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BRISTOL SOCIETY. 



There were seventeen pairs of oxen and four pairs of steers 

 entered ; but one pair of oxen was withdrawn during the trial, 

 and but sLxteen pairs competed for the premiums. The load 

 drawn by the oxen weighed six thousand three hundred pounds, 

 and that by the steers, four thousand five hundred pounds, in- 

 cluding the weight of the wagons. These loads were by no 

 means heavy, either for steers or oxen ; and the ease with which 

 many of the teams drew, turned, and backed the loads, was 

 admirable. 



It is not easy to determine the exact relative merit of so 

 many teams, especially where there was often so little real 

 difference, and particularly where the dissimilar points of ex- 

 cellence rendered comparison very difficult. And, even then, 

 the different value set on some points by good judges may 

 justify us if we differ in opinion from many of that large num- 

 ber of persons that saw the work, and even if we did not 

 wholly agree among ourselves. 



We have awarded the prizes offered by the society, as fol- 

 lows : — 



For Working" Oxen. 



1. Leonard L. Short, Taunton, 



2. Warren Adams, Norton, 



$10 00 

 8 00 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 



00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 



3. John B. Newcomb, « 



4. Daniel Wilbur, Somerset, 



5. Barnum Hall, Raynham, 



6. Benjamin Sweet, Norton, 



7. Henry D. Deane, Mansfield, 



8. Stillman Wilbur, Raynham, 



9. Samuel W. Robinson, Taunton, 



And we recommend a gratuity of $1, for an excellent pair 

 of oxen, to Capt. Samuel Cain, Taunton. 



For Steers. 



1. William L. Woodward, Taunton, . . . $4 00 



2. Otis R. King, Raynham, 3 00 



3. Elijah E. Williams, Taunton, . . . . 2 00 



4. Henry Southworth " .... 1 00 



There were two pairs of oxen on the ground, of very great 

 strength ; and one pair of them was far the largest, and, for 

 some purposes, the finest of all. This pair belonged to William 



