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scale of merit. The yearling of Francis Alden, and the two- 

 year-old of William Fales, are commended. Luther Eaton, of 

 Dedliam, exhibited a two-year-old heifer which had reared a 

 calf. She appeared to be a good milker. The committee were 

 not advised as to her blood. 



Of the bulls of the Jamestown stock, there were none on 

 which the committee could bestow very high praise. That of 

 Jesse Farrington had clean limbs, a fine tail, and tolerably 

 elastic, but too thin skin, which, however, was of a good, 

 yellow color ; but he was too narrow across the loins, and had 

 too much laxness of frame and tissue to possess the requisite 

 constitution. And here we may remark, that there appears to 

 be a tendency in the so-called Jamestown stock to run into 

 coarseness of frame, with a want of tliat degree of firmness in 

 the system necessary to give strength and hardihood, — qualities 

 so important to the stability of a breed and its ultimate profit. 

 If the stock is to be perpetuated to advantage, it will be neces- 

 sary to select those which are as free as possible from tlie defects 

 mentioned, both in regard to themselves and their ancestors. 



Most of the Jamestown stock exhibited, was, like the sire, 

 without horns. Mr. Cormerais' heifers and one or two others, 

 had good horns. 



Sanford Howard, Chairman. 



HORSES. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



We would congratulate the society u])on the increased inter- 

 est in the horse, as shown by the exhibition to-day, of specimens 

 of unusual excellence, of the class submitted to this committee. 

 Having no place on which to show to any advantage the move- 

 ment and speed of this noble and beautiful animal, we were 

 obliged to content ourselves as well as we could, by examining 

 his points, and witnessing his motion as he went around such a 

 space as we were able for a short time to command. 



