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sheep 7,000. Why do you not keep more sheep in Berkshire ? Your fathers 

 kept them, and the hill-tops were green, where they are now brown. Sheep are 

 the most profitable of anything known in history, and 200,000 could be kept in 

 Berkshire without displacing other stock. He then contrasted the difference 

 between the manufacturers and the farmers, showing that while the former some- 

 times fails, the latter have kept their farms in tact, and have slept well, while in 

 some cases the manufacturer has gone to the asylum or the grave. Pleuro pneu- 

 monia in cattle was then explained by Secretary Eussell, and its symptoms noted. 



Wellington Smith gave an interesting experience of his start in paper mak- 

 ing, and advised farmers to keep account of all their crops as he did of paper, 

 and their increase in profits would soon be fifty per cent. 



The question of sheep raising was then discussed, pro and con, by W. P. 

 Palmer of Stockbridge, Mr. Bullard of Lee, Isaac Augur, and Secretary Kussell. 

 the two latter strongly advocating the keeping of sheep in connection with cows. 



A vote of thanks was rendered Mr. Russell for his instructive remarks, after 

 which the meeting was dissolved." 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



Best Report (Fall crops) George Kellogg of Sheffield, second premium, $6 00 

 2d do., (embroidery and needlework) E.W.B. Canning, Stockbridge, 3d do. 4 00 



M. I. WHEELER, ) ^ 

 JUSTIN DEWEY, j" <-ommit*ee. 



