EEPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



BULLS AND BULL CALVES. 



Committee — Ezra Kendall, Sterling; Joseph Whitney, Sterling; 

 Thomas Whitney, Shirley ; Israel Everett, Princeton ; David Parker, 

 Grardner; S. P. Gibson, Ashby; S. M. Dole, Fitchburg. 



Your Committtee found twenty-three of this descrip- 

 tion of stock duly entered for examination' and pre- 

 mium; and they were considered a fine lot of animals, 

 far exceeding any previous show of the kind at this 

 place. They were there, from the sturdy full grown, 

 down to the youngling, giving promise of future excel- 

 lence, in fulfilling the objects of their several missions. 

 From these we were to select such as were thought to 

 be the best adapted for that purpose. We selected 

 such animals as we considered best fitted for the prop- 

 agation of all kinds of neat stock, judging from the 

 shape J and symmetry of animals, w-ithout regard to 

 pedigree, and paying but little regard to the various 

 breeds, either pure or mixed. Grade cattle seem to be 

 best adapted to our New England keeping and climate; 

 and especially those of the Durham and Devon mix- 

 ture. The Alderny Bull presented by Dr. Field, of 



