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day of June tliey gave seven hundred and two pounds of milk, 

 from •which was made seventy-eight pounds of cheese. During 

 the first ten days of September, was made three hundred and 

 seventy-seven pounds of cheese. The nine cows entered for 

 premium were, — one, 7 — four, 6 — three, 5 — and one 4 years old, 

 yielding, during the first ten days of June, 3,549 pounds of 

 milk, which made 394]- pounds of cheese. The first ten days 

 of September, they yielded 2,527 pounds of milk, which made 

 280 pounds of cheese. The six cows entered for premium, 

 five of which are 5 years old, and one, 4 years old, yielded, 

 during the first ten days of June, 1,991 pounds of milk, which 

 made 215|^ pounds of cheese. The first ten days in Septem- 

 ber, they yielded 1,508 pounds of milk, which made 170 pounds 

 of cheese. 



Barre, September 24, 1853. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



Report of the Committee. 



The committee on milch cows were all at their posts at the 

 appointed hour this morning, and having attended to the duties 

 assigned them, respectfully submit the following report : — 



The number of cows entered for premium was but four. 

 Joseph P. Reed, of Princeton, is the owner of one of these 

 cows, which is ten years old, of the Devon and Holderness 

 breed. She gave, the first week in June, three hundred and 

 sixteen and three-quarter pounds of milk, from which was made 

 fifteen pounds of butter. The first week in September she 

 gave one hundred and ninety-one and a half pounds of milk, 

 which yielded eleven and three-sixteenths pounds of butter. 

 Another cow is owned by Nathan B. Reed, of Princeton, which 

 is seven years old, of the Ayrshire, Holderness and native 

 breed. She gave, the first week in June, two hundred and sixty- 

 six pounds of milk, from which was made twelve pounds of 

 butter ; and the first week in September she gave one hundred 

 and sixty-three pounds of milk, from which was made eight and 

 fourteen-sixteenths pounds of butter. These two cows have 

 had no other keeping than by pasture during the season, up to 



