30 SWINE. 



FAT CATTLE. 



Your Committee on Fat Cattle report : That only two oxen were 

 offered for premium ; one by J. P. Ileed of Princeton, and one by N. 

 B. Reed of Princeton. Each of the oxen was also one of a pair 

 that were entered as working oxen. They were grass-fed, and good of 

 the kind, but we did not think either of them entitled to the first pre- 

 mium offered by the Society for a fat ox. We have therefore awarded 



To N. B. Reed of Princeton, the 2d premium of $5 00 



To J. P. Reed of Princeton, the 3d premium of 3 00 



Your Committee feel constrained to express' their regret that the 

 farmers in a district where there are so many fat cattle, should neglect 

 to compete for the premiums of the Society. We saw fat oxen upon 

 the ground not entered for premium which in our opinion were better 

 than those to which we have awarded them. 



There were six fat cows entered for premium — all grass-fed, and 

 most of them very good. Joshua T. Everett of Princeton, entered 

 three, weighing respectively 1405 lbs., 1325 and 1265 lbs. Joel 

 Page of Fitchburg, entered a cow weighing 1175 lbs. We bave 

 awarded 



To Joshua T. Everett of Princeton, the 1st premium of $6 00 



To Joshua T. Everett of Princeton, the 2d premium of 3 OO 



To Joel Page of Fitchburg, the 3d premium of 2 00 



There were seven three years old steers and a heifer entered for 

 premium, and your Committee regret that they had but two premiums 

 at their disposal. All were grass-fed. We have awarded 



To Lyman Nichols of Fitchburg, the 1st premium of $6 00 



To John W. Hale of Royalston, the 2d premium of 4 00 



We recommend a gratuity of $2.00 to B. F. Proctor of Fitchburg, 

 for his heifer, the only one entered. 



Per order of the Committee, 



IVERS PHILLIPS, Chairman. 



SWINE. 



The Committee on Swine have attended to their duty, ^nd would 

 respectfully subnut the following report : 



Justice to a much abused family of the animal kingdom, as well as 

 a proper regard for the best interests of the human race, demand that 



