$6. Second premium, to Jacob L. Farnura, North An- 

 dover, for working steers, 4 years old, weight 28615 

 lbs. 



Abel Srickney, J. A. Lamson, B. S. Barnes, J. P. Little 

 — Committee. 



SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT ON WORKING OXEN AND STEERS. 



The Committee on Working Oxen and Steers were 

 pleased to see so much interest manifested, and so many 

 ready to enter their teams to compete for the premiums 

 offered by the Society. There were on the ground eight 

 pairs of oxen, and two pairs of steers that were ready to 

 start when the committee were ready to watch their move- 

 ments, and we thought that a good number for these days 

 of u no-oxen." 



The place which the Committee on Drafting had selected 

 for this trial was not satisfactory to our Committee, and by 

 their consent the place was changed to a comparatively new 

 street not much used, where the work of the road was not 

 wide, and the road-bed soft, which gave the teams a good 

 chance to show the mettle they were made of. In going 

 up the hill it required strength, in making the turn •■ good 

 training.'' and on the return, when called upon to back the 

 load, if it went back the Committee called them good 

 " backers." The weight of the oxen on the grounds 

 ranged from 2530 to 3260 pounds per pair. The Com- 

 mittee were all " ox men," and entered into this trial with 

 pleasure, and watched the movement of every pair closely, 

 and were unanimous in all their awards. 



Most of the teams on trial did good work and the Com- 

 mittee would say that they were good " workers." We 

 would say that the oxen owned by Mr. Lyman Wilkins of 

 Middleton, which did particularly good work, oxen whose 

 weight was only 2530 pounds, the smallest oxen on the 

 road ; this pair moved the load of two tons up this hill with- 

 out any great effort, tinned handsome, and on the return 

 backed the load up hill with more ease than any of the 

 larger oxen which went over the road. These oxen were 



