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John N. Whitney, of Princeton, for the two best cows, kept 

 with a stock of not less than five, ^12 ; 



H. J. Reed, of Princeton, for the best cow, kept with a stock 

 of not less than fonr, $10. 



The Durham cow belonging to Mr. Cushman, weighed 1,935 

 lbs., and has given twenty quarts of milk daily. The York- 

 shire cow of Mr. Hemenway's, has yielded eighteen quarts per 

 day, and also furnished three heifer calves at one birth, all of 

 which were doing well. 



Mr. Upham, of Templeton, who resides in the region of pail 

 makers, should secure a fifteen quart pail for his Durham, rather 

 than for weeks be obliged to use two pails at a milking. A 

 cow producing " fifteen " quarts of milk at one milking, and a 

 calf, at five and one-third months old, weighing 518 lbs., is a 

 desirable animal. 



It is evident, from the liberal premiums offered, that it was 

 the intention of the trustees to obtain information respecting 

 entire dairies, and also to turn the attention of farmers to the 

 subject of raising their own cows. A person in possession of 

 a good cow, may not be a good farmer, but there cannot be a 

 good thriving farmer without a good stock of cattle. The mind 

 of the good practical farmer, will find equal employment with 

 his body. He will study closely the qualities of the soil, its 

 adaptation to stock ; and should his investigations result in 

 turning his attention to the dairy, the names of Ayrshire, Al- 

 derney, Durham, Holderness, or " Yankee," will not disturb 

 his equilibrium ; but without prejudice, prompted by self-inter- 

 est, he will be heard inquiring for superior cows, and with lib- 

 eral hand and commendable pride, will lay hold of the best. 

 The advantages to be derived from cross-breeding, with ani- 

 mals known for their peculiar good qualities, will not be over- 

 looked ; his rule will secure to him the offspring, (the exception 

 only yielding to the knife,) which will be reared with all that 

 care due to their early days. A kind and skilful guardian, he 

 soon finds himself surrounded with a herd of gentle and obedi- 

 ent animals, the habits of which he has so studied, that at all 

 times they are provided with suitable food and shelter, they 

 performing their part, richly remunerating for all the care and 

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