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premium. For age, sec printed pedigree, herewith. She 

 dropped her List calf Aug, 9th, and has not yet taken bull. 



Last winter she was fed on hay and roots ; on pleasant days, 

 only, was in the jard most of the time. This summer she 

 has heen in the field during the day, and at night, in the barn 

 or yard ; has been fed, night and morning Avith either winter- 

 rye, oats, or corn-fodder, cut green. My pasturage amounts 

 to little or nothing, at present. 



Maud, 604, calving Aug. I'th, gave during the first ten 

 days of June, as follows : 



June. 



10 



Total for the ten days, 17o 1-2 pounds ; average, 17 35-100 

 pounds per day. 



During most of the first ten days of September, ]\Iaud was 

 on exhibition at the New England Fair at Lowell, and fell off 

 somewhat in her yield of milk, and no account Avas kept. 

 She is now giving nearly nineteen quarts per day. Maud's 

 largest yield has been between twentv-two and twentv-three 

 quarts a day. 



jNIaud has won first and second premiums at IS ew lork State 

 Fairs, among a large competition ; and two years lias been in 

 the Gold Medal Herd, of same Society. 



HERD OF :MILCII COWS. 



The Committee aAvard the first premium to Francis Dane, of 

 Hamilton, diploma and $15. 

 John L. Shore V, Chairman. 



