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REPORT ON BULLS. 



The Committee on Bulls report, that for Jerseys they award, 

 To Thomas Motley, Jr., of West Roxbury, the fii'st pre- 

 mium of $5.00 



To Edward R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, the 2d premium, 4.50 

 Also, a Diploma to H. H. Hunnewell, of West Needham, 

 he having before received the Society's first premium. 

 The only Ayreshire entered was by F. W. Draper, of West 



Dedham, to whom they award the second premium of 4.50 



There was not a Durham on the gi-ound, nor a Devon, with the 

 exception of a large handsome pair, 6 years old, trained to work, 

 entered by Henry Goulding, of Dover ; but the Committee did not 

 think them entitled to a premium for breeding purposes. 



By the rules of the Society, no Grade was entitled to a premium ; 

 there were some on exhibition, however, which w^ere worthy of no- 

 tice, especially one, half Jersey and half Suffolk, 3 years old, en- 

 tered by Thomas Smith, of Dedham, — a splendid bull. 



Also, one 13 months old by James Smith, of West Roxbury, 

 and one by George E. Holbrook, of North Wrentham, 9| months 

 old, were very promising animals. 



The writer of this Report has not had so much experience in 

 raising stock as many others in the county. He understands, 

 however, the general opinion is, that a bull arrives at puberty 

 Avhen about a year old, but should not be much used to propagate 

 his race until two years of age . 



The points of a good cow, and those of a good ox are thought 

 to be quite different, consequently, in deciding on the merits of a 

 bull for raising stock, it is important to ascertain whether the ob- 

 ject be to raise milch cows or working oxen. Believing that much 

 more attention is paid to the dairy than to oxen for labor, in the 

 County of Norfolk, the Committee were governed, in some mea- 

 sure, by that consideration in making their awards. 



For the Committee, 



Milton, October, 1858. ELLJAH TUCKER. 



REPOR r ON COWS. 



The number of Cows entered was twenty-four ; and only three 

 of the competitors furnished any written statement of the produce 

 of their Cows. Therefore the Committee have awarded only three 

 premiums for Milch Cows, 

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