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second bearing of the present year, all his ewes having brouo-ht 

 lambs late in the winter or early in the spring. 



Rejoice Newton, Chairman. 



Swine. 



The committee on swine, having attended to the duty as- 

 signed to them, beg leave to report : — 



That though the company was few in numbers, yet it was 

 very select in character, nothing but the very aristocracy of 

 pigdom being represented within the pens. Your committee, 

 having congratulated themselves upon the profound wisdom of 

 their body, proceeded to pay their congratulation to their as- 

 sembled brethren. , And first upon the list stands the beautiful 

 boar of Lyman Pierce of West Boylston, so eminently dis- 

 tinguished that your committee awarded him the first premium 

 of %Q. 



Next, the boar of John D. Hudson of Oxford, the second 

 premium of |3. 



To Andrew J. Waite, of Worcester, " for the best breeding 

 sow not less than two years old," the first premium of $10, 

 and your committee are sorry they cannot wait to tell you all 

 the weighty matters appertaining to this distinguished lady. 



To James F. Thorndike of Grafton, for his " Susanna," the 

 second premium of $6. 



For the best breeding sow not less than one year old, to An- 

 drew J. Waite, of Worcester, the first premium of |6. She 

 being a daughter of the lady mentioned above, and bidding 

 fair to rival her mother in matronly charms. 



For the next best sow not less than one year old, to John D. 

 Lovell of West Boylston, a premium of $4. 



For the next best, to James F. Thorndike, of Grafton, a 

 premium of $2. Many of your committee were quite in love 

 with this lady, whether from the rosy hue of her complexion, 

 or from her fair proportions, the chairman could not judge ; 

 mere beauty being a secondary consideration to a good " help 

 meat," (in their opinion). 

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