HORSES FOU ALL WORK — COLTS. 47 



Bradford, for liis Bay Gelding. The second premium, of |8.00, 

 to Samuel G. Bean, of North Andover, for his Bay mare. The 3d 

 premium, of $6.00, to D. R. Webster, of Haverhill, for his Bay 

 Gelding, They also recommend that mileage be allowed to Wra. 

 M. Kimball, of Lawrence, Oliver Lock, of Bradford, and R. M, 

 Bailey, of Methuen. 



JOSLiH CROSBY, Chairman. 



WILLIAM F. PORTER'S STATEMENT. 



I offer for premium one bay horse, 10 years old, from Morgan 

 stock. I have owned him six years this month. He has been 

 driven to Haverhill in a milk waggon, with an average of 80 gal- 

 lons of milk per day, 365 times in each year since January 1, 

 1851, to the present time, except one day in September, 1853, 

 when he was drove to the Cattle Show at Lawrence. The average 

 distance travelled to Haverhill and through the town to supply more 

 thaij 100 customers, is more than ten miles per day. He has also 

 done the furrowing and cultivating for 9 to 12 acres of corn each 

 year, and raked more than 75 tons of hay each year, and travelled 

 more than half as many miles for other purposes, as with milk. In 

 short he has been the horse to do all kinds of work on the farm. 

 He has not averaged more than five quarts of meal per day ; is as 

 sound as when I bought him. He is kind in all kinds of harness, 

 and stands without tying. He weighs 975 lbs., and has never been 

 sick or lame since I have owned him. 



Bradford, Sept. 25, 1855. 



COLTS. 



The Committee on Colts report that a large number of colts of 

 the different ages were entered for premium, and they award the 

 following premiums, viz : 



For four years old colts, 

 To J. Longfellow, of Byfield, 1st premium, ^10.00 



To Daniel Hoyt, of Haverhill, 2d " 5.00 



