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Of fruit, I have several varieties ; such as greenings, Roxbury, 

 and English russets, Spitzenburg, Congress and seeknofurther ; 

 besides some of poorer qualities which I intend to get rid of by- 

 engrafting with better varieties. 

 Amherst, Oct., 1851. 



Samuel Harrington's Statement. 



I have in my orchard the following trees, viz., of apples — 

 Baldwin 12 ; greenings 13 ; Roxbury russets 6 ; Esopus Spitz- 

 enburgs 4 ; common russets 3 ; congress apple 4 ; Philadelphia 

 bell-flower 4 ; York pippin 4 ; Miller 2 ; seeknofurther 3 ; 

 Peck's pleasant 3; other kinds 29; in all 87. Cherries 20 ; 

 plums 25 ; peach 30 ; quinces 30. Pears — Bartlett on pear 

 stock 25; Bartlett's on quince 12; Flemish beauty 4; Seckel 

 4 ; Dix 5 ; Buffum 3 ; Bell lucrative 3 ; St. Ghislain 2 ; Mad- 

 aline 4 ; other kinds 49. Whole number of trees 303. 



Amherst, Oct., 1851. 



Milch Cows. 



The committee, having read the statements and decided 

 according to the best of their judgment as to the comparative 

 excellence of the cows exhibited, are happy to say that, with 

 one exception, they are of a superior quality. The several 

 competitors to whom premiums are awarded, are all of Am- 

 herst. 



First premium of five dollars, to Spencer Church. His cow 

 is seven years old. She gave forty-five pounds of milk per 

 day during the months of May and June last, from which he 

 made 14 lbs. of butter weekly. Her feed was grass only. She 

 calved April 23, 1851, and her calf is by her side. 



Second premium of four dollars, to Rev. John San ford. His 

 cow is four years old, and has had three calves. Had her last 

 calf on the 20th of last March, which weighed at less than five 

 weeks old 140 pounds. At the best of the season she gave 

 from 14 to 15 quarts of milk a day. Three months from 

 calving, she made 16 pounds of butter in ten days ; and in 



