388 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Difference in gain of churning each milk separately, 33 

 grains, or 4.13 pounds in the proportion. 



This is a result which might have been anticipated from the 

 considerations which have been developed from our previous 

 experiments ; for typal relations in milk have reference to a 

 difference in size and structure, and equal forces acting on 

 dissimilar materials could not be expected to produce uni- 

 formity in result. 



These experiments, it will be understood, are mostly com- 

 parative ; that is, carried out under similar circumstances, 

 and, however results may be modified by further study, are 

 true as far as tliey go. It will be also borne in mind, that in 

 speaking of breeds reference is had to the type of each breed, 

 and not to the exceptional cow, which may depart in one or 

 more ways from the type of her nearer ancestry. 



E. Lewis Sturteyant. 



Waushakum Farm, South Framingham, Mass., Jan. 30, 1874. 



The paper was read and accepted. 



Voted, To refer the times of holding the several county 

 fairs to a special committee of three to consider and report 

 what changes, if any, may be expedient. Messrs. Graves, 

 Stone and Root. The Committee on Printing was constituted 

 by the appointment of Messrs. Hawes, Moore and the Secre- 

 tary. 



Voted, That the Committee on Printing be authorized to 

 condense any matters submitted to the Board, if in their judg- 

 ment it may be required. 



Adjourned. 



Third D ay. 



Boston, Feb. 5, 1874. 



The Board met at 10 o'clock, a. m., Hon. Albert Fear- 

 ing in the chair. 



Present, — Messrs. Baker, Chadbourne, Clark, Davis, 

 Dwight, Fearing, Goessmann, Graves, Hadwen, Hawes, 



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