328 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



My timo of stabling extends from about the middle of Novem- 

 ber to the first of May, l)iit my cows are kept in the barn a 

 much longer time nights. While stabled, they are fed regularly 

 three times a day, and allowed to drink three times a day, — 

 groomed daily. The cow I enter was kept tied up in the barn 

 most of the time during the last winter. She was exercised by 

 driving her about one-fourth of a mile daily for a few weeks 

 before she calved. 



She was fed per day, during December, with 50 lbs. of mangel 

 wurzel ; 40 lbs, of the same from January 1st to 23d ; then 36 

 lbs. carrots per day to Febriiary 21 ; 4 quarts of shorts on the 

 22d of February ; 12 lbs. of carrots April 7th, and one peck of 

 potatoes on the 24th day of April. While in the barn nights, 

 she was allowed to eat what hay she pleased, which averaged 

 from four to five pounds per night. 



Note. — In Classes Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, all the milk must be man- 

 ufactured into butter or cheese, during the whole period of frial. 

 In Class 5, the milk was not required to be thus manufactured. 



Report of the Committee on Durhams. 



There were no competitors for the premiums offered for Dur- 

 ham cows under Class No. 3, so that in reference to that class 

 your committee had no duty to perform. 



For the premiums offered for Durham bulls, under Class No. 

 6, there were five competitors. 



Kirkleavington, entered by Paoli Lathrop, of South Hadley 

 Falls, six years old the first of January last, we regard as a very 

 superior animal, and a most excellent specimen of the Durham 

 short' orn breed. 



We unhesitatingly recommend that the premium of 150, for 

 the best Durham bull, not less than one year old, be awarded to 

 Mr. Lalhrop. 



In our opinion neither of the other bulls, entered as Durhame, 

 were of pure blood. Their owners failed to furnish pedigrees, 

 or any other evidence, except their own suppositions, to induce 

 us to change that opinion. 



The bull entered by Silas E. Brigham & Co., of Southborough, 

 although probably not quite pure blooded Durham, is still a 



