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111 recotnrnendiiig tiiese gi-atiiilies, the commit- 

 tee are aware they more than perform the ihity | 

 assigned tlieni ; hut they have taken tlie liherty of 

 reeommemling the gratuities from the fact, that 

 owing to tlie severity of the weather, no Team of 

 Woiking Cattle lias appeared to claim the gratuity 

 of S50 offered hy the Society; 



In arriving at these eonchisions, they have di- 

 rected me to make known to the Society, yonr 

 committee have experienced great pleasure, and 

 with tlie utmost confidence they repeat that in no 

 respect was this fiart of the Society's exhihition 

 ever surpassed ; — and as nn evidence of the satis- 

 faction they derived from the exhihition of Work- 

 ing Cattle this day, had not the Society limited the 

 number, they wouhl have given to all who offer- 

 ed their Teams^ a premium, us testimonials of 

 the excellenee With which their work was done. 



In conclusion, the committee would say, that 

 some of the unsuccessful would undoubtedly have 

 gained a premium — or has been recommended 

 to a gratuity, had not the drivers by the freedom 

 with which they used the whip, lost to the cattle 

 the reputation they otherwise had gained. 

 Per order of the Committee, 



WM. S. LINCOLN, Chairmnn. 



FAT CATTLE AND MILCH COWS. 



The Committee appointed judges of Milch 

 Cows and Fat Cattle, exhibited for premium at 

 the Cattle Show and Exhiliition of Manufactured 

 Goods, &c., at \Vorcester, October 5th, 1836, 

 liave attended to that service, and now report : — 



The whole nhmbcr of Fat Cattle exhibited fur 

 premium were seven, two by Adam Harrington 

 of Shrewsbury, two by Archibald Black of Rnrre, 

 two by John Boyd of Shrewsbury, and one by 

 Joel Pratt, Jr. of Sterling. They were all fine 

 looking oxen, and in excellent order for the sea- 

 son. In deciding upon the respective merits of 

 the fat cattle, the committee bad considerable dif- 

 ficulty, hut endeavored to be governed by the 

 principles adopted by theTrustees, to have regard 

 to the mode and expense of fattening. 



The two oxen presented by Mr Black were 

 seven years old last spring, bad been used as work- 

 ing oxen until xMarch last, kept on hay only Irom 

 that time until June, and since that time have 

 been wholly grass fed. The weight of one was 

 2076 lbs. and of the other 2049 lbs. The com- 

 mittee, taking into consideration the mode of keep- 

 ing, as well as the appearance and quality of his 

 oxen, have awarded, 

 To Archibald Black of Barre, for his largest 



ox, the first premium of $20 



To Joel Pratt, Jr. of Sterling, for the next 



best ox, 5 years old and weighing 2270 



lbs. the second premium of $15 



To Adam Harrington of Shrewsbury, for the 



next best ox, 6 years old, and weighing 



1850 lbs. the third premium of $10 



And the committee would recommend that the 

 Society pay to Mr John Boyd a gratuity of five 

 dollars, as his were fine cattle, and would have 

 deserveil a premium, but for the superior excel- 

 lence of the others. 



In consequence of the neglect of the applicants 

 for premiums on milch cows to file sudi certifi- 

 cates as are required to entitle them to the first 

 premium, they have not felt at liberty to award it 

 to either of thein, 

 A milch Cow, 7 years old, was presented by 



John Barnard of Worcester, which from 



the 10th to the 20th of June lust gave on 

 an average 17 qts. of milk a day, and the 

 butter made from her milk during the 

 same period was 17 1-2 lbs. — and they 

 awarded to him the 2d premium of $10 



And to Mr Asa Rice, of West Boylston, 

 for a cow, four years old, from whose 

 milk from the 10th to the 20tli of June 

 last 12 1-2 lbs. of butter were made, the 

 3d preiuiuin of $8 



No other milch cows were exhibited except 

 four by Mr John F. Clark of Worcester, but as 

 they were unaccompanied by the requisite certi- 

 ficate, the committee were not at liberty to award 

 him any premium. 



A short horned cow of the Durham breed, 4 

 years old, with her calf 4 1-2 months old, also a 

 full blood Durham cow and calf, and a Durham 

 heifer, were entered by the President, (Gov. Lin- 

 coln) for exhibition only. All who know the in- 

 terest the President of the Society takes, in hav- 

 ing a good and profitable breed of cows, neeft not 

 to be informed, that those presented by him were 

 of the first order. To show the importance of a 

 good breed of cows, over a poor one, it is sufficient 

 to state, that the first mentioned cow has just been 

 sold for $100, and the calf of the other cow, only 

 two months old, for $20, to go to Virginia. 



The committee, deeply impressed with the in- 

 tense importance to the inhabitants of the county, 

 of a good breed of cows, those invaluable animals 

 which supply them with milk, butter and cheese, 

 much of the best animal food they consume, and 

 also much of the leather which furnishes them 

 with those necessary articles, boots and shoes, ask 

 leave respectfully, but earnestly, to call their at- 

 tention to the subject of improving the quality and 

 increasing the number of their cows. 



