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also received a first prize of one hundred dollars at the 

 National Exhibition, at Boston, is now three months old. 



The Hereford heifer, " Cora," is one year old, sired by 

 " Cronkill," dam, " Milton," both imported. She is very 

 large of her age, and gives promise of making a superior 

 animal. 



The Jersey cow, "Alice," was presented to the State 

 by the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agri- 

 culture, to be kept at the State Farm, under the charge 

 of the Board of Agriculture. She is a fine specimen of 

 that breed, having given, in September last, thirty-six 

 and thirty-seven pounds of milk per day, on ordinary 

 feed, after having brought the calf, " Captain," in June 

 preceding. She will be five years old in May next. Her 

 dam was " Countess," imported by Thomas Motley, Jr., 

 Esq.,. from the Island of Jersey, and represented in the 

 Report of 1853, pp. 271 and 304. 



The Jersey bull, " Captain," sired by " Major," (by 

 "Colonel," see Agriculture of Massachusetts, 1853, fron- 

 tispiece,) will be one year old in June next. His dam 

 was " Alice," grand-dam, " Countess." He bids fair to 

 make a superior animal. 



The financial returns of the societies will be found in 

 the Appendix to the Thii'd Annual Report of the Secre- 

 tary of the Board of Agriculture. 



C. L. FLINT. 



Boston, March, 1856. 



