102 State Boauu of Agriculture, &c. 



Mr. Fassett, in reply to a <|m'stioii, thought apples 

 iiiejvaf^ed the flavor of iiiilk, and were, prol»al)ly, good feed. 



Rev. Mr. Borronghs raised the qnestion whether our 

 native cows would not do as well as Jei'seys if as well fed. 

 From his experiments he tliought so. 



Mr. Whitniore thonght the Jersey cows over rated. They 

 were treated as pets, well fed, and thns made to return 

 more than could be prolitahly expected by common treat- 

 ment. A little Canada cow was as good a cow as he luul. 



Mr. Fassett thought some of the breeds were bred for a 

 special pnrpose, and wei'e more reliable for those pnrposes 

 than onr native cows. Experiments by the speaker had 

 proved these breeds more reliable. Examples were given 

 by Mr. Fassett t(^ prove the superiority of the Jerseys, for 

 the dairy, over our cows. 



Mr. Chapman wanted the term native defined. All the 

 so-called native cows showed some marks of the imported 

 breeds, as they had all been bred from foreign importations 

 at a very earh' day in the history of our country. Some 

 extra (;ows, claimed as natives, were made up of crosses of 

 foreign breeds. 



Mr. Hubbard thought great improvement could be made 

 by crossing up our nati\'e cows with foreign blood. 



