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SWINE, LESS THAN EIGHT MONTHS OLD. 



Committee. — Joel Merriam, Jr., Westminster ; George Miles, 

 Westminster; Handel Winship, Westminster; Paul Gates, Ashby; 

 Edwin D. Works, Aslibui-nham ; John W. Piper, Ashby; Daniel S. 

 Eaton, Fitchburg. 



The Commitee on Swine less than Eight Months Old, 

 have attended to their duty, and would submit the fol- 

 lowing report: 



It is a fact worthy of remark, that those animals 

 which are most essential to the comfort of man, have 

 been most widely diffused by a kind Providence. 

 Swine must be ranked among these, for they are found 

 in great numbers in all parts of the world. They are 

 among the most profitable of all domestic animals when 

 rightly managed. But your Committee regret that 

 there were so few for exhibition to-day. There were 

 three lots of four each ; and we have awarded the first 

 premium of $ 2,00 to Joseph Upton, of Fitchburg, for 

 the best weaned pigs; and the second of $ 1,50 to 

 James Pierce, of Westminster, for the second best lot; 

 and we made no award of the third, for we did not 

 think the third lot worthy. 



There were three tip-top pigs entered by George 

 Miles, of Westminster; and in the absence of any that 

 were fatter, we have awarded the second premium 

 of $2,00, and the third premium of $1,00, to him for 

 the best pigs, less than 8 months old. We have not 

 made any award of the first premium for fat pigs, 

 because we thought none worthy. We hope there may 

 be an extra effort made another year to increase • the 



