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$6. Second premium, to J. P. Little, Amesbury, for grade 

 Hereford oxen. 

 Maynard Whittier, Wm. Thornton, Isaac F. Knowlton. 

 — Committee. 



Amesbury, Mass., Sept. 19, 1898. 

 The oxen entered by me in the fat class are twins, and 

 have been owned by me since they were three years old. 

 They then weighed a little more than 3000 lbs. They are 

 now coming six years old. They worked until a year ago 

 this last spring, when they were turned out to pasture. 

 Their feed last winter was two feeds of corn ensilage, and 

 a mixture of salt and English hay, with four quarts of corn 

 meal each daily. This summer their feed has been Eng- 

 lish hay, and four quarts of corn meal apiece. 



Youi-s respectfully, 



J. P. Little. 

 Amesbury, Mass., Sept. 19, 1898. 

 The oxen entered by me for premium in the fat class, 

 have been owned by me about one year. They have 

 grown about twelve inches in girth. 



Their weight when bought was 3700 lbs. 

 They will be six years old this fall. 



They were worked through the fall and the first part of 

 the winter. 



Their feed during that time was hay — English and salt 

 mixed, with four quarts of corn meal each. Since that 

 time their feed has been increased to six quarts of corn 

 meal each per day, with the same kind of hay. 



Respectfully, 



J. P. Little. 



MILCH COWS. 



First premium, to James C. Poor, No. Andover, for 

 best milch cow, either foreign, native or grade, 

 grade Holstein " Minnie B." 



