9 



breeds iind came into the possession of the college as gifts, through 

 the generosity of its friends in different towns of Massachusetts and 

 Connecticut. 



The Shorthorns were represented by a bull " ]Mountain Lad," a 

 cow " Young Acacia," and two heifers "■ Yarico 57 " and " Autumn 

 Rose." The Devons consisted of a bull '' General Lyon," and two 

 cows "Gem 3d" and "Winona 2d." The Ayrshires were a bull 

 "Colfax," and a heifer "Lulie"; while the Jersey herd was com- 

 posed of a bull " P^ssex," a bull calf " Enterprise," and a cow 

 " Lucy." 



Besides the above named pure bred animals, the college had forty 

 natives, mostly cows and steers designed for slaughter, and two 

 pair of cattle. 



In 1870 the number of pure bred animals in the herd was as follows, 

 fourteen Shorthorns, five Ayrshires, four Devons and four Jerseys, 

 while the number of grades had decreased. During the year following 

 the stock on the farm was largely increased by birth and gift. From 

 the latter source there was added, the Shorthorn bull " Adonis," the 

 Swiss bull " Belmont," an Ayrshire bull " Aberdeen," the Holsteiu 

 bull " Fourth Highland Chief," a Brittany bull " Upton," a heifer 

 "Pauline," and a Jersey bull " Grand Duke." Two imported Jersey 

 cows were added by purchase. 



From this time to 1879 the herd consisted of about fifty animals, 

 composed in greater part of pure breds, (or it appears at this time 

 that it was the policy of the college to increase the number of pure 

 bred animals and decrease the number of grades. From the 

 descriptions and pedigrees published in the reports of this period it 

 is apparent that the herd contained many noted animals to represent 

 the different breeds. 



We are led to believe that the presence of tuberculosis was not 

 recognized at this period from the fact that in one of the reports of 

 this time we find the following statement : " The stock as a rule has 

 been thrifty and disease has not troubled in any form." 



In 1879 the herd was reduced to twenty-five, all but two of which 

 were pure blood Ayrshire. The reason for this appears in the fol- 

 lowing : " The trustees felt obliged, by the advice of the (Governor 

 and council and the existence of a very considerable debt .... 

 to dispose of the Shorthorn, Jersey and Brittany cattle belonging to 

 the farm." 



Within the next three years the herd nearly doubled : it included 



