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Your committee do not think either of the farm horses en- 

 tered entitled to a premium. 



Only one of the two stallions entered came within the rules 

 of the society, and that one your committee do not think en- 

 titled to a premium ; but being the only one entered which 

 will stand in the county the ensuing season, they recommend 

 a gratuity to the owner, E. B. Metcalf, of Franklin, of $5. 

 The other stallion, " Tricolor," is recommended by as pure a 

 pedigree as any horse in the county, and exhibits many fine 

 points; but, as his owner is about to remove him to another 

 part of the State, your committee did not consider themselves 

 authorized to award him a premium. 



All which is respectfully submitted, 



Wm. H. E-ichardson, CJiairman. 



Working Oxen. 



There were eight pairs of oxen entered for premium, and 

 Mr. A. D. Weld, of West Roxbury, entered one pair for exhi- 

 bition only. Mr. Weld had two pairs of oxen which reflected 

 credit to the owner, and were creditable to the show. Mr. 

 Weld's teamster, Mr. Andrew T. Meserve, is entitled to great 

 credit for the mild treatment of his team. Mr. S. J. Capen, of 

 Dorchester, had a very fine yoke of four years old cattle, well 

 trained; their necks were sore, which caused them to flinch a 

 little when they first started. Mr. J. W. Daniels, of Medway, 

 had a very good pair of oxen, remarkably well trained; in 

 short, the teams were all good, and creditable to the owners 

 and to the society. Yet some of the teamsters made so free 

 use of the lash, that it was almost dangerous for the commit- 

 tee to get within a reasonable distance. 



The committee, as did the committee of last year, would 

 most cheerfully encourage and recommend the encouragement 

 of well trained working oxen, and discourage too free a use of 

 the lash. We hear great complaint among the farmers, that 

 they cannot get good teamsters. We think one reason is, that 

 they allow the whip to be used too much ; too much praise 

 cannot be given to the teamster that is merciful to his team. 



