ON MILCH COWS AND IIEIFERt^ 69 



SAMUEL SOULE'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers : 



Gentlemen, — The cow which I oifcr for premium is seven years 

 old, and was raised by Jonathan Osborne, of Danvers. She had her 

 last calf in March last. I bought her May 22d, 1846, and she has 

 given milk since that time as follows : 



10 days, 168 quarts and 420 pounds. 



30 " 675 " 1437^ " 



31 " 501 " 1253J " 

 31 " 435 " 1087J " 

 30 " 388 " * 970 " 



132 " 2066 " 5168i " 



Averaging 15 quarts, 1 pint and I132 gill per day. Her keeping has 



been grass and hay. 



SAMUEL SOULE. 



I can attest to the above account as being correct. 



BETHIAII TALBUT. 

 Lynn, October 1st, 1846. 



JAMES MARSH'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers : 



Gentlemen, — I offer for premium my white-face cow, which is 

 eight years old. She calved June 3d, the calf was killed July 10th, 

 and she has given milk as follows : the first two weeks she averaged 

 thirty-two lbs. per day more than the calf would suck ; the remain- 

 ing time till he was killed, sixteen lbs. per day. From July 11th 

 inclusive we have kept an account of her milk by weighing morning 

 and night, which amounts to 2958 lbs. being an average of 36/i lbs. 

 per day. Iler keeping has been rather a dry pasture. About the 

 middle of July I commenced giving her two quarts of shorts per 

 day, Avhich as the feed decreased I increased to four quarts, and liave 

 since added four quarts of Indian meal. Since August our cows 

 have all been fed with green corn planted for that purpose, which is 

 their chief support in the absence of feed. 



Yours respectfully, 



JAMES MARSIL 

 Danvers, October 1, 1846. 



