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" soldiers," or tlie visitors were billetted on tlie neigliboring farm- 

 ers. What did you have for supper and breakfast, were the in- 

 quiries of each on returning to eanip at sunrise. •' Fi csh pork," 

 said one guest. "■ Sausages," said another. " Boiled Leg of 

 Pork," said another. "Cold Roast Spanish." iVom another. "Ham 

 and Eggs," from another. " Pigs Feet Souse," from another. 

 " Hogs Head," from another. " Pork and Beans," from another. 

 And so on. And it was a standing joke among the young men, 

 who mustered on Tiot Plain, that the people of that region lived 

 on pork. 



The Committee on Swine make the following awards : — 



For the Best Collection of Swine. — N. Farrington, Jr., Canton, 

 1st premium, fifteen dollars ; J. H. Farrington, Milton, 2d pre- 

 mium, ten ; N. Farrington, Jr., Canlon, 3d premium, seven. 



For the Best Boar. — D. F. Decatur, West Dedham, 1st pre- 

 mium, six dollais ; John Sias, Milton, 2d premium, four; National 

 Sailors' Home, Quincy, gratuit}', two ; C. L. Copeland, Milton, 

 gratuity, two. 



For the Best Soio. — C. L. Copeland, Milton, 1st premium, six 

 dollars; f^dward Cotter, Canton, 2d premium, four; Lawrence 

 McCarty, Brookline, gratuity, two; A. T. Brown, Brookline, 

 gratuity, two. 



For the Best Litter of Weaned Pigs. — J. H. Davenport, Canton. 

 1st premium, six dollars ; A. T. Brown, Brookline, 2d premium, 

 four. 



For the rest Fat Hog. — Edmund Cotter, Canton, 1st premium, 

 ten dollars ; John Sias, Milton, 2d premium, six ; J. H. Daven- 

 port, Canton, gratuity, two. 



The Committee would recommend the covering of several more 

 pens, to better accommodate the increased number of contributors. 



CYES, ) 

 DING, ) 



Samukl B. Ncyes, 



T. B. Gkiggs, )■ Committee. 



Henry Gouldin( 



PEARS. 



The Committee on Pears report the following list of premiums : — 



Twenty Varieties. — 1st premium not awarded. J. D. Bradlee, 

 Milton, 2d premium, twelve dollars. 



Ten Varieties. — W. J. Griggs, Brookline, 1st premium, eight 