Why is it, that milk the most jialatahle, nutri- 

 tious, and wholesome diet, which a wise and be- 

 nevolent Creator has furnished for the benefit of 

 man, is not in more common use as an article of 

 food ? Let the money expended in the county 

 for ardent spirits be laid out to increase the num- 

 ber and improve the breed of cows, and let those 

 who expend their money for intoxicating liquors, 

 expend it for milk, butter, cheese and meat, aiul 

 the increase of health, comfort, peace, content- 

 ment and happiness would be incalculable. In- 

 stead of the morning dram, let a tumbler of milk 

 be substituted, and, in the long days of summer, 

 let luncheons of wholesome food supply the place 

 of grog, and the committee will venture to assert, 

 that field laborers, mechanics and all classes of 

 people who have not, but who will try the experi- 

 ment, will find their health, their strength, and 

 their mental and bodily vigor and energy greatly 

 increased. ^ 



The land of Cannan, as one of its greatest rec- 

 ommendat ons to the Israelites, was represented to 

 them as a laud flowing with milk and honey. If 

 the citizens of the county cannot restrain the Bets 

 from following the tide of emigration to the wilds 

 of the west they can raise and keeji cows in abun- 

 dance ; and to neglect it, is to neglect one of the 

 most fruitful sources of their prosperity and hap- 

 piness. ABIJAH BIGELOW, Chairman, 



NEAT CATTLE. 



The Committee on Neat Stock, comprising 

 Bulls and Bull Calves, Heifers and Heifer Calves, 

 report : — 



That they have performed the duties of their 



office as failhriilly as it was i)racticable for them 

 to do, under all the circumstances in which they 

 were placed, having been obliged to examine and 

 compare about 45 bead of cattle and to award 20 

 promiums, and having been exposed for two hours, 

 the time necessarily occupied iu the discbarge of 

 the duties assigned them, to the peltingsof a most 

 uncomfortable storm. If therefore, it should seem 

 to any that they have been mistaken in the judg- 

 ments they have, the committee ask that these cir- 

 cumstances should be remembered in extenuation 

 of their errors. 



The show of that class of Stock assigneil to this 

 committee, was thought by the most experienced 

 members of it, not to be equal to the exhibitions 

 of some former years, yet when the inclemency 

 of the weather is considered, it is rather a matter 

 of surprise that the exhibition was so full and so 

 fine, than it was no larger and better. 



Before announcing the |ireiniums tliey have 

 awarded, the committee feel it to be their duty to 

 make a remark concerning several animals oflercd 

 for exhibition only. The Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural Society exhibited a fine full blooded import- 

 ed Ayrshire Bull, 3 years old, which they have 

 liberally loaned for one year to the Worcester Ag- 

 ricultural Society, and which is kept upon the 

 farm of Gov. Lincoln. The compact body, depth 

 of brisket, the neat limbs, and fine frame of this 

 animal attracted general attention. 



Gov. Lincoln oftered for exhibition a full blood- 

 ed short horned Durham Bull, 2 years old, and a 

 full blooded short horned Durham Heifer, 2 years 

 old — both exceedingly fine animals, both worthy 

 of a premium if they had been offered for one, and 

 both refiecting much credit upon the society 

 which can number such animals among its orna- 

 ments. 



The following are the premiums awarded by 

 the committee. 

 To Jacob W. Watson of Princeton, for the 



best bull over one year old, $12 



To Henry Sprague of Barre, for the next best, 8 

 To John Boyd of Shrewsbury, next best, 6 



To Jonathan Dudley of Sutton, best bull calf, 6 

 To Solomon G. Goulding of Grafton, next best, 4 



The third premium for a bull calf was not 

 awarded, becau.se the committee were of opinion 

 that no other calf offered deserved it. There were 

 one or two fine looking bull calves offered, and 

 from the appearance worthy of a premium, but 

 they were of the Yorkshire breed ; and the commit- 

 tee think that the breed so objectionable that it 

 ought not to be encouraged by the award of a pre- 

 mium. 

 To Luther Whitney of Sutton, for the best 3 



year old heifer. 

 To Benj. F. Barret of Princeton, next best, 

 To Reuben Nevvhall of Spencer, do do 

 To Thos, W. Ward of Shrewsbury, for the 



best 2 year old heifer with a calf. 

 To Lemuel A. Knox of Grafton, next best 



without a calf, 

 To Jno. Whitney of Princeton, next best. 

 To Jacob W. Watson of Princeton, best 1 year 



old heifer. 

 To John Whitney of Princeton, next best 

 To Tyler Car|)enter of Sutton, do do 

 To A. Rice of W. Boylston, best heifer calf, 

 To Slarshall Pratt of Oxford, next best, 

 To Peter Stockwell of Sutton, dodo 



All which is respectfully submitted, 



THOS. KINNICUT, Chairman. 



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