BEEF CATTLE. 



Committee.— David H.Merriam, Fitcliburg,— Joseph Davis, Templeton, 

 —Harlow Skinner, Princeton,— Jerome W. Foster, AshburnJiam—MosQS 

 Sawyer, 2d, Sterling. 



The Committee appointed by the Worcester North Agri- 

 cultural Society, to examine and report on Beef Cattle, and 

 award premiums, beg leave to snbmit the following as their 

 Report : 



The Committee find the following entries for premium as 

 beef cattle, viz. 



Ephraim Turner, Phillipston, four fat oxen and one pair 

 three-year-old steers. 



Josiah Sheldon, Fitchburg, one pair of oxen. 

 J. T. Everett, Princeton, two cows and one pair of steers. 

 Rufus Hastings, Sterling, one ox and one cow, for exhibi- 

 tion. 



F. Buttrick, Fitchburg, two cows for exhibition. 

 Premiums awarded as follows. 

 To Ephraim Turner of Phillipston, for best fat ox, 



eight years old, first premium $7 00 



To Josiah Sheldon, of Fitchburg, for the second best 



fat ox, eight years old, 4 00 



To Ephraim Turner, of Phillipston, third best fat ox, 3 00 

 To Ephraim Turner, of Phillipston, for the best pair 



of fat steers, three years old, 5 00 



To J. T. Everett, of Princeton, second premium on 



fat cow, 3 00 



To J. T. Everett, of Princeton, third premium on fat 



cow, 2 00 



The Committee examined a fat cow entered by Mr. Ru- 

 fus Hastings of Sterling, which they think would have been 

 entitled to the first premium, had he been a member of the 

 Society, but as he was not, they could not award any pre- 

 mium ; and there not being any cow entered which they 

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