ox MiLCH COWS. 



The Committee, of whom were present J. Osgood Loring, 

 of Audover, Eben G. Berry, of Daavers and Andrew Mansfield, 

 Jr.. of Lynnfield, make the following Report : 



Nine cows v.-ere offered for premium, — two of them had 

 calves by their side, hut no statement being given with them, 

 they were not entitled to a premium. They were both of 

 them fine looking cows, and one of them, belonging to Seth 

 Kimball, of Bradford, gave strong proof of her good qualities 

 by the justice she had done to three fine looking calves, which 

 stood by her side, and which were born at one birth. The 

 cow presented by John Nichols, of Salem, v/as a superior milk- 

 er, but had been kept higher than the other cows ofiered for 

 premium. His statement exhibited an example of accuracy 

 and regularity rarely to be met with, her yield of milk in 

 pounds, being given as recorded at each milking for sixteen 

 months past. 



After a careful examination of the cows, together with the 

 statements accompanying them, the committee were satisfied 

 that they were all more than common animals. 



We recommend that there be awarded to, — 

 Farnham Spoiford, of Andover, first premium, - $10 00 

 Stephen Driver, of Salem, second premium, - - 9 00 

 Josiah Crosby, of Andover, third premium, - 8 00 



Eben King, of Danvers, fourth premium, - - 7 00 



It is painful to reflect, that though our own society has now 

 been in operation over thirty years, and though premiums have 

 been regularly offered from the beginning for the best milch 

 cows, yet it is not known that any considerable permanent im- 

 provement has been made in the county, if even attempted. 

 Accidental cases of superior cows have indeed happened, a few 

 spasmodic efforts have been made to improve the breeds, and 

 our Transactions have teemed with annual reports, drawn up 

 with much ability, yet who has ever heard of any thing like 

 general results ? Where is the Col. Jaques of Essex county ? 

 Where is oiu: Cream-pot breed of cows, some of which, in 

 Middlesex, " produce nine pounds of butter in three days, on 

 grass feed only :"' where shall we find the dairy, in which the 



