MILCH COWS. 295 



MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 



ESSEX. 



Report of the Committee. 



The committee on milch cows regret that there was not a 

 better show of animals of this class; and indeed they may say 

 that, for several years past, there has been quite a falling off, 

 both in numbers and quality, of the cows exhibited at our 

 shows. It is believed by the committee that there is a large 

 number of very superior milkers in the county, but, for reasons 

 unknown to your committee, they are not generally brought 

 forward at our exhibitions. It would certainly be desirable to 

 know something about these cows, as to their breed and yield 

 in milk and butter, that the community might avail themselves 

 of such statements and procure calves from the cows for raising. 

 The chairman of this committee has a large and valuable cow, 

 which he was unwilling to risk over the railroad to Lawrence, 

 and he appends to this report a statement of her yield, in the 

 hope that his example may hereafter be imitated by others. 



Moses Newell, of West Newbury, presented for exhibition 

 only, three cows, one eleven years old, of the Durham breed; 

 one Durham and Ayrshire, and one Ayrshire, also two calves. 

 These cows had the marks of being extremely good milkers, 

 but were not in so good condition, as to flesh, as the draft 

 made upon them required they should be. In the opinion of 

 the committee, the better the milker, the closer she should be 

 looked after as to the quantity of her feed ; and they do not 

 subscribe to the general belief, that a good milker must neces- 

 sarily be thin in flesh. 



John Alley, 3d, for the Committee. 



Statement of Samuel Southwick. 



I offer for examination a cow of the Galloway or no-horn 

 breed, eight years old. She calved in March, 1852, and has 

 continued to give milk ever since. I have kept an account 

 daily as I sold it to my neighbors. She has averaged nine 

 quarts a day for the whole period, amounting to four thousand 



