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described in reports already published, as to need no introduction 

 from us ; but the Kerries, though getting to be known in the 

 eastern part of the State, are rare here. 



Youatt says of the Kerry cow : " She is emphatically the poor 

 man's cow ; hardy, living everywhere, yielding, for her size, 

 abundance of milk of good quality." Milburn says : " She is a 

 treasure to the cottage farmer — so hardy that she will live where 

 other cattle starve. She is a perfect machine for converting the 

 coarsest cattle-feed into rich and nutritious milk and butter." 



There were but two strings of working cattle offered. These 

 were not composed of so many pairs as in some former years, 

 but the quality was good. Hadley won the day in this depart- 

 ment, for which she is indebted, probably, "to Chester Gray more 

 than any other man, and whose team of three or four pairs 

 contributed their full share to secure the first premium. 



The meagre report of the committee on working cattle affords 

 us no data by which we can go into particulars ; and as we had 

 not the pleasure of seeing the drawing match, we must pass 

 over this division with the very general remark made above in 

 regard to the town teams. 



The show of cows was not large, and a want of compliance 

 with the rules of the society, renders the facts in regard to their 

 butter-making qualities rather scanty. Altogether the most 

 valuable cow, apparently, was that presented by Mr. Hale, 

 cashier of the Holyoke Bank. Mr. Hale presented to the 

 committee an account current kept with his cow, which shows 

 the astonishing result of a net profit in thirteen months of 

 $150..90. Whether this result has been reached by a fortunate 

 selection, or by connecting her ladyship in some way with the 

 banking institution of which he is an officer, we are unable to 

 say. Certain it is that the cow and tlie bank resemble one 

 another in this particular ; they are both institutions for making 

 money. Equally certain is it that regular bred farmers, either 

 from want of education, facility in "ciphering," or some other 

 cause, are rarely able to show such a profit in any of their 

 operations. More true than either of these, if truth admits of 

 degrees of comparison, is the fact that Mr. Hale is a gentleman, 

 and his word is not to be doubted. 



In the division of bulls, the most noticeable animal, to the 

 casual observer at least, was the " Earl of Carlyle," exhibited 



