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To A. Brackett Lord, of Beverly, for his cow, 8 years old, 

 the second premium of $7. 



To Samuel King, of Danvers, for his cow, 7 years old, the 

 third premium of $5. 



To John Stone, of Marblehead, for his starred cow, 9 years old, 

 the fourth premium of Colman's European Agriculture. 



E. G. Berry, of Danvers, exhibited two very fine three years 

 old heifers ; and one two years old, now forward with calf, — of 

 which, a statement is given of the produce of those in milk, 

 which was very large for cows of that age. 



The committee, in awarding these premiums, have en- 

 deavored, as far as practicable, to carry out what they consid- 

 ered the views of the trustees, and of the Society, by aiming to 

 reward the skill of the owners of cows and heifers, in training 

 and keeping them in the best and most economical manner, 

 rather than to reward them for their good fortune in being able 

 to find and purchase those already trained and expensively fed 

 by others. For this reason, where there were two animals 

 equally balanced as to merit, the one purchased, and the other 

 raised and trained by the claimant himself, they thought it their 

 duty to give the preference to the latter. 



It is important that the best breeds of cows should be sought, 

 and no less important that they should be properly trained up 

 and well fed. All may well know, that one good cow is worth 

 much more than two ordinary ones, and even cows of good 

 breeds have often been ruined by improper management while 

 young. They, like some of the human race, frequently contract 

 vicious habits in early life ; they sometimes learn to be unruly 

 by being in bad company, or enclosed with bad fences; they 

 often early learn to push with the horns, and become uneasy, 

 and troublesome to milk. They should be carefully and gently 

 used; they will, thus used, better give down their milk; for this 

 reason, the gentle female hand is often much more appropriate 

 for this purpose than that of the opposite sex. Cows should be 

 milked quick, and milked clean, or they will soon shrink in 

 their milk, and the best be thus reduced to ordinary cows. Our 

 female friends will pardon us for saying, that, it is considered one 

 of the most valuable accomplishments among the females of 



