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four other cows ; no keeping but bj pasture, till the 20th of 

 August, and then fed on corn fodder once a day, upon which 

 she gave, during the first week in June, 202 pounds of milk, 

 and made eight and ten-sixteenths pounds of butter ; the first 

 week in September she gave 156 pounds of milk, from which 

 was made seven pounds fourteen ounces of butter. 



Upon this statement, rather than the superior external marks 

 for a milker, your committee have awarded the first premium to 

 Mr. Joseph T. Reed, of Princeton, for the best three-year-old 

 heifer, having had a calf. Breed, one-eighth Ayrshire, one- 

 fourth Holderness, and native. 



There was, also, but one entry of two-year-old heifers, having 

 had a calf. Had the committee been furnished with her yield 

 of milk or butter, they might have arrived at a different result ; 

 but under the circumstances, they have. awarded to Mr. Joseph 

 Upton, Jr., the third premium for his two-year-old heifer, 

 having had a calf. 



Geoege Kendall, Chairman. 



HAMPDEN. 



Fi^om the Report of the Committee. 



The number of cows on exhibition was unusually large. 

 Twenty-eight were entered, several of which were presented for 

 exhibition only. Of those entered for premiums, but a portion 

 had complied with the published requirements of the society, and 

 but few of those who returned the circular furnished them, had 

 fully accomplished the design of the society, by their response. 

 These were examined in connection with the animals to which 

 they related, as minutely as the limited time would allow, and 

 we offer them as a part of our report. 



Alden Hitchcock, of Springfield, states that his cow is seven 

 years old, of Ayrshire and native breed ; that she calved Sep- 

 tember 20th, 1852. The calf was fattened for veal, and sold 

 for $10.22. Three hundred and twenty-one pounds of butter 

 were made from her milk, valued at $68.74:; and eight hundred 

 and thirty-Ibur quarts of milk sold for $20.46. Making a 

 total income of $99.42, exclusive of the milk used in his 



