The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-02
ON BULLS, BULL CALVES, AND STEE

ON BULLS, BULL CALVES, AND STEERS.
| Mr.. President Your committee, charged
with the duty of determining the quality of the
different Bulls, Bull Calves, and Steers, exhib-
tied for premium at the present Cattle Show, |
and the respective claims of the owners Of each
to the premiums offered by your society, beg |
Ieafe to Report That they have attended 10 .
this duty and were highly gratlfed with The fine
appearance of the different ANIMALS which were
exhibited and can assure yeu that they were in |
all respects such as 10 fully sustain the high I
reputation which the farmers of this County
have hitherto sustained, for their excellent and |
superior Neat Stock. 1t has been such, il is .
sufficient for yonr committee TO say in general,
as they think affords satisfactory evidence of an
increased attention, on the part of our farming
community, to an important branch Of their
business, improvement ofstock
Your committee in awarding the several pre- |
NUNS offered to different individuals, found the
discharge of their duty in a manner satisfactory
even 90 the;nselyes attended with some difficulty
The whole number of Bulls offered for pre-
MUM, more than one year old, was six-all
fine animals-and after full inspection Of each,
your committee have awarded tho first premium
of Sl2, TO Mir. Samuel S. Woods Of Now Brain
tree, for fine Bull, offered by him, Of the Dur.
ham breed, three years old. The second pre-
mum of s., to Messrs. Adophus Hodges and
Warren B. Hamilton Of Brookheld, for Bull
of the native breed, three and half years old
The third premium of So, they have awarded
TO Silas Wesson, Esq Of Westboro, for Bull
one year and half old. The Spanish Bull of
fered by Mr.. Wheeler Of Grafton, and those of
fered by MIR. Gleason Of Worcester, one 70
exhibition only and one for premium, also ont
by Mr.. Estabrook of Holden, and one by MI
Lyon of Westboro, were all superior animals.
! The whole number of Bull Calves offered fu
; premium was ten and after examining each c
, them, your committee have awarded the frs
: premium to Mr.. Willard Brown of Worcestc
! for one of the native breed, six months oil,
; weight ESQ lbs The second Of 81, TO NJ
Leonard Wheelock Of Grafton. The third
So, to Samuel Sawyer, Esq of Sterling. Yol
committee could not but regret that j: was n
. in their power to notice, in special name
8 by awarding premiums to their owners, son
}. of the other Bull Calves that were Offered
d among which were those offered by COL Wa
S son of Princeton, Mr.. Rice of Worcester, Al
i Mr.. Emerson of Paxton.
!, The whole number Of years old Steers
e tcred for premium was nine yokes, which
n gether with nine yokcs Of Yeas old Stec
e your committee are Of opinion have never be
excelled, If ever equalled by an equal numb
chosen exhibited in our County.
The frs; premium Of IS, for years Q
Steers, your committee have awarded 10 NJ
.Jabcz Rice Of Worcester, for pair offered
-, hun. The second premium of So, they ha
" awarded to MIR. VIM. B. Boomer Of Charlie
pc The third of 81 TO MIR. Calvin n. sloconlo
pc Shrewsbury. Among those offered by other
~ which were entitled TO particular atteh,'o
ny were ono pair offered by Mr.. Whssioekr
%, Grafton and one yoke belonging 10 ME- IA
o' NUN of Charlton. :
by The first premium Of SC, for years o
me Steers was awarded to MIR, Arnold L. Shen
les Shrewsbury. The second OF W, 70 Ssm n
Sawyer, Esq, Of Sterling The 'hiro o' 90