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their mother in the cleansing. The eggs were hatched during 

 the first week in June, and each day's hatching kept on separate 

 stands ; during the two first stages they were cleansed once in 

 three or four days, but during the last every other day. They 

 were kept in an out house in which were no windows and with- 

 out a floor; light and air were admitted by the doors which 

 were kept open during the day in dry weather, and owing prob- 

 ably to the cool damp place in which they were kept, and to 

 the unfavorable state of the weather during their growth, they 

 were about forty-two days in coming to maturity, a much lon- 

 ger period than they required last year. 

 I am very respectfully, 



Your obedient Servant, 



Samuel Eaton. 

 Methuen, Nov. 1st, 1833. 



X. ON ANIMALS -BULLS. 



The Committee of the Essex Agricultural Society, appointed 

 to examine the Bulls entered for premiums, have attended to that 

 duty and report : — 



That there were only four animals entered that came within 

 the description of those for which premiums were offered, to 

 wit : 



One by Gideon Currier, of Newbury, 3 years old. 

 One by Harrison B. Spofford, of Rowley, 3 years old. 

 One by Hector Coffin, of Newbury, 3 years old — 3-4 Dur- 

 ham short horned breed. 



One by Samuel Andrews, of Boxford, 2 years old. 

 The Committee were pleased with these animals, and think 

 them of good quality — and recommend that the premiums be 

 awarded as follows — 



First, to Gideon Currier, ^15 



Second, to Harrison B. Spofford, ^10 



Third, to Hector Coffin, S^5 



