years old and over, Suffolk, owned by J. & I. Stickney, 



Boston. 

 4. — Sow, two years old and over, Suffolk, owned by J. & I. Stickney, 



Boston. 



