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ney Packard, of East Bridge water, presented six cows, which 

 he denominated Galloways ; they are polled, or hornless. They 

 were bred by himself from a cow now in his possession, thirteen 

 years old, the dam of which was imported by a brother of the 

 late Bartholomew Brown, of East Bridge water, to whom the 

 imported cow was given by his brother who imported her. 

 They bear the distinguishing marks of Galloways, in their heads 

 and horns, but they have no marks of the black hides of the 

 real Galloways. The committee presume the cow from which 

 these descended was brought from the county of Suffolk, in 

 England. There was a race of polled cows in that county, which 

 were celebrated for their milking qualities above all others in 

 England. These cows bear evident marks of care and good 

 keeping, and of being good milkers. We have never seen six 

 cows in a herd that, in size, form, and adaptation to the soil of 

 New England, seemed to give greater satisfaction for all purposes 

 which a New England farmer should have in view. The im- 

 ported blood must have been of a superior milking breed. 

 Their superiority is not from the great quantity of milk they 

 give in a single day, or a month or two, in the best of the sea- 

 son ; but in the quality and disposition to give a good quantity 

 the year round. 



Mr. Packard's statement, herewith submitted, says the aver- 

 age quantity of milk given by his cows, for the first eight days 

 in June, was twenty-seven pounds. The average eight days in 

 September, twenty-seven and one-half pounds. The reason for 

 his cows giving more in September than in June is, that one of 

 his cows calved in August, and consequently was nearly dry in 

 June, giving but nine and one-half pounds per day. The aver- 

 age time his cows were dry was twenty-seven days, none over six 

 weeks, while some gave milk the year round. Mr. Packard kept 

 his cows in the barn all the time in winter, except warm days 

 they were turned out. They were fed in winter on English hay, 

 two quarts of shorts and one of meal each, per day, while they 

 gave milk. In midsummer they had no addition to the grass 

 feed, which was not more than middling, and one feed of corn 

 stalks — and after the first of September they had two quarts of 

 shorts per day. Mr. Packard has not stated the quantity of 

 butter his cows made. The committee are unanimous in 

 opinion that these two gentlemen are entitled to premiums. 



