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E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbuiy, exhibited the fine Ayrshire 

 bull Albert, imported by the Massachusetts Society for Promot- 

 ing Agriculture, in 1858. He is a beautiful aniniiil — one of 

 the best of the kind, in every respect, that has ever been 

 brought to this country, — and it is to be hoped that our farmers 

 will improve the opportunity afforded of crossing some of their 

 best cows with so excellent a representative of this valuable 

 dairy breed. 



Several of the progeny of the so-called " Jamestown bull " 

 were exhibited. This animal was by a Jersey bull out of the 

 celebrated "Jamestown cow" brought from Ireland in the ship 

 Jamestown, and for several years owned by John 1). Bates, of 

 Swampscott, by whom the bull in question was bred. The 

 leading characteristics of this cow corresponded to those of the 

 Suffolk breed. The bull was kept in Dediiam several years, 

 and many heifers of his get were reared, some of which have 

 come to milk. They generally give promise of superior milk- 

 ing properties. Specimens of this stock were exhibited on this 

 occasion as follows : — 



Heifers. — William Whiting, one ; J. P. Maynard, o]ie ; John 

 Cawley, two ; Eben Wight, one ; Francis Marsh, three ; Elipha- 

 let Stone, one ; Thomas Barrows, one ; Francis Alden, three ; 

 John Conners, one ; M. P. Sumner, one ; Ileiiry Cormerais, 

 two; B. M. Farrington, three; William Fales one. 



Bulls. — John Cawley, one ; William Fales, one ; Jesse Far- 

 rington, one. All the exhibitors of this stock reside in Dedham. 



Among the animals above named which deserve special 

 notice, are the two heifers of Henry Cormerais. Their appear- 

 ance indicates much of the Jersey blood ; they would be taken 

 as extra specimens' of the half-bloods of that breed. This 

 appearance is partly accounted for by the fact that their dams 

 were grade Jerseys, which, with the one-half of that blood in 

 the sire, has given the strong impress alluded to in the progeny. 

 These heifers are not only very handsome, but their points give 

 them a high rank for dairy purposes. The heifers of E. Stone 

 and Wm. Wiiiting are of good size, thrifty, and in every respect 

 promising. One of John Cawley's heifers is thrcc-fourtlis of 

 the blood of the Jamestown bull, that is, both slie and her dam 

 were got by him. She is rather small — which may be owing 

 to poor keeping — but her points would place her high in the 



