YO north franklin society. 



Milch Cows. 



First premium to Seward Dill, of Phillips. 

 Mr. Dill says, in his statement — 



" She is eight years old ; breed not kno^Yn, but suppose her to be 

 small part Jersey. 



I purchased her in the summer of 1858, farrow. She gave through 

 the fall about twelve quarts of good rich milk per day. Thiough 

 the winter, about ten quarts. Summer of '59, twelve quarts. Went 

 dry in January 1860. Calved April 27th. Gave through the 

 hight of feed, from twenty to twenty-four quarts per day. Gives 

 now, about sixteen quarts. 



I alwaj's feed Avell in winter, using good hay three times a day, 

 and potatoes, beets, carrots, parsnips or cabbage, once a day. The 

 last two I consider the best for quality and quantity of milk. Feed 

 six to eight quarts per day. Good water given three times a day. 



In the summer, she gets the fragments from the kitchen, with a 

 little meal or bran ; and, beside, I commence about the first of June 

 to cut small plats of grass about the house and garden, and feed 

 green or wilted, as I have time to attend to it. AVhen the grass is 

 gone, give corn suckers and stalks from the garden." 



First premium on stock cow, to Wm. True, of Avon, for Short 



horn cow Lacy. Her pedigree is given as follows : 



"Lacy was calved May 1853, bred by IL W. Wormwooi, 

 Esq., formerly of Strong, Me. Got by North American (116.) 

 Dam, Lady Darlington -Jd, by Leopard 2d, (90.) Grand-dam, Lady 

 Darlington 1st. by Darlington. Grcat-grand-dam, Eastern Clierry, 

 by Pilgrim. Great-great-grand-dam, Flora, (called by some ' old 

 Flora,') imported by Mr. Cornelius Coolidgo, of Poston, in July 

 1818, ' bred by Mr. Mason, of Chilton, Durham, whose herd was 

 justly celebrated for its iiigh breeding and purity.' Flora was ' got 

 by Lafon bull which was got by Comet, (155.) Flora's dam was 

 also got 1 y Comet, and gave thirty-three quarts of milk per day." 



The committee in their report judiciously remark that 



"In breeding stock, one cannot well be too particular in the 

 selection of the animals to bo bred from, if we wish to make improve- 

 ment with the least expense. If one wishes to breed for dairy pur- 

 poses, it is not best to set too high a value upon chance dairy qualities 

 in a cow ; because seldom any of her progeny, with all the pains we 

 may t:ike, will be equal to the dam. We must look farther back 

 than this, to produce milch cows with any certainty of their being 

 good milkers. There should be a fixed, characteristic milking ten- 

 dency on both sides ; and though this brings us upon the much vexed 

 question of whether the sire or dam influences the milking traits 

 most, yet it will be sale to rc(;[uirc of the bull, as well as of the cow, 

 a Kood milking lineage." 



