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For the fifth best acre, to WilUam E. Johnson, of 



Wilhamstown, . . . . . $2 00 



For the sixth best acre, to Thomas Wood, of Egre- 



mont, Cohnan's Agriculture, and . . . 1 00 



RALPH LITTLE, Chairman. 



Stock. 



There were entered, for premiums, 1 yoke fat oxen, 6 yokes 

 working oxen, 6 yokes four years old oxen, 12 yokes three 

 years old steers, and 4 yokes two years old steers. Also, a 

 larger number than usual of milch cows, 20 two years old 

 heifers, and six calves. 



Horses. 



The committee have discharged their duties with great inter- 

 est and pleasure. While some other animals may be consid- 

 ered more indispensable, the horse is, by far, the noblest do- 

 mestic animal. Man is never found in a civilized state without 

 the horse. In the crowded city, in the field of agricultural in- 

 dustry, and on the vast desert, wherever civilized man is found, 

 the horse is his companion. No matter how many other means 

 of conveyance may be invented, the horse will ever be the con- 

 stant companion and servant of mankind. There is room for 

 great improvement in the breed and condition of horses among 

 us; and, if the committee can judge from what they have seen 

 on this occasion, they believe that the premiums awarded by 

 this society, for horses, are attended with highly beneficial 

 results. 



For the best breeding mare, to Timothy Benedict, of 



Pittsfield, . . . . . . $6 00 



For the best stud horse, to A. L. Tuttle, of Shefiield, 5 00 



For the best pair of farm horses, to Silas B. Colt, of 



Pittsfield, . . . . . . 6 00 



The committee deem it no more than just, to express their 



