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voted unanimously, that there was not a team on the ground 

 which would not have been an honorable competitor in any 

 common ploughing match. 



REJOICE NEWTON, Chairman. 



Fat Cattle. 



The committee, after examining the animals and hearing the 

 mode and expense of fatting, awarded the first premium of $12 

 to Seth Wyman, of Shrewsbury, for his red ox, weighing 2565 

 lbs. The second premium of $10 to Lewis Barnard, of Wor- 

 cester, for his ox weighing 2190 lbs. The third premium of $8 

 to L. & E. L. Barnard, of Worcester, for their ox, weighing 

 2140 lbs. The fourth premium of $5 to L. & E. L. Barnard, 

 for their ox, weighing 2190 lbs. The ox offered by Moses Gill, 

 six years old, weighing 1800 lbs. was a very good ox, and the 

 committee recommend a gratuity of $3 to Mr. Gill. The first 

 premium of $10 to Nathaniel Dodge, of Sutton, for his off steer, 

 a most perfect animal as well as fat, weight 1525 lbs. To Seth 

 Wyman, of Shrewsbury, the second premium of $6 for his red 

 steer, weighing 1615 lbs. And to Nathaniel Dodge, the third 

 premium of $4, for his near steer, weighing 1490 lbs. 



SALEM TOWN, Chairman. 



Working Oxen. 



Extracts from Report. 



It is quite apparent that the interest of the people of the 

 County of Worcester, in cattle, is large. If, then, by any pro- 

 cess, this great interest can be increased in value, ought it to be 

 neglected I The farmers can judge correctly, that, the basis of 

 all that is desirable, we already have the raw material, the bone 

 and muscle; what we need is a finer development of the prop- 

 erties of oar cattle, more symmetry, greater aptitude to take 

 flesh and deeper milkers. We can have all these, and at little 

 expense. Let the farmers countenance those who import, and 

 those who breed thorough-bred bulls and cows, because a con- 



