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ter seriously affects the growth of their colts. It may take the 

 whole of the next season to recover what is lost by w^ant of 

 care the first winter. Although we would not advise a close 

 stable for colts, still they should have a warm shelter from 

 winds and storms. 



The want of attention in all these particulars is one great 

 reason why our farmers are not more amply remunerated for 

 the labor and expense attending this enterprise. When the 

 theory of raising horses is rightly understood," we shall have 

 horses, which for size, speed, symmetry of form, and beauty of 

 action, cannot be excelled, and we shall no longer hear the cry 

 that it is unprofitable business to raise colts. 



Your committee regret so few entries of stallions, and that 

 no more competition has been manifested — although aware 

 that the rules of the society exclude all who have been hereto- 

 fore awarded the first premium ; and we would suggest, that 

 perhaps, some new arrangement, in this respect, might be 

 adopted hereafter, which would materially add to the interest 

 of such an occasion, and stimulate to a greater degree of emu- 

 lation. At any rate it is very desirable that all who have su- 

 perior stock horses should present them for exhibition, even if 

 they come under the restriction above named. 



Under the present rule it may sometimes occur that horses 

 of little merit may be awarded the first premium, and more 

 likely to be so when there are but few competitors. 



The whole number of entries in this department were sixty- 

 seven, and in the opinion of your committee the exhibition of 

 geldings far exceeded that of former years. 



It was thought best by the chairmen of the several commit- 

 tees that a general report should be made on this subject, and 

 the following premiums are recommended as the result of our 

 separate examinations. All which is respectfully submitted. 



For the committee, 



H. A. Long LEY. 



PREMIUMS. 



Stallions. 



1. Benjamin Baggs, Ludlow, ..... $10 00 



2. Alfred H. Hill, Belchertown, o 00 



3. D. Gilbert, Worthington, 3 00 



