44 Reports of Committees. 



THIRD DIVISION. 



Entries — 5Tearling Heifers, 8 ; Yearling- Steers, 5 ; two years-old steers, 3. 



The committee in the third division embracing two-year- old Steers, year- 

 ling Steers and yearling Heifers, have attended to their duties and submit 

 the following report. 

 Best two-year-old steers, W. H. Hubbard of Great Barririgton, $5 00 



•id do., Gilbert H. Hall of Great Barrington; 4 00 



3d do., William P. Palmer of Stockbridge, 3 00 



Best yearling steers, John Cooper of Stockbridge, 4 00 



id "do., F. K. Hinckley of Lee, 3 00 



3d do., Dwight R. Andrews of Sheffield, 2 00 



Best yearling heifer, Joseph Willeox of Sheffield, 4 00 



2d do., Warren Crissey of Great Barrington, 3 00 



Emmons Arnold, j 

 Charles Roys, ,- Committee. 

 Robert Potts, ) 



fourth division. 



Entries— Milch Cows, 22 ; Fat Cows, 5. 



Your committee of the fourth division beg leave to report that they 

 found twenty-two milch and five fat cows scattered through every division 

 that had cow attached to it, which added much to their labor. We found 

 a, mixture of most every breed, the large, medium, and small. The milk 

 marks on most were prominent. The questiona rose what should govern 

 your committee, these marks as milchers without regard to age, breed or 

 size, or all combined, but without coming to any agreement we proceeded to 

 award as we could agree. It was seen by all,. after the awards were made 

 that the young graded cows got most of the premiums, and we do believe 

 that it is the interest of the farmer to look to the crossing of different 

 breeds, and get a breed of cows that have beauty, size, and yet retain all 

 the milk quality. We do not believe that all of these qualities are combined 

 in either of the thorough or full blood animal; we believe that it is the duty 

 of this society to offer larji'e inducements to those that are willing to fetch 

 to us the different thorough bred, and also to the cross that combine all 

 the qualities that go to make a first class cow or ox. 



We award as follows : 

 For the best milch cow, E. M. Winchell of Great Barrington, 



2d do., Jared Lewis of Great Barrington, 



3d do., Frederick Abbey of Great Barrington. 



4th do., M. J. Wheeler of Great Barrington, 



5th do., M. W. Butler of Lenox, 



Oth do., .1. F. Sanford of Great Barrington, 



7th do., S. M. Cooper of Stockbridge, 



8th do., E. M. Tyrrel of Great Barrington, 



9th do., George Kellogg of Sheffield. 



