ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 2^ 



A. B. LORD'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers : 



Gentlemen, — The Cow I offer for exhibition and premium, is 

 eight years old. She calved the 22d of June and has given milk as ^ 

 follows : 



From June 25th to July 25th, 1205 pounds. 

 " July 25th to Aug. 25th, 1166 " 

 " Aug. 25th to Sept. 25th. 1126 " 



Total, 3497 lbs. 



"We have made 96 lbs. butter in three months, besides the milk for 

 the family of five persons, and supplying her calf two months. Also 

 sold her morning's mess four times. We have made 31 lbs. butter 

 from September 1st to the 25th. She has not been dry for eight- 

 een months. Her keeping has been poor grass-feed and two quarts 

 of shorts a day, since August 15th. 



A. B. LORD. 

 Beverly, September 28th, 1847. 



SAMUEL KING'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers : 



Gentlemen, — I exhibit for premium my red cow, 7 years old.. 

 She was reared by me from a native cow of superior qualities, which 

 was driven to a Durham short horn. She gave last year, on ordina- 

 ry fall keep, without any grain, from the time her calf was taken 

 from her in September to the first of December, (after which no 

 account was kept,) from thirteen to fourteen quarts of milk per day. 

 Her milk is of superior quality but as I sell it at this season of the 

 year its properties for butter have not been tested. She is 

 perfectly gentle and orderly about fence , and will remain quiet with- 

 out company. She has with her a calf two weeks old. 



SAMUEL KING. 



Danvers, September 29th, 1847. 



