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per cent, more than their live weight. Of the propri- 

 ety of this change the Society can judge. Eleven 

 pairs of oxen were entered upon the records, but only 

 nine pairs appeared upon the ground. They were a 

 very fine lot ; not a poor ox among them. 



The Committee award the premiums, as follows : 



1st, to Charles K. Sawyer, of Fitchburg, for 

 .his oxen, seven years old, and weighing 

 3300 lbs., $6 ; 00 



2d, to Edwin A. Goodridge, of Fitchburg, for 

 his oxen, six years old, and weighing 

 3115 lbs., 5,00 



3d, to Josiah Page, of Westminster, for his 

 Devon oxen, four years old, weighing 

 *2725 lbs., and driven by his son, 4,00 



4th, to Isaac B. Woodward, of Fitchburg, for 

 his grade Durham oxen, four years old, 

 weighing 2928 lbs., 3,00 



5th, to Abel Marshall, of Fitchburg, for his 

 oxen, seven years old, and weighing 3170 

 lbs. ; and Loriston Stockwell, of Fitchburg, 

 for his oxen, four years old, weighing 

 2475 lbs., each one-half, 2,00 



Joel Page, of Fitchburg, exhibited a fine pair 

 of cattle, seven years old, weighing 3200 lbs., that 

 would have been entitled to the fourth premium, had 

 they not received a like premium at a former show. 



The Committee were much pleased to observe that 

 most of the teamsters did their work with a very 

 slight use of the whip. 



For the Committee. 



ABEL F. ADAMS, C/mirman. 



