STOCK. 257 



Total for ten days, 212 pounds ; average, 21 ^ pounds per 

 day. 



During most of the first ten days of September, Lassie was 

 on exhibition at the New England Fair at Lowell, and fell off 

 somewhat in her yield of milk, and no account was then kept. 

 She is now giving a little over 14 pounds per day. Her best 

 yield has been an average of 25 pounds for two months time. 



Lassie won second premium at New England Fair, 1871. 



Lily Dale and Lassie have been fed alike since I owned them, 

 as follows : — 



Last winter, she was fed on hay and roots ; on pleasant days, 

 only, was in the yard most of the time ; this summer she has 

 been in the field during the day, and at night, in the barn or 

 yard ; has been fed, night and morning, with either winter-rye, 

 oats or corn fodder, cut green. My pasturage amounts to little 

 or nothing, at present- 

 Believing that I have hereby complied with the requirements, 

 I submit them to your judgment. 



I also enter my yearling Ayrshire heifer, " Lady Essex," 

 1413. 



MIDDLESEX. 



Statement of John S. Keyes. 



Milch Cows. — The Jersey herd I offer contains nine animals : 

 three cows, three heifers and three calves. They were all, 

 except one, raised by me. 



1. "Lily"; color, light red and white, with black points. 

 Dropped, April 17th, 1864. Sire, " Don " of the Forbush stock, 

 raised at Bolton, Mass. Dam, " Buttercup," owned by me, of 

 the stock raised by the Barretts of this town. She is seven years 

 old, has had six calves (four heifers), and dropped the last, 

 Sept. 17th. She gave, Sept. 22d, sixteen quarts of milk, which 

 showed in the lactometer 2| inches of cream, out of 10 inches, 

 or 27} per cent. She holds out in her milk as near to her time 

 of calving as is safe to permit, and is perfectly kind, gentle and 

 without defect. Will stay in any pasture, either alone or with 

 other cattle. 



2. " Clover " ; color, dark red, black and white, black points. 

 Dropped May 1st, 1865. Sire, " Don," above-named. Dam, 



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