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two of the " Wellington, 2d," two of the " Dick Swiveller," and 

 one of the " Sultan " breed. 



The Committee award the first premium to F. C. Sanford, 

 Esq., for his single cow " Beauty." The second premium for 

 single cow to James Thompson, Esq., for his cow " Primrose." 

 The first premium for yearling and calf to James Thompson ; 

 and the first premium for herd of not less than five thorough- 

 breds to James Thompson. 



Edward M. Gardner, Chairman. 



MILCH COWS. 



HAMPSHIRE, HAMPDEN AND FRANKLIN. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The ancient Egyptians worshipped a bull. Their pupils in 

 theology, the Israelites, on a certain occasion, in the absence of 

 a bull of the requisite characteristics, worshipped a golden calf. 

 If men must pay their devotions to a brute, one would think a 

 good family cow far more worthy of the tribute. The bull was 

 worshipped as a symbol of productiveness. But what signifies 

 mere propagation without nurture ? The cow not only produces, 

 but rears her young. Not only that, but she helps to rear the 

 young of human kind. She gives us veal, milk, butter and 

 cheese, and then at last surrenders her own body for beef, 

 which, to say the least, is not inferior to bull-beef. Into how 

 many dishes for the nutrition or gratification of man, milk and 

 butter enter as constituent elements, it would be difficult to 

 enumerate. Even the porter-house steak from the stall-fed ox 

 does not satisfy the epicure, till a contribution from the cow 

 has heightened its flavor. High scientific authority has 

 declared that one pound of cheese is equivalent in the way of 

 nutrition, to two pounds of beef, and an experiment made in 

 France a few years ago served to show that the production of 

 three pounds of cheese cost no more than one of beef. How- 

 ever this may be, it is beyond dispute, that no other domestic 

 animal is productive of such varied utility to man. Hence, 

 with regard to no other, should there be greater care and pains- 



