1855. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



425 



Premiums will not be awarded in this class miless 

 the millv of the competing Cow has been manufac- 

 tui-ed into butter, or cheese, and an avenxge daily 

 yield of 1 lb. of Initter, or ;J lbs. new milch cheese, 

 weighed as ready for market, obtained therefrom 

 for the period of six months, preceding the 1st of 

 September, 18o(i. * 



Regard will be liad in making the awards, to the 

 ages of the animals, the number of cows kept to- 

 gether, their food, and the consequent comparative 

 expense of keeping, and their product. 



Class IV. 

 For the best Cow of any breed, (from a herd of 

 not less than 3 cows,) wliich shall ha\e been owned 

 by the competitor from July 1, ISjj, to the day of 

 the Show, kept for the manufacture of butter or 

 cheese, for a period of six months, immediately pre- 

 ceding the 1st of September, 1856, 



A first premium of .$50 



Second premium 40 



Third premium 30 



Fourth premium 20 



Premiums in tlris class will not be awarded unless 

 there has been an average daily yield of 1 lb. butter 

 or 3 lbs. new milch cheese, for the whole period of 

 trial, weighed as ready for market. 



Class V. 

 For the best Cow kept for milk, and owned by 

 the competitor from the 1st day of July, 1855, to 

 the day of the Show. 



A premium of $40 



For the next best 30 



Next best 20 



Next best 10 



Premiums in this class Avill not be awarded un- 

 less there has been an average daily yield of 25 lbs. 

 of milk for a pei'iod of six months immecUately pre- 

 ceding the 1st day of Sept., 1856. 



Competitors tor all the above classes of premiums 

 will be required to file with Wm. S. Lmcoln, Sec- 

 retiiry of this Committee, on or before the 10th day 

 of September, 1856, their statement in writing, mi- 

 der oath, or athrmation, to the following facts : 



The age and breed of the Cow ; the place where, 

 and person by whom, bred and raised, or imported, 

 the time of being dried last, and of last and ol' next 

 calving ; 



Time of turning to ])asture ; 



The whole munber of Cows constituting their 

 dairy ; and whether kept together ; 



Quantity of milk yielded by each competing cow, 

 ascertained by tlie weight and l)eer measure, of each 

 miUting alter strained, for the iirst three days ofj 

 each month of trial, and when the millt is manutac-' 

 tured, the amount of Butter or of Cheese yielded by 

 the competing animals during the whole j)eriod as 

 specified in each class. In classes No. 1 and No. 2 

 tlie milk of the competing cows may be mauuf.ic-' 

 tured together. In all cases the amount of Butter; 

 and Cheese produced by the milk of the tliree days I 

 must he ascert;uned. It will also be required that; 

 the stiitcment shall give full and accurate account of 

 the times of stal)ling, the method of management of 

 the entire dairy dining the period of stal)ling, the 

 process of manufacture pursued, and the kind and 

 quantity of every article of food furnislied the an- 

 imals, either while in the bani or at pa-sture, distin- 

 guishing between said periods. 



Class VI. 



For the best Durham Bull, not less than 1 year old. 

 For the second best 



.$50 

 ..40 



For the third best 25 



For the best Devon bull, not less than 1 year old 60 



For the second best 40 



For the third best 25 



For the best Ayrshire Bull, not less than 1 year old 50 



VoT the second best 40 



For the third best 25 



For the best Alderney Bull, not less than 1 year old 50 



For the second best 40 



For the third best 25 



For the best Bull, of native or mixed breed, not less 



than 1 year old 50 



For the second best 40 



For the third best 25 



A written statement under oath, signed by the 

 competitor under tins class, must be filed with the 

 Secretary of this Committee, at the time of entering 

 the animal, giving the age, breed, })lace where raised, 

 person by whom bred and raised or imported, method 

 of management and kind and quantity of any article 

 of food furnished, other than Hay or Grass, subse- 

 quent to the 1st of March, 1856. 



In all cases competitors must be the actual owners 

 of the animals entered by them, on the first day of 

 July, 1855, and such owiiersliip must have continued 

 to the day of the Show. 



No animal \vill be allowed to enter into competi- 

 tion in more than one class. 



All animals offered for comi)etition must be en- 

 tered with WiLLL\M S. Lincoln, the Secretary of 

 this Committee, in Worcester, on or before "\^'ednes- 

 day, the 26th day of September, at 12 o'clock at 

 noon, and must be exhibited upon the grounds of 

 the Worcester Agricidtural Society, on the day of 

 exhibition, at 8 A. M., and remain till 3 P. M. 



Trayel. 



The Trustees will pay at the rate of 12 cents per 

 mile to the OAvners of such animals as obtain premi- 

 ums, and which are brought or driven more than 10 

 miles from the place of exhibition, computing from 

 the place from which the animals come ; also to un- 

 successful competitors the like siun, if upon the re- 

 port of any Committee, such an indenmity for ex- 

 pense should be merited. Travel will only be allow- 

 ed one way, and only one travel will be allowed to 

 any competitor. 



Blanks for return of particulars required in the 

 certificates will be sent to persons who give notice of 

 intention to compete. 



A rigid adherence to the foregoing rules -will be 

 required. 



Skilful men from different parts of the State will 

 be seasonably appointed to adjudge the jiremiums, 

 and no premiums Mill be awarded in any cLi^^s where 

 animals of sufficient merit have not been exhibited. 



{^ Premiums will be paid by Thomas Moti.ky, 

 Jr., Esq., Treasurer, at Boston, tiiirty days alter their 

 award, l)ut if not claimed within six months, they 

 will be considered as relinquished. 



ROBKKT C. WlNTIIROr, "j 



Geokgk W. Lyman, 

 Jamks W. Pak;i:, } Committee. 



SxKrnKN Sat.isiu'uv, 

 "\\'m. S. Lincoln, 

 Boston, Jiuie 13, 1855. 



Constituents of Bodies. — Tlic muscles of a 

 body are what is usually called lean meat — the skin, 

 hair, horns, and hoofs are glue — this shows why 

 they are good for manures, as glue contu'iis fifty-five 

 per cent, of carbon, eighteen of nitrogen and twenty 

 two of oxvgen. 



