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SHEEP. 



Second premium for 2d best fat cow to W. W. 



Watsoiij of Princeton, $3,00 



Third premium for 3d best fat cow to Thomas 



Stearns, of Leominster, 2,00 



First premium for best fat three years old steer 



to E. Turner, of Phillipston, 6,00 



Second premium for 2d best fat three years old 



steer to Josiah Page, of Westminster, 4,00 



STEPHEN SHEPLEY, Chairman. 



SHEEP. 



It gives us pleasure to find the interest in this 

 department on the increase. At the last and present 

 Show there has been a large increase in numbers over 

 previous years ; and it is also evident there has been 

 an effort made to obtain improved breeds. 



We do not believe that with the old native breed, 

 sheep husbandry would be profitable in this vicinity ; 

 and even with the best improved breeds, except to a 

 limited extent, we think it would be doubtful. But 

 we do believe that a majority of the farmers could 

 make it profitable to keep a limited number — we should 

 say, one, or but two at the most, and these should be 

 true cossets. 



The expense of keeping a cosset is not great ; for 

 if it will find the sweetest feed, it will also eat that 

 which is refused by other stock. 



