hope tlie Society will grajit him a gratuity, and that provision 

 may in future be made Cor such teams. 

 All which is submitted, 



EZRA KENDALL, Chairman. 



WORKING OXEN. 



CoArMiTTEE.— J. T. Everett, P/7"nce/o;i,— Isaac B. Woodward, Fitch- 

 burg,— 'Gorman Stone, I^llchburff,— Joseph Davis, Baldwinville,— Moses 

 Sawyer, 2d, Sterliiicf. 



The Committee on Working Oxen and three years old 



Steers, present the following Report : — 



There were entered for trial, fifieen pairs of oxen, and 



four pairs of three years old steers. 



After witnessing a lair and honorable competition of the 



strength and work of the oxen, and of the skill and manage- 

 ment of their drivers, the Committee with perfect unanimity, 



award the following premiums, viz: — 



To Nathan B. Reed of Princeton, for his oxen, weigh- 

 ing 2,250 pounds, the first premium of 5 00 



To Joel Page, of Fitchburg, the second premium, for 



his four years old oxen, weight 2,270 pounds, 4 00 



To Daniel Lowe, of Fitchburg, for his oxen, weigh- 

 ing 2,943 pounds, the third premium of 3 00 



To Samuel Shattuck, of Fitchburg, for his oxen, 



weighing 2,600 pounds, the fourth premium of 2 00 

 They also award the premiums on three years old steers, 



as follows : — 



To Henry Boyles, of Princeton, the first premium on 



his steers, weighing 2,400 pounds, 4 00 



To Isaac B. Woodward, of Fitchburg, on his steers, 



weighing 2,560 pounds, the second premium of 3 00 



To Nathan B. Reed, of Princeton, for his very well 

 matched, and thoroughly trained steers, weigh- 

 ing 2,050 pounds, 2 00 



