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REPORT ON SHEEP. 



The Committee on Sheep would state that two years ago they 

 were obliged to report, " that for several years they had come 

 seeking sheep, but finding none." That year they were gratified 

 by finding one noble ram on exhibition, which they hailed as a pre- 

 cursor of better times coming, which has this year been fully real- 

 ized, there having been fifty-eight sheep entered for exhibition and 

 premium. 



Thomas Motley, Esq., of West Roxbury, presented for exhibi- 

 tion only, twenty, mostly grade Leicesters ; but some of them 

 were pure stock, and of very superior quality, particularly one 

 two-year old ram was very fine. As they were for exhibition only, 

 and not for premium, the Society are much indebted to him for 

 his kindness in thus contributing so liberally to the show. 



E. R. Andrews, Esq., of West Roxbury, presented fifteen, 

 mostly Cotswold, among which was the celebrated ram Guelph, 

 which took the first premium at the Concord show. Some of his 

 Cotswold were very fine sheep. Wm. B. Bacon, of West Rox- 

 bury, presented six very fine South Down sheep. Six very fine 

 Leicesters were presented by S. R. Payson, of Needham. Nine 

 sheep, breed unknown, by Dr. Morton, of Wellesley, one very 

 fine South Down ram by H. W. Tilton, of Walpole, and one very 

 fine South Down ram, 1\ year old, by G. Willard, of Wayland. 

 The Committee regard it as much the finest exhibition ever made 

 by the Society, and one which does great credit to the Society, as 

 well as to the gentlemen who constituted it, and whose state- 

 ments fully demonstrate the fact that sheep-raising may be made 

 very profitable, even in Norfolk county. 



They have awarded the premiums as follows : — 



To Wm. B. Bacon, of West Roxbury, for his fine lot of South 

 Down sheep, the first premium, $8. 



To E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, for his Cotswold sheep, 

 the second premium, $6. 



To E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, for his Cotswold lambs, 

 second premium, $3. 



To E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, for his fine Cotswold 

 ram Guelph, the first premium, $5. 



To S. R. Payson, of Needham, for his very fine Leicester ram, 

 the second premium of $3. 



Hoping that the same liberal spirit which has this year animated 

 the wool-growers of Norfolk county may continue to increase until 

 it attains that rank which its importance demands, is the sincere 

 wish of your Committee. 



Respectfully submitted, 



CHARLES BRECK, Chairman. 



