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entitled to the first premium, had he not taken it last 

 year thereby disqualifying him for competition. 



We also recommend a gratuity of $5,00 to Mr. 

 Nathan Caswell, of Fitchburg for his promising Devon 

 bull calf and two heifers, they not competing for the 

 Society's premiums owing to a lack in the authenticity 

 of their pedigrees, all of which were admired by your 

 Committee, and considered beautiful specimens of that 

 noted race. Also a gratuity of $3,00 to Mr. Lorriston 

 Stockwell, of Fitchburg, for his fine Devon bull, being 

 deficient in a pedigree also. We also notice with 

 pleasure the Dutch bull presented by Mr. Downe, Sup- 

 of Town Farm in Fitchburg. As the Chairman of all 

 Committees is in duty bound to express the sentiments 

 of the majority of the Committee, we shall make no 

 apology for stating that your Committee also take 

 pleasure in mentioning the very fine herd of ten 

 thoroughbred female Short Horns exhibited by Messrs. 

 A. C. & J. G. Wood, and A. 0. Cummins, of Millbury. 

 Prominent among which Avas " Lady Chesterford," an 

 imported cow, bred by the late Jonas Webb, Cambridge- 

 shire England, also Lady Chesterford, 2d, 3d and 4th, 

 the offspring of the cow. Also Lady Sale, 5th, a very 

 superior dairy cow, combining form also, and recom- 

 mend a gratuity of $15,00 to them and would be glad 

 to have" given more had the funds of the Society war- 

 ranted it. 



We also viewed with admiration, and mention with 

 pleasure, the superior herd of fourteen Short Horns,, 

 presented by H. G. White, Esq., of South Framingham. 

 Conspicuous among which was his Bull Monitor, bred 

 by Mr. Samuel Thorne of Duchess County, New York ? 

 an animal of fine form and great length of carcass. 

 Also, his fat cow Aba, as perfect a specimen of a cow 



