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employ. Yet both reason and experience teach, that 

 the calves begotten by a large and well formed bull, 

 are not ojily handsomer, but also larger, and more 

 thriving, and therefore more valuable for every pur- 

 pose, than those w^hich are begotten by a stinted and 

 feeble animal. 



It is not necessary that we should here enumerate 

 the signs by which a good bull is distinguished, as 

 these are sufficiently known. 



If farmers would only reserve their largest and 

 handsomest calves for bulls, and rear them with prop- 

 er care, they would soon find that they were amply 

 repaid for all their attention and trouble. 

 Respectfully submitted by 



JOSEPH KITTREDGE, 

 WM. THURLOW, 

 EZRA BATCHELDER, 

 EDWARD HOOD. 

 Sept. 27, 1837. 



ON WORKING OXEN. 



The Committee on Working Oxen, having attended 

 to that duty, respectfully Report : 



As oxen are generally used on the farms in this 

 County, to do heavy and laborious work, in prefer- 

 ence to horses, any improvement relating to, or in the 

 breed of these most useful animals, we hail as very 

 auspicious to the farmer. Your committee are there- 

 fore highly gratified with the exhibition in this de- 

 partment. 



