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as milked, at sunrise and sundown — make cheese night and 



moruino;." 



Of the manner of keeping his stock, he answers, that they 

 " were turned to pasture May 25, 1856, had good pasturing, and 

 were driven a mile night and morning. They were stabled from 

 November 15, 1855, to May 25. Food, first month, wheat straw 

 and husks ; second and third months, wheat straw and husks, 

 with hay once a day ; fourth, fifth and sixth months, half English 

 and half meadow hay ; drink, water ; calving time, two quarts 

 of meal a day for one week." 



The greatest yield of milk by either of Mr. Watson's cows, for 

 the first three days of cither of the months, of which he gives an 

 account, was 52 qts. in July, by his half Durham and half native 

 cow, 6 years old. The greatest quantity of his six cows in the 

 first three days of either month, was 285 quarts 1|- pint, in June. 



Mr. Watson has neglected to state any account of the quanti- 

 ty of milk by his six cows, or either of them, on first three days 

 of the first six months of the prescribed period of trial. Nor 

 does it appear that three, at least, or how many, of the cows 

 were bred and raised by himself; nor is the statement, filed by 

 him, (such as it is,) either subscribed or sworn to, in conformi- 

 ty with the requirement. 



Under Class 2. — '" For the best four dairy cows, owned and 

 kept from July 1, 1855, to the day of the show, at least one of 

 which shall have been bred and raised, or imported, by the com- 

 petitors," there were but two entries, with statements in writing 

 filed with the secretary, according to the proposals. 



Amos F. Knight, of Weft Boylston, entered four cows, of 

 which he gave the following statemen-t : That their ages, respec- 

 tively, were 18, 12, 11, and 4 years — two of them of the native 

 breed ; one, one-half Devon, and one, one-half Aryshire, and that 

 one of them was bred by himself. They were kept together 

 with three other cows and two two-year old heifers. 



The product of milk of these four cows, for the first three 

 days of each month of trial, from December 1, 1855, to Septem- 

 ber 1, 1850, both inclusive, had been 1,583 lbs. 10 oz., or 634 

 quarts, which, made into butter, gave 57 lbs. 3 oz. 



The whole product, for the entire period of trial, was 645 lbs. 

 and 1 oz. of butter. 



