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tion to see so many fine cattle, all promising to become oxen of 

 the best description. 



GEORGE C. DAVIS, Chairman. 



Milch Cows. 



Fourteen cows were shown for premium and two for exhibi- 

 tion. There was no competitor for the highest premium offered 

 by the society, viz : " for the best dairy of cows, not less than 

 five, owned and kept together from May 1st, to Sept. 10th, 

 three of which shall have been raised and hred by the appli- 

 cant, and one of which to be exhibited." 



The first premium of the second class, (which requires that 

 two of the cows shall have been raised by the applicant,) was 

 awarded to Marshall J. Maynard, of Northborough, for the two 

 best cows from a stock of five, ^17. 



The premium of $12, for the two best cows from a stock of 

 not less than five, is awarded to William S. Lincoln, of Wor- 

 cester. 



To Henry Parker, of Holden, for the best cow kept with a 

 stock of not less than four, is awarded the premium of $10. 



To Horace Chenery, of Worcester, "for the best cow kept 

 alone or with others," is awarded the premium of $8. 



To Asa F. Rice, of Worcester, for the next best cow kept as 

 above, the second premium of " Colman's Agriculture." 



To Joseph A. Reed, of Princeton, a gratuity of $6. 



To Harvey Dodge, of Sutton, a gratuity of %2. 



Our farmers have of late made very great improvement in 

 the breed and quality of their cows. This is as it should be ; 

 for it is believed that no other investment in agriculture is so 

 profitable or will yield so rich returns as the dairy. One of 

 the claimants for a premium states that between the first day of 

 June and the tenth of September, the present year, he sold 

 about eight thousand quarts of milk from seven cows, besides 

 what he used in his family. This at the low price of four 

 cents per quart would be three hundred and twenty dollars. 

 Now, supposing these seven cows to be worth 280 dollars, 



