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Dedham, on heifer, two years old, and Solomon Flagg of Need- 

 bam, on his heifer, one year old. 



To Humphrey Smith of West Roxbury, on Native heifer, 



sixteen months old, the first premium of . , . ^3.00 



To Mary D. Gibbons of Quincy, on Durham calf, four 



months old, second premium of .... 2.00 



To Eliphalet Stone of Dedham, on Native calf, eight months 



old, the first premium of . . . , . . 8.00 



To J. D. Dunbar of Canton, on his heifer, the third pre- 

 mium of ........ 1.00 



ASAHEL S. DRAKE, 

 JAMES CAPEN, I 



JAMES BARTLETT, K'^^^^^' 

 JAMES P. CLARK, j 



REPORT ON WORKING OXEN. 



The Committee report that ten entries were made for ti*ial, and 

 they have awarded premiums as follows : — 



To E. G. Edson of Dedham, the first premium of . $8.00 

 To Horace and Moses Whitney of Dedham, the second 



premium of ....... . 6.00 



To B. V. French of Bralntree, the third premium of . 5.00 



To Luther Eaton of Dedham, the fourth premium of . 3.00 



The exhibition this year Avas much larger than usual, and the 

 work was very creditably performed by the competitors. The pair 

 of oxen belonging to E. G. Edson was particularly well trained, and 

 backed with much ease to themselves and their driver. Mr. B. 

 V. French had a very good pair for drawing Avorthy of notice. 

 With the exception of that pair, and those for which premiums 

 have been awarded, none were of superior merit. As the ox is 

 in a measure necessary to the farmer, and as much time and labor 

 may be saved by the use of Avell trained animals, your Committee 

 would suggest that more care should be taken in their manage- 

 ment, particularly in learning them to perform their labor with 

 less use of the whip and voice. Could this be done, the trial of 



