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the slightest change, and were not intended to be 

 accompanied with other remarks. In others remarks 

 intended to accompany awards equally well prepared, 

 were sent in early, and in others delays occurred which 

 were unavoidable, as for instance, a valuable article on 

 the subject of Heifers, embracing the experience and 

 observation of the author, was intended for publication, 

 by Ezra Kendall, Esq., of Sterling, whose name, alone, 

 in this connexion, is a sufficient guarantee for the 

 practical and useful character of the article, but serious 

 illness prevented his forwarding it in season. Another 

 on the subject of Sheep, a well written article admirably 

 adapted to the times, and full of useful suggestions 

 (one of which was that written statements, embracing 

 every possible item of information in regard to the 

 management, expenses of keeping, &c., should be 

 required of all competitors for the premiums in this 

 department,) was prepared by Mr. C. S. Merriam, of 

 Westminster, but failed to reach me in season, on 

 account of a misunderstanding about the mail arrange- 

 ments. I regret the failure to publish this article the 

 more as the subject is attracting much attention in 

 the peculiar condition of the cotton market, and the 

 clothing business, and is one of general interest. 



While I mention, with pleasure, these exceptions to 

 the rule, I cannot disguise the fact that we do not, 

 through our Committee's reports " call forth the results 

 of individual experience and observation, and elicit 

 practical and scientific information," or " furnish facili- 

 ties for the free interchange of views," to the extent 

 that was contemplated in the original constitution of 



