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3. T. Smart says of a Durham cow which he offered for pre- 

 mium: 



The cow which I offer to the South Kennebec Cattle Show, 

 dropped her calf January Sth, which I gave away; the man gave 

 me $4 to keep the calf until^it was three weeks old. Made fif- 

 teen pounds of butter which sold for twenty-five cents per 

 pound, from the time the calf was taken from the cow up to 

 October 7th. Sold twenty-three hundred and three quarts of 

 milk at five cents per quart, $115.15. Milk used in our family, 

 one and a half quarts per day, four hundred and five quarts at 

 five cents, $20.25. 



Cash received for calf, 

 " " " butter, 



" for milk sold, 

 " for milk used in family. 



The whole proceeds for nine months, 



Farmingdale, October 8th, 1856. 



Aaron Hoag exhibited grade Ayrshires which he thinks ex- 

 tremely hardy, and will keep in better condition on same feed 

 than any other of the improved breeds ; very kind also, and 

 easily trained ; a three years old heifer has given for thirteen 

 and a half months an average of twelve quarts of milk per day. 



Wm. S. Grant of Farmingdale, commends Jersey cows as 

 very docile and superior to others for richness of milk. 



Nathan Foster of Gardiner, exhibited a cow, three-fourths 

 Durham, of which he says : " I prefer this breed to most others 

 on account of their superior size, early matui'ity, mild and 

 docile disposition; and this particular family on account of their 

 excellent dairy properties." 



W. S. Grant prefers the "Durhams for stock, as combining 

 more good qualities than any other." 



Mr. Elijah Pope, of West Gardiner, offered a cow three-fourths 

 Ayrshire, five years old in May of this year, 1856, which had 

 a calf on the 30th of May. In one week in June following, 

 her milk weighed two hundred and sixty-eight pounds. In 

 one week in the next month, her milk weighed three hundred 



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