54 ON BULLS. 



Your Committee, after due consideration, award 

 To Col. Jesse Putnam, of Danvers, for a Bull two years and 



five months and one day old, the 1st premium, of ^'15 00 



Your Committee award 

 To Gideon H. Currier, of Newbury, for a Bull two years old 



last April, the 2d premium, of - - ^10 00 



Your Committee also award 

 To Joseph Day, of Bradford, for a Bull 15 months and 7 days 



old, the 3d premium, of - - - - ^5 00 



There were six other Bulls entered for premiums of a com- 

 mon and ordinary quality. 



One by Capt. Hector Coffin, two years old. 



One by Moses Brown, eighteen months old. 



One by Enoch & S. Follansbee, two years old. 



One from the Indian Hill Farm, two years old last April. 



There were two other entries made, but your Committee 

 could not find the animals. 



Your Committee are of the opinion, that our farmers generally 

 are not particular enough in selecting the calves intended to be 

 raised for bulls. If they would improve their stock, they must 

 begin by selecting the most promising animals, and by affording 

 them a generous keeping. For producing milk, and for their 

 power in the yoke, taking into view the expense of their keep- 

 ing, there are no animals superior to our own native breed of 

 cattle ; — and it only requires proper attention in selecting, and 

 proper care in rearing, to demonstrate this position. 



We would not undervalue other breeds of cattle — we are 

 glad to see them introduced, and hope that they will continue 

 to be encouraged ; — but at the same time this is done, let us do 

 the best we can, with our own. The field for improvement is 

 broad enough for all to labor in, without any interference, or con- 

 tention, as to their respective merits. 

 For the Committee. 



Solomon Low. 



Newbury, Sept 27, 1832. 



