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of them were so steep, that it seemed to me if the sheep 

 should make a misstep they would roll down ; no cow could 

 get a living there. Sheep can live in the State of Connecticut. 

 We have a great deal of pasture land which is not worth a 

 row of pins for cows or cattle, but sheep will live there and 

 flourish. I wish we could have in our legislature representa- 

 tive farmers who would take more interest in sheep, and let 

 the dogs go to Tophet. 



Mr, Bill. My friend Webster speaks of sheep being wor- 

 ried. The present law not only covers cases where sheep are 

 killed or maimed, but also provides for the payment of dam- 

 ages where they are worried ; so we are secure in that direc- 

 tion. We can recover from the Treasurer of the town fo]» 

 worrying. 



Mr. . Why cannot we have a law that will com- 

 pel every one who owns a dog to keep him upon his own 

 premises, the same as any stock ? It seems to me that would 

 be a reasonable kind of law. 



Mr. Gold. The beauty of the question-box is, that if you 

 are not interested in one question, perhaps you will be in the 

 next. What is the cause of water-core in apples ? Is there 

 any known preventive ? 



Several Voices. No. 



Question. What is the best thoroughbred breed of cows 

 for the dairy farmer to keep ? 



Mr. Wetherell. If for butter I should say the Jersey ; if 

 for cheese, I should say the Shorthorn, or the Ayrshire. 



Mr. Scoville. For profit on the farm and to raise nice 

 cattle and sell them, I should say the Devon. 



Mr. . For the last twenty-five years, I have owned 



from six to twenty-six cows, and I find just as good cows 

 among Devons as any other breed. 



Question. Which is the best stock for a dairy farmer to 

 keep, thoroughbred or crossbred cows ? 



Mr. Scoville. If I wanted to obtain the greatest quan- 

 tity of milk, I would take the crossbred. 



