REPORT OF COMMITTEES. 



1889. 



FAT CATTLE. 



The Committee on Fat Cattle have attended to their duty, and 

 respectfully report to the Secretary that they have made the fol- 

 lowing awards : 



$8. First premium, to James C. Poor, North Andover, for 



1 pair of Holstein oxen, 6 years old, weight 3900 lbs. 

 86. Second premium, to Jas. P. Little, Amesbury, for 



1 pair Devon oxen, 7 years old, weight 3775 lbs. 

 83. Third premium, to Jas. P. Little, Amesbury, for 1 pair of 



Durham Oxen, 7 years old, weight 4000 lbs. 

 Ephraim A. Dane, T. H. O'Neil, Allen Smith, James P. 

 King — Committee. 



STATEMENT OP J. P. LITTLE. 



Amesbury, Sept. 25, 1889. 



These oxen which I enter for premium are seven years old, 

 and weigh 4000 lbs. They worked all winter, and have done 

 the work on the farm this summer, until within about four 

 weeks, when I turned them to pasture. 



Their feed during the winter was English ha} 7 , salt hay and 

 ensilage, with four quarts of Indian meal each per clay. When 



