REPORT ON CALVES. 



There were but eleven entries in this class. It is a pity that there 

 are but eleven calves in Hampshire County, worthy of bsing taken 

 to cattle show. 



STEEE CALVES. 



It is to be regretted that there was but one pair of steer calves 

 on exhibition. They were entered and owned by Parsons West of 

 Hadley. They Avere eleven months old, small but well matched ; 

 they recei-ved the second premium, not being considered worthy of 

 the first. There was a good exhibition of working oxen and it is 

 strange that the hill towns wall let Hadley go ahead of them in the 

 exhibition of steers. If any one was to judge by the number of 

 steer calves exhibited, it would appear that the farmer could better 

 afford to use horses than oxen to do his farm work. 



BULL CALVES. 



I am afraid that the stock of this community will not be improved 

 very fast, if it does not possess more full blooded bull calves than is 

 indicated by the number entered. There were but two full-bloods 

 entered ; the one that received the first premium was owned by L. 

 S. Nash of Amherst. It was an Ayrshire, six months old and a 

 good specimen. The one that received the second premium was 

 owned by M. F. Dickinson of Amherst ; it was a Jersey, four 

 months old and a very good one of its kind. There were two 

 grades entered ; one owned by F. Gaylord of Amherst was six 

 weeks <>ld and the handsomest calf on exhibition. The one owned 

 by L. K. Blair of Pelham, was a grade Jersey, ten months old and 

 very large of its age. 



HEIFER CALVES. 



There were six heifer calves entered and all of good quality, but 

 it is a shame there were no full-bloods on exhibition. The calf that 

 received the first premium was owned by E. Marsh of So. Amherst ; 



