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Daring the summer she was soiled part of the time, and 

 some time pastured ; she had also one quart of mixed meal a 

 day, and in early fall a few windfall apples. 



The second winter her feed was rowen and first crop hay, cut 

 and scalded, half a peck daily of pumpkins or carrots, and 

 four quarts of scalded mixed meal, as the winter before. 



The 13th, 14th and 15th months after calving, her average 

 daily yield was 22 lbs. 9 oz. The two weeks previous to calv- 

 ing, in June last, her food was hay alone, as she was getting to 

 be dangerously fat. Her largest yield during these nineteen 

 months was 32 lbs. 7^ oz. 



Owing to her tendency to shed her milk, (her only fault, and 

 but for which her product would have been several hundred 

 pounds larger,) she was milked three times a day during the 

 summer of 1858. 



Since calving last, she has averaged about 35 lbs. a day from 

 two milkings only. Several days she has given over 42 lbs., 

 and her present yield is over 34 lbs., — on grass feed with one 

 quart of meal. 



Northampton, Sept. 1859. 



HAMPDEN. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The whole number of entries in this class was seven, five 

 single cows, and two herds. Two of the entries were repre- 

 sented, and a choice herd of seven from the City Farm were 

 represented without entry. Of the four single cows present 

 and entered, only one had a written statement of her summer's 

 work. This cow belonged to William Birnie, of Springfield, 

 and was a thorough bred four-year-old Ayrshire, of 800 pounds 

 weight. The following statement was furnished by her owner. 



" My cow, ' Kitty the Fourth,' calved the 25th of March last. 

 We commenced to weigh her milk April 1st. During the month 

 of April she gave 1,127 pounds of milk; in May, 934 pounds; 

 in June, 1,025 pounds; in July, 972 pounds; in August, 912 

 pounds ; total in five months, 4,753 pounds. Her feed has 

 been pasture, green hay, and corn stalks." 



