222 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



enced by a public-spirited desire to advance the interests of 

 stock-breeders in a county adjoining that in which he himself 

 resides. 



Milch Cows. — Though awarding no premiums in this class, 

 your committee desire to notice fine grade cows, belonging to 

 Benjamin R. Almy, Francis Taber, Noah Tripp, William I. 

 Rotch, Benjamin Rodman, Oliver G. Brownell, William H. 

 Topham, Joseph G. Grinnell, Joseph Ricketson 2d, and others, 

 of New Bedford, the beautiful imported Alderney cows of John 

 Wood, of JsTew Bedford, and the fine short-horn belonging to 

 Lorenzo Lincoln, of Taunton. 



The comiiiittec take pleasure in publishing the yield of Mr. 

 Taber's cow, a fine grade, out of a native and Durham cow by 

 an Ayrshire bull. 



She gave as follows : — 



From May 11th to June 11th, . . . 1,188 quarts. 



During four months, from May 11th, . . 2,252 " 



In nine days, from June 3d to 12th, . . 184 " 



Largest yield in any one day, . . . 25 " 



We regret that we have no information concerning the feed 

 consumed by, or the butter made from this fine cow. 



Heifers. — Several young coavs having borne calves, and now 

 in milk, were entered as heifers, probably because they were not 

 yet three years old ; but all such were excluded from consider- 

 ation in this class, belonging as they do to the class " Milch 

 cows." 



Your committee last year took the liberty of extending its 

 report to a length unprecedented in this society, from a desire 

 to awaken an increased interest in stock breeding among the 

 farmers of Bristol county. They made general observations 

 upon certain animals exhibited upon our show grounds, and 

 endeavored to extend a knowledge of the merits of different 

 breeds of cattle, and to impress upon all breeders a sense of the 

 importance of attention to blood in breeding. 



We are gratified by the belief that our efibrts were not wholly 

 unavailing. We have reason to know that our report has been 



