ON SWINE. 67 



William Poor, of Andover, offered a nativ^e sow, with a very 

 fine litter of nine pigs. 



The Comittee award to Josiah Crosby, of Andover, for the 

 best breeding sow, the first prize, of $5 00 



To F. Boyden, of Topsfield^ for the second best, a pre- 

 mium of 3 00 

 There were four comjietitors for the prizes off'ered for the 

 best litter of pigs, not less than four. 



James Stevens, of Andover, presented four weaned pigs, five 

 and a half months old, which were beautiful animals 



Charles Rowell, of Salisbury, offered four weaned pigs, 

 which, from their beauty and apparent excellence, ought to, 

 and would, against any common competition, receive the high- 

 est prize. 



Henry A. Gould, of Andover, presented four swine, which 

 caused much trouble to the committee. The question is, at 

 what period in the life of swine, do pighood and hoghood 

 commence ? The said swine, as your committee were inform- 

 ed, were born on the 31st of March last, at 4 o'clock in the af- 

 ternoon. They presented, in their appearance, marks of unusu- 

 al maturity for animals of the age the day of their birth would 

 seem to indicate. Your committee finally determined that it 

 would be improper for them to attempt to go behind the in- 

 formation they had received, and although these swine, from 

 their size and appearance, seemed to have arrived at the age 

 of mature hoghood, the committee award to Henry A. Gould, 

 for the best litter of weaned pigs not less than four, from two 

 to six months old, a premium of 6 00 



To William H. Balch, of Topsfield, for the second best 



a premium of 3 00 



There were several fine specimens of swine offered for show, 

 not for premium, whose owners are entitled to the thanks of 

 the Society for the trouble they have laken to add to the in- 

 terest of the exhibition. 



William Swan, of Lawrence, offered a very fine boar pig. 

 J. C. Hoadly, of Lawrence, presented a Suffolk pig of fine 

 form, — none better on exhibition, of his age. 



Simeon Bardwell, of Andover, showed to the committee two 



