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mittee can solemnly asseverate that it was not in consequence of 

 their complexions. 



It will be seen by the awards recommended by the Committee 

 that Necdham — West Needham — can boast the enviable distinc- 

 tion of sweeping off nearly all the prizes — and it requires but 

 little calculation to show that if Mr. JDewing, and Dr. Morton and 

 Mr. Flagg, and other citizens of that highly favored town, con- 

 tinue the system of raising pigs which they have so gloriously 

 inaugurated, the name of Need-liam for the to\vn in which they 

 reside will soon be singularly inappropriate. 



The Committee respectfully report the following list of premi- 

 ums : — 



For the best Boar. 



The first premium of six dollars to S. Dewing, of West Need- 

 ham, for a Boar of the Suffolk and Middlesex breed. 



For the best Sow. 



The first premium of six dollars to S. Dewing, of West Need 

 ham, for a Sow of the Suffolk and Middlesex breed. 



The second premium of four dollars to W. T. G. Morton, of 

 West Needham, for a Sow of the Suffolk and Berkshire breed. 



For Weayied Pigs. 



The first premium of six dollars to S. Dewing, of West Need- 

 ham, for pigs of the Suffolk and Middlesex breed. 



The second premium of four dollars to A. H. and E. B. Met- 

 calf, of Franklin, for pigs of the Columbian and Suffolk breed. 



For Fat Hogs. 



The first premium of six dollars, to S. Dewing, of West Need- 

 ham, for a hog of the Suffolk and Mackay breed. 



Also a gratuity of four dollars to W. T. G. Morton, for weaned 

 pigs of the Suffolk and Berkshire breed. 



JOHN S. SLEEPER, Chairman. 



Hoxhurg, Sept. 25, 1861. 



REPORT ON LIVE FOWLS. 



The Committee on Live Fowls Avould report the whole number 

 of contributors twenty-nine, and award the following premiums : 



For the best collection — A premium of $6 to Zebina Smith, of 

 Dedham. 



