ON ANIMALS SWINE HORSES. 53 



No. XI. ON SWINE. 



The Committee of the Essex Agricuhural Society on Swine, 

 beg leave to Report — 



That they have attended to the duty assigned them, and have 

 awarded the premiums as follows : 



There were presented for premium three breeding sows, two 

 owned by Asa Tapley, of Danvers, the other by Ferley Tap- 

 ley, of do. ; and one boar by Asa Tapley, of do. 



Three litters of weaned pigs, two by Asa Tapley, and one by 

 Perley Tapley, of Danvers. 



The first premium, of five dollars, for the best boar, they have 

 awarded to Asa Tapley, of Danvers. 



The first premium for breeding sows, of five dollars, they 

 have awarded to Asa Tapley. 



For the second best, to Perley Tapley, of Danvers, three 

 dollars. 



For the best litter of weaned pigs, four in number, the first 

 premium of six dollars, to Asa Tapley. 



The second premium, of three dollars, for the second best 

 litter, four in number, to Perley Tapley, of Danvers. 

 JESSE PUTNAM, ) 

 WM. W. LITTLE, i Committee. 

 EDWARD HOOD, S 



No. XII. ON HORSES. 



The Committee appointed to examine the Horses presented 

 for premium, have attended to the duties assigned them, and ask 

 leave to Report — 



The exhibition of the animals has been highly satisfactory. 

 Your Committee are aware that it is attended with some ex- 

 pense to raise a good horse and fit him for use, but still, how- 

 ever great the expense may be, the value of this noble animal 

 when at the age of four or five years, will pay the expense as 



