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Rev. C. C. Sewall, of Medfield, had two extra hogs, three- 

 quarters Suffolk, thirteen and sixteen months old, weighing 

 414 and 460 lbs. They looked thrifty and fat, though Mr. S. 

 said he had not yet commenced fattening them. 



Mr. Luther Gilbert of Grantville, entered a Suffolk boar, 

 sixteen months old, which the committee thought worthy of 

 high commendation. He was of good size, well proportioned 

 and active, and exbibitcd every trait of a useful animal. Mr. 

 G. had also a fine imported Middlesex sow, three years old, 

 worthy of special attention, being the only one of that excel- 

 lent breed on the ground. He also exhibited a pure Suffolk 

 breeding sow, with five pigs of no ordinary character. 



Mr. S. S. Seagrave, of West Needham, offered a broad- 

 shouldered, straight-limbed, and extremely well-proportioned 

 three-quarters Suffolk boar, fifteen months old, which attracted 

 universal notice and admiration. Among his other extra 

 qualities, he seemed active, hardy and robust. Mr. S. had 

 also on the ground, a healthy, active, breeding sow, and a 

 litter of seven of her pigs, three-quarters Suffolk. This seemed 

 to be a happy cross for a common, every day hog, for almost 

 every body. 



Mr. H. H. Williams, of West Roxbury, offered a Suffolk 

 boar, fourteen months old, inferior to none on the ground, of 

 his age. The committee awarded him the second premium, 

 on the ground that he was younger than Mr. Gilbert's ; and 

 though the next day they learned that Mr. W. had not himself 

 owned this pig long enough to strictly claim a premium, still 

 they did not see fit to alter their former decision. Mr. H. had 

 also two good Suffolk pigs four months old, claiming a good 

 share of attention. 



Mr. Hiram Jones, of Dover, entered a large, well propor- 

 tioned breeding sow, seven-eighths Suffolk, which took a high 

 rank among the many. He also entered nine weaned pigs, 

 five months and nineteen days old, three-quarters Suffolk, and 

 one-quarter Mackay. This litter of pigs, taken as a whole, 

 was, in the opinion of the committee, worthy the first pre- 

 mium. 



Mr. W. R. Huston, of Dedham, had two pigs, three-quarters 

 Suffolk, eleven weeks and three days old, weighing 81 and 83 



