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our examination; these were all in fine condition, and exhibited, 

 severally, most prominent points of excellence. It is proper 

 that we should here remark that none of the statements furnish- 

 ed have given any account of the butter produced by their cows, 

 except Mr. Hitchcock. It is a well known fact that a great 

 diiference exists in the quality of milk from diiferent cows in 

 the produce of butter. Your committee are satisfied that the 

 amount of butter should be required, as well as of milk, by all 

 competing for the premiums. 



Phineas Stedmax, Chairman.. 



Report of the Committee on Heifers and Heifer CalveSi 



The committee on this class of animals report that they werc^ 

 called by their duty to examine one of the most interesting 

 features of the exhibition, thirty-five young, handsome, and 

 thrifty animals, whose promising appearance for future useful- 

 ness, as mothers, and milkers, is very seldom exceeded ; indeed^ 

 the sight of so many, and all so good, is rare to be enjoyed. 

 Most of them were related to those families most distino-uished 

 for their milking qualities. The Durham, Ayrshire, Devons, 

 Herefords and native, were all represented, beside those which 

 were only half and half of either class. The positive demon- 

 stration of an increasing interest in this department could not 

 be overlooked, and it is a subject which still demands constant 

 and devoted attention from every one rearing animals for the 

 dairy or for stock breeders ; in no other way can we arrive to 

 that point of excellence so desirable in our dairy stock, par- 

 ticularly. The increasing demand for the best cows, and the 

 still increasing value placed upon such, is a sufficient warrantee 

 for still greater exertions in this matter. The committee can- 

 not forbear the expression of their appreciation of the merits 

 of several others. It is but justice to them to particularize those 

 olfered by A. M. Carlton, Lyman Brown, and Abel Pease ; these 

 formed a trio of superior young animals, and we hope to see 

 them again, an ornament to our future exhibitions. 



J. H. Demond, Chairman. 

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