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SECOND CLASS. 



To Benj. P. Ware, Marblehead, Essex Boar, first premi- 

 um, $10 ; J. D. W. French, No. Auclover, Essex Boar, sec- 

 ond premium, $6 ; Daniel Carlton, No. Andover, Breeding 

 Sow, first premium, $10 ; Jos. Kittredge, No. Andover, 

 Breeding Sow, second premium, $6. 



Committee — A. H. Gould, J. F. Burnham, R. Buxton. 



SHEEP. 



The Committee on Sheep report as follows : 



To Joseph Kittredge, No. Andover, for his flock, special 



premium by D. F. Appletou, with statement, $25 ; to F. R. 



Appleton, Ipswich, best flock ^Cotswold,) first premium, 



$10 ; Henry G. Kimball, Bradford, Buck, first premium, $8 ; 



F. R. Appleton, Ipswich, Lambs, first premium, $4. 



C. C. Blunt, Chairman. 



STATEMENT OF JOS. KITTREDGE, ON EXPERIMENT IN RAISING 



LAMBS FOR THE MARKET. 



Committee on Special Premium of D. F. Appleton : 



Dear Sirs. The flock of ewes for raising lambs kept by 

 me last winter, was twelve in number. Two of them are 

 Cots wolds, purchased at the sale of the late Francis Dane ; 

 the others were selected in diflerent places and are of mixed 

 breeds. They were fed through the winter on fair hay, but 

 not the best, and about half a pint each of damaged beans 

 per diem, until their lambs were born. Afterwards they had 

 about a pint each of wheat shorts per diem, and better hay, 

 a part of which was second crop. The oldest lamb was born 

 Jan. 26th, all the rest early in February. A box of meal 

 was kept, to which the lambs had access at all times. Ten 

 of the ewes raised fourteen lambs, four pairs of twins and 

 six single lambs. A part of the lambs were sold, and the 



