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jured by eating too freely of corn, to which she acciden- 

 tally got access, which has caused her since to shrink 

 very much in her milk. S. C. J. 



OxN SWINE. 



The Committee on Swine Report: 



That they regret to find that so little interest has been 

 taken in their department, and that the show of animals 

 is so small. The only entries were by 



William S. Marland, of Andover, 1 breeding sow and 

 2 boars. 



Sylvester Goodwin, of " a sow and pigs. 



Samuel F. Barker, " 1 breeding sow, 2 



boars, and a litter of pigs. 



William Williams, of Rowley, 1 sow and 4 pigs. 



The Committee award to William Williams, of Row- 

 ley, for his breeding sow, the first premium of ,$5 00 



And for the best litter of weaned pigs, the first pre- 

 mium of 6 00 



They award to William S. Marland, for his boar, the 

 first premium of 5 00 



To Samuel F. Barker, for his second best boar, 2 00 



To Sylvester Goodwin, for the second best breeding 

 sow, 3 00 



To William S. Marland, for the second best litter of 

 weaned pigs, 3 00 



The Committee cannot close their report without ex- 

 pressing their thanks for the honor conferred on them. 

 To be selected as judges to decide the comparative mer- 

 its of individuals of the interesting class of quadrupeds 

 committed to their care, is a distinction to which they 

 had not the ambition to aspire. The committee have 

 been fully aware that this interesting race has not here- 

 tofore held that exalted rank in the estimation of the 

 community which their merits deserve. The Agricul- 

 tural Society of the County of Worcester has the high 

 honor of rescuing from undeserved obscurity the much 

 abused pig; and it was reserved to the Heart of the 



