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Cherry, six years old, native, came in a drove from New 

 Hampshire. I have owned her two years. 



Qui gg, six years old, raised in Chester, N. H., called three- 

 fourths Durham. I bought her in March last. 



Madam Taylor, calved Feb. 1, 1855, and was served May 14. 



Black, calved Mar. 26, 1855, " " July 1 



Red, " Sept. 7, 1854, " " Jan. 26, '55 



Moss, " Nov. 28, 1854, " " Jan. 15, '55 



Webster Aug. 19, '54, again June 25, '55, " " July 20 



Cherry, calved Jan. 22, 1855, " " July 6 



Quigg, " April 15, 1855, " " July 11 



In winter they were kept in a warm, well ventilated stable, 

 night and day, except when turned out to drink about 8 A. M. 

 and 4 P. M. I use no bedding, but sweep the leanto night 

 and morning. Their feed consists of one-half good hay and 

 one-half corn-fodder and salt hay, about equal proportions. 

 Those giving milk had each one bucket of corn-fodder and salt 

 hay cut and wet with fourTiuarts of water, and three pints of 

 corn and cob-meal, night and morning. They were turned to 

 pasture May 21 ; after that they had no other feed except what 

 salt hay they would eat night and morning, until the first of 

 June, then pasture feed only until June 25th, when they had 

 as much green oat-fodder as they would eat, night and morning, 

 until July 23d, consuming during the time less than the growth 

 on one-half an acre ; from that time to the present they have 

 had as much green corn-fodder as they would eat, night and 

 morning. The pasture contains forty acres, and is hardly an 

 average of the pastures in this vicinity, nearly one-half of the 

 surface being covered with bushes and brakes, the other is high, 

 dry land, with good running water in the pasture. 



The milk has been carried to Haverhill village, one and one- 

 quarter miles every morning, Sundays excepted, — usually sup- 

 plied on Saturday evenings, — and sold to customers at five 

 cents per quart, (beer measure,) except eight days in April, 

 when it was six cents per quart, at which price it begins again 

 October 1st. An accurate account has been kept daily of the 

 quantity sold, always carrying an even quantity, reserving the 

 remainder for my family's use, varying from one pint to three 

 quarts per day, of which no account has been kept. I have 



