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seven days in June, two hundred and twenty-three pounds of 

 milk, an average of thirty-one and six-sevenths pounds per 

 day. She gave the first seven days in September, two hundred 

 and eighteen pounds of milk, an average of thirty-one and one- 

 seventh pounds per day. 



Beauty is mixed breed, six years old, calved February 2d, 

 1859, time to calve again March 12th, 18(50. Was raised by 

 myself. Her calf I sold at five weeks old for #8 for veal. She 

 gave the first seven days in June, two hundred and fifty-seven 

 pounds of milk, an average of thirty-seven and five-sevenths 

 pounds per day. She gave the first seven days in September, 

 one hundred and eighty-six pounds of milk, an average of 

 twenty-seven and four-sevenths pounds per day. 



Titinar is mixed breed, five years old, calved February 22d, 

 1859, is to calve again April 3d, 1860. Was raised in Prince- 

 ton. Sold her calf at six weeks old for veal for $11. She 

 gave the first seven days in June, two hundred and thirty-three 

 pounds of milk, an average of thirty-three and two-sevenths 

 pounds per day. She gave, the first seven days in September, 

 one hundred and seventy-one pounds of milk, an average of 

 twenty-four and two-sevenths pounds per day. 



Danforth Heifer is mixed breed, two years old, calved May 

 17th, 1859, is to calve again May 12th, 1860. Her calf I suld 

 at six weeks old for $10 for veal. She gave the second week 

 in July, an average of thirty pounds of milk per day, from 

 which was made six and one-fourth pounds of butter. She 

 gave, the first seven days in September, twenty-four and one- 

 half pounds of milk per day. 



The above cows were turned to pasture the first of May, 

 and they had no extra keeping at either trial. 



Statement of John Brooks, Jr. 



Herd of Cows. — The four cows that I enter for the best 

 herd are as follows, viz. : — 



First, Donna is Devon, eight years old, calved April 27th, 

 1859, bull calf, five months old, weighs three hundred and 

 seventy pounds. She gave, the first seven days of June, two 

 hundred and five pounds milk ; two inches in ten of her morn- 

 ing's, and one and four-fifths inches in ten of her evening's milk 



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