entered for premium. Dr. J. R. Nichols, of Haverhill, 

 presented a pair of well -matched and well -trained cattle, 

 that could draw, back, push, or do almost anything re- 

 quired, and the Committee award to him the first premi- 

 um of $12. 



The second premium of $10 they award to Charles 0. 

 Cummings, of Andover, for his dark-red Oxen, 



For the best pair of Steers they award the first premium of 

 $8 to Joseph S. How, of Methuen. 



The second premium of $5 they award to Wm. Foster, of 

 North Andover. 



The Committee would say there were several pairs of Oxen 

 that performed their work very well, but appeared to need a 

 little more training. 



The attention of the Committee was called to a town team 

 from Bradford — seventeen yoke of noble Oxen — and your 

 Committee thought they were worthy of more than a passing 

 notice. It is seldom that so many good Oxen are seen to- 

 gether, not a mean one being found in the lot. 'J he Commit- 

 tee thought the seventeen pairs were worth $5000. Can 

 another town in Essex County furnish such a team ? And 

 yet the gentlemen from Bradford told the Committee they 

 expected five pairs more as good as the average of those they 

 presented. Your Committee would recommend a gratuity of 

 $30 to the team. 



James Holt, Roger Buttrick, Andrew Mansfield, Committee. 



FARM AND DRAFT HORSES. 



The Committee on Farm and Draft Horses respectfully re- 

 port that seven Horses were entered and but five appeared for 

 trial. 



