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adapted to the soil and climate of New England than the Short- 

 horns. Rivalry or some other motive has started and kept 

 alive an unwarrantable prejudice against them. The advocates 

 of Shorthorns claim that they are much better milkers than 

 the Herefords. The old style of Shorthorns probably would 

 give more milk, but not make any more butter. As to the 

 present fashionable variety of Shorthorns, I regard them as no 

 better milkers than the Herefords. Rev., late Lord, Berwick, 

 of Altringham, near Shrewsbury, England, who kept about three 

 hundred Herefords, told me he had repeatedly offered his brother, 

 the Hon. and Rev. Noel Hill, a large breeder of Shorthorns, 

 on an adjoining estate, to show Hereford cows against Short- 

 horns for milk and butter, but the offer was never accepted. A 

 close personal examination of both herds induces me to believe 

 that the Herefords would have beaten. I might cite other cases." 



My own experience with them has been very favorable, having 

 proved them hardy, easily kept, fair milkers, good breeders. 

 My two year old* heifer Brunetta is an extra milker, yielding in 

 the best of the season, eighteen quarts of milk per day of 

 exceedingly rich quality. 



I can see no reason why they should not be more generally 

 sought for by our farmers, where beef and labor are the prime 

 objects for which cattle are kept. Their hardihood of constitu- 

 tion renders them particularly adapted to New England and 

 eastern New York. Are they not worthy of a fair trial ? 



Springfield, October 6, 1863. 



MILCH COWS. 



MIDDLESEX NORTH. 



From the Repoi't of the Committee. 

 Your committee, in submitting a few remarks on the subject 

 under consideration, are well aware that it will hardly be pos- 

 sible for them to make any very novel or original suggestions. 

 Thanks be to the wide diffusion of agricultural journals and 

 works on agricultural topics, and to the existence of a multi- 



