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The Committee also award to A. C. & J. G. Wood, 

 of Millbury, for their very large, fine Durham bull, and 

 also for their very nice Durham bull calf, eleven months 

 old, on exhibition only, a very favorable notice. 



Also to A. 0. Cummins, of Millbury, for his seven- 

 eighths Durham bull calf, six months old, on exhibi- 

 tion, a favorable notice. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



JOEL PAGE, Chairman. 



A. 0. CUMMINS' STATEMENT. 



In offering my Short Horn cattle for exhibition, 

 perhaps it may not be deemed amiss to offer a few 

 suggestions on breeding and selecting Short Horns ; 

 also to give my views of their excellency. 



As the whole subject of breeding is one of vast 

 range, and one on which there is some diversity 

 of opinion, I will only touch on such points as are 

 universally acknowledged by breeders. 



First, in selecting animals, choose those of fair size, 

 having all the fineness of offal consistent with stamina 

 and constitution, united with fullness of carcass and 

 ripeness of points, so that you will have the most 

 substance within the smallest space. Have them of 

 noted blood, i. e., descended through a long succession 

 of noted* animals, as the Duchesses or the celebrated 

 Princess tribe of Short Horns. Likewise, they should 

 resemble their ancestry, denoting a fixedness of their 

 good qualities, which becomes more fixed through each 



