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horse, which farmers would do well to copy. He appeared 

 to be. perfectly sound, capable of doing any work well, either 

 on the road or in the field. The objection to him was that 

 he still had some of the movements of a colt. He v/as thor- 

 oughly gentle, and was said to possess much endurance in 

 travelling long distances. 



It should be stated that the horse which took the second 

 premium, was a stallion until a year ago, when he was cut at 

 10 years old. 



Respectfully, for the Committee, 



Fkancis H. Appleton, Chairman, 



FARM AND DRAFT HORSES. 



The Committee on Farm and Draft Horses, submit the fol- 

 lowing awards : — 



W. A. Dane, Hamilton, 1st premium, $15 ; W. H. But- 

 ters, Methuen, 2d premium, $12 ; Joshua N. Kent, New- 

 bury, 3d premium, $10 ; D. L. Goodrich, West Newbury, 

 4th premium, $6. 



T. T. Paine, D. T. Morrison, J. Longfellow, D. Brad- 

 street — Committee. 



PAIRS OF DRAFT HORSES. 



The Committee report that nine pairs were entered ; eight 

 appeared on the ground ; all did their work well, considering 

 the space allowed them by the crowd, which rather inter- 

 fered Avith their performance. 



Awards. — Oliver Stevens, No. Andover, 1st premium, 

 $15 ; George W. Bray, Newbury, 2d premium, $10. 



Amos Poor, Hermon Phelps, David Knowlton. George S. 

 Hawkes, Bowman Viles — Committee. 



