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equal to 4 quarts to a pound of butter, the trial to continue 

 through one year ? If not, do not such reports mislead those 

 who are seeking to improve their herd of cows by the purchase 

 of the best animals ? They may find to their cost that they have 

 turned off better cows to give place to those boasting a distin- 

 guished foreign ancestry. It is not probable that thirteen cows 

 of the foreign breeds can be found in this county, comparing 

 favorably in productiveness with the natives that have been 

 exhibited at the society's show this year. 



There is undoubtedly great room for improvement in our 

 domestic race of cows ; and would it not be well for some of our 

 amateur farmers to consider the expediency of appropriating a 

 portion of the money they are now investing in imported stock, 

 to raising up an improved domestic or American race of cows, 

 so that in future years their descendants may point to a native 

 and purely American breed, which shall as far surpass the Dur- 

 liams, Devons and Jerseys, as American ploughs, reapers and 

 printing presses now surpass those of England and France. 



Charles P. Preston, Chairman. 



Statement of Paul T. Winkley. 



The two cows which I present for inspection and the consid- 

 eration of the committee, are native, or unknown breed. No. 1 

 is 6 years old ; No. 2 is 8 years old. Xo. 2 calved last March ; 

 her milk was measured one day of each week during the month 

 of June, which averaged 18 quarts per day. Her milk was set 

 for butter the first week in July, when she was giving 16 quarts 

 per day, which made 13 lbs. She is now giving 15 quarts per 

 day. No. 1 calved last July ; her average quantity of milk for 

 the month of August was 18 quarts j^er day. Her milk was set 

 for butter the last week in September, Avhcn she was giving 16 

 quarts per day, which made 12 lbs. 



Their keeping has been, since they were turned out last 

 spring, a good pasture, and nothing else. 



Newbukypoet, October 1, 1856. 



