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should be thoroughly known and appreciated by those who 

 have the care of them. This same idea of comfort is as well- 

 nigh understood by animals in their sphere as by man ; there- 

 fore, see to it that they have it in large abundance. 



With these two requisites, "breed and care," intelligently 

 carried out, the certainty of success is well-nigh assured. If 

 we take into consideration the quantity of milk, with its dif- 

 ferent products, produced by the cows of the country, we 

 shall see at once how important becomes every detail in its 

 production as well as increase. According to the statistics 

 the value of the annual products of milk is nearly equal to the 

 value of imports, for the year ending June 30, 1871. Milk 

 consumed as food, at three cents a quart, is worth, annually, 

 $275,000,000; butter, $195,000,000; cheese, $29,000,000; 

 condensed milk, whey, and buttermilk, used in raising pork, 

 $10,000,000. Furnishing a total of $509,000,000. The 

 imports of all kinds, were $520,000,000. This clearly 

 shows what an important industry the production of milk has 

 become. 



As an article, therefore, of human food, containing all the 

 needed elements of nutrition, and entering so largely into the 

 great variety of different kinds of food, it has become preemi- 

 nently a "staple article," almost indispensable to the welfare 

 and comfort of the race ; it ought, therefore, to be produced 

 in abundance and afforded at a cheap rate. 



P. LeB. Stickney, Chairman. 

 Speingfield, October 5, 1872. 



Statement of Myron O. Graves. 



Milch Cows.— The cows which I offer for exhibition are all 

 of them "grade Durhams," numbered as follows : — 



No. 1, aged seven years, calved June 1, 1872; weight" of 

 milk per day the second week from calving, fifty-six pounds. 



No. 2, aged six years, calved February 1, 1872 ; weight of 

 milk second week from calving, fifty-four pounds. 



No. 3, aged six years, calved December 15, 1871 ; weight 

 of milk, fifty-three pounds. 



No. 4, aged seven years, calved July 17, 1871 ; weight of 

 milk, forty-nine pounds. 



