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For the reason assigned, in the case of Mr. Ellsworth, no 

 allowance is made by the committee for the buttermilk set down 

 by Mr. Sheldon as sold by him for -$90 ; nor of two fat calves, 

 at 819.50, as there are no returns, under the prescribed rules, 

 from other competitors, by which a compari.-^on of other pro- 

 ducts than milk manufactured into butter and cheese could be 

 made. Besides, it is not stated in what manner the calves were 

 fattened. Other competitors raised their calves, and doubtless 

 all had whey or buttermilk from the dairy in proportion to their 

 manufactured milk. 



It is proper to note, that Mr. Sheldon ingenuously stated, 

 that one of his cows had been hired out, before he knew of the 

 proposals, from July to November, 1855, but in the mean time 

 was owned by him, and had been returned and kept with the 

 others during the whole period of trial. The committee are 

 unanimously of opinion, that this circumstance should not ope- 

 rate as a forfeiture of his claims, the spirit of the rule in relation 

 thereto evidently intending only to restrain the procurement of 

 cows after the proposals were issued, with the express purpose 

 of successful competition for a premium. This cow was kept 

 with tlic rest, and subjected with them to all the required tests 

 of product. 



It remains to the committee to assign to "William Robinson, 

 Jr., of Barre, for his six cows, the ihird premium of $150. 



In Class 2. — For the best dairy cows, the committee, as 

 between Mr. Robinson and ]\Ir. Knight, could have little ques- 

 tion of precedence. Mr. Robinson's cows, for the first three 

 days of the months of trial, gave an aggregate of 1,948 lbs. of 

 milk, or 859 quarts 11 pint, producing 4 lbs. 12 oa. of butter, 

 equal to 13 lbs. 8 oz. of cheese, which with 182 lbs. of manu- 

 factured cheese, makes 195 lbs. 8 oz., against 1,583 lbs. 10 oz., 

 or G34 quarts 1 pint of milk, manufactured into 57 lbs. 3 oz. of 

 butter, equal to 171 lbs. 9 oz. of cheese, the product of Mr. 

 Knight's cows. But the entire value of the product of Mr. 

 Robinson's cows, for the whole period af trial, was but $168.50, to 

 $193.50 from the cows of Mr. Knight. Now the prize offered 

 is for the best dairy coavs, and not for the cows which may give 

 the most milk ; and surely those must be best which yield the 

 greatest dairy product, in proportion to their milk, in butter 



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