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For the best three-years-old steers, Geo. O. Peck of Lenox, T 00 



2d do. , John M. Cook of Lenox, 6 00 



3d do., F. B . Wilcox of Sheffield, 5 00 



4th do., Wm. E. Peck of Lenox, 4 00 



5th do., John R. Hopkins of Sheffield, 3 00 



Noah Gibson, Chairman. 



THIRD DIVISION. 



Entries — two-y ears-old, 7; Yearling Steers, 8; Yearling Heifers, 15. 



Best two-vears'old steers, Wm. O. Curtis of Lenox, $5 00 



2d do.,*L. S. Butler of Lenox, 4 00 



3d do., Miles Avery of Great Barrington, 3 00 



4th do., John M. Cooper of Stockbridge, 2 00 



Best yearling steers, M. W. Butler of Lenox, 4 00 



2d do., Wm. II . Hubbard of Great Barrington, 3 00 



3d do., W. P. Palmer of Stockbridge, 2 00 



Best yearling heifers, John H. Coon of Sheffield, 4 00 



2d do., George C. Curtis of Lenox, 3 00 



Henry Burtoh, j 



Elisha L. Tobey, /- Committee. 



John Hall, ) 



fourth division. 

 Entries— Milch Cows, 20; Fat Cows, 3. 



The committee who were appointed to the difficult task of deciding be- 

 tween the large number of good cows presented for the premiums offered 

 by the society, have attended to their duties, and make the following re- 

 port. There were nineteen cows entered for premium. All of them were 

 good. Consequently, the committee were very much embarrassed, and 

 more particularly by finding that the cows upon which they were called to 

 judge were scattered so far apart, and at the same time mixed with cows 

 of auother division, that it was necessary to pass along the line several 

 times, before they could make any decision; and if we have erred in our 

 award, it was owing in a great measure, if not entirely, to the above named 

 difficulties. We sincerely hope for the good of future committees that bet- 

 ter accommodations will be provided by the society, so that stock of differ- 

 ent divisions may be by themselves. Another source of trouble to the 

 committee, was the impatience of the competitors, some of whom were in 

 such a hurry, that their cows were taken off the ground before we had fin- 

 ished our duties. We award as follows, to wit: — 



For the best milch cow, Zacheus Candee of Sheffield, $y 00 



2d do., Miles Avery of Great Barrington, 8 00 



3d do., J. M. Mackie of Great Barrington, 7 00 



4th do., W. H. Parks of Great Barrington, 00 



5th do., M. R. Brown of Egremont, 5 00 



b'th do., John F. Sanford of Great Barrington, 4 00 



7th do., Horatio Tuttle of Sheffield, 3 00 



