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years old, and weighs 1,800 lbs. Of the others, most were na- 

 tive breed, and though of line quality, we are obliged to pass 

 them without any particular notice. 



Among the miscellaneous stock, we observed a very small 

 number of very fine milch cows, both of Durham and native 

 breed ; a single steer, three years old, " the very king of his 

 tribe," a splendid Durham, and owned by Alonzo Lamb, of 

 South Hadley ; a beautiful pair of twins, four years old, owned 

 by Samuel Tinker, of Chesterfield ; and a pair of working 

 oxen, six years old, owned by Samuel Billings, of Hatfield. 

 To these the first premiums on single yokes of working cattle 

 have been awarded. A very few yearling heifers, one of 

 which, owned by Paoli Lathrop, of South Hadley, is a thorough 

 bred Durham, and one of the finest specimens your committee 

 has ever had the pleasure to observe. This gentleman also en- 

 tered three other heifers of the same breed, two years old ; also 

 a beautiful pair of twin steers, three years old, and true blooded 

 "Native Americans.'-' All these specimens were of the first or- 

 der, and show to what perfection the raising of stock may be 

 carried, when under the management of an intelligent and en- 

 terprising farmer. 



The committee to award premiums on single pairs of cattle, 

 and other miscellaneous stock, have suggested to us, and wish 

 us to state, that they have found the exhibition this year much 

 superior to any preceding year ; and they would have been glad 

 to confer many more premiums than they have, if the means 

 of the Society had permitted. 



The committee have only to suggest further, that the exhibi- 

 tion of young stock, although by no means inferior in quality 

 to that offered in former years, was much smaller than they 

 have been accustomed to see ; and they indulge the hope, and 

 would, urge the importance of not permitting such a deficiency 

 to appear in any future exhibitions. They deem young stock 

 the best criterion by which to judge of the advance and im- 

 provement in this department of agriculture. 



W. O. GORHAM, Chairman. 



