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The trial was made with great care, and the correctness of the 

 result may be relied on. The Ayrshire cow has been kept 

 with my other stock and fared no better than the rest ; still 

 she appears in better thrift than any of my other cows, and en- 

 dures the cold of winter quite as well. She has given me 

 three fine calves ; the first a bull, which I now have, a very 

 fine animal ; the second I sent into the county of Essex, and 

 is owned by Mr. Marland, of Andover, and at the cattle- 

 show in that county in 1840, the first premium offered by the 

 State society on bulls was awarded to him. The third is a 

 heifer, now little more than a year old, and is a beautiful crea- 

 ture. Upon the whole, from the little experience 1 have had, 

 I cannot doubt that the Ayrshire, for its dairy properties, is 

 greatly superior to the Durham for this part of our country." 



Mr. Gushing has been kind enough to favor me with an ex- 

 act account of the produce of four Ayrshire cows on his farm 

 for the times therein specified, which I here subjoin. 



1. Memoranda of Milk given by imported Ayrshire 



for one year, 1837. 



From 17th of May, to 1st of June, 

 1st of June to 1st of July, 

 1st of July to 1st of August, 

 1st of August to 1st of September, 

 1st of September to 1st of October, 

 1st of October to 1st of November, 

 1st of November to 1st of December 

 1st of December to 1st of January, 

 1st of January to 1st of February, 

 1st of February to 1st of March, 

 1st of March to 1st of April, 

 1st of April to 1st of May, 

 1st to the 20th of May, 



At 10 lbs. per gallon, 773 gallons. 



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