25 



STATEMENT OF HENRY G. KIMBALL. 



Bradford, Sept. 24, 1872. 

 Entered by Henry G. Kimball one grade Dutch cow, four 

 years old. She dropped her last calf the first day of June 

 last ; she is with calf to calve the tenth day of May next. The 

 first ten days after calving she gave 22 1-2 quarts of milk per 

 day. At that time her feed was good pasturing with two 

 quarts of meal every morning. The first ten days in September 

 she gave 19 quarts of milk per day. At that time her feed 

 was poor pasturing with two quarts of meal in the morning, 

 and a handful of green corn fodder in the evening. The last 

 ten days of August she gave 20 quarts of milk per day. 



STATEMENT OF G. W. HEREICK. 



Gloucester, September, 1872. 

 My grade cow, seven years old, calved May 13th, 1872. The 

 first ten days in June her average mess was 20^ quarts per 

 day. For the last ten days in August her average mess was 

 14 quarts per day. Her feed was common pasture until July 

 first, with two quarts of meal per day, then she had corn 

 fodder instead of meal. 



STATEMENT OF FRANCIS DAJsTE. 



Hamilton, Sept. 20th, 1872. 

 To Chas. p. Preston, Esq., Sec'y of Essex Agri'l Society. 



I enter for premium one thorougli-bred Jersey Milch Cow, 

 " Minnie," eight years old. She dropped her last calf June 

 27th, 1872, and will next calve April, 1873. Gave thirteen 

 quarts for the first thirty days after calving, averaged eleven 

 quarts and a half through the month of August. Seven quarts 

 of her milk will make one pound of butter. Food, grass. 



HERD OF MILCH COWS. 



The Committee report that as but one entry has been 

 made, we find it not a very difficult task to decide which was 

 4 



