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ESSAYS AND REPORTS. 



The Committee on Essays and Farm Accounts would report 

 that only two essays were offered for premium — one upon 

 " Principles of Breeding Dairy Stock" and the other upon 

 " Puerperal, or Milk Fever." Both essays were well written 

 and expressed, and both appeared to indicate familiarity with 

 the respective subjects. The Committee made up, as it is, 

 chiefly of members not personally and practically having a 

 knowledge of the topics treated, often have serious doubts of 

 their own qualification for passing judgment upon every point 

 necessary to the creation of a really meritorious essay. And 

 for the same reason it is not easy for them to know how 

 far the treatise upon a subject may be borrowed from acknowl- 

 edged authorities, or be the result of actual experiment and 

 personal knowledge. The Committee, upon the whole, acting 

 upon the best judgment they were able to exercise, concluded 

 to award but one premium, and that the first ($15) to 

 Francis Gulliver, of Andover, for his essay upon the " Princi- 

 ples of Breeding Dairy Stock." 



For reports, the Committee award the first premium of $10 

 to Albert Berry, of North Andover, for his report on sheep ; 

 the second of $8, to J. J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead. for his 

 report on flowers ; and the third of $6, to Daniel A. Carlton, 

 of North Andover, for his report on steers. 



Nath'l A. Horton, Daniel E. Safford, Charles P. Preston, 

 N. M. Hawkes.- — Co7nmittee> 



