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The work was well performed. Every year witnesses new 

 improvements in the ploughs, and greater excellence in the 

 ploughmen. Your committee have had no little difficulty in 

 allotting the prizes to the different competitors. And with fear 

 and trembling, only consoled by honest intentions, they award 

 them. There were seventeen horse teams, and seven ox teams 

 on the field. 



CHARLES N. EMERSON, Chairman. 



Milch Cows. 



The number of competitors in this class was quite respecta- 

 ble, although it might have been much diminished by the reg- 

 ulations adopted by the society, for testing the merits of the 

 animals. The competitors were required to furnish a statement 

 setting forth the time of calving, the number of pounds of 

 milk produced in the third week of June and the third week of 

 September, respectively, the number of pounds of butter made 

 from the same, and what feed was given beside pasture, and how 

 much. The first cow upon which we report, was offered by 

 George S. Willis, of Pittsfield, who complied with the condi- 

 tions required, and whom we award the first premium of ten 

 dollars. This cow produced from the 18th day of June to the 

 24th, inclusive, seven days, three hundred and fifteen pounds 

 milk, averaging forty-five pounds per day, and making sixteen 

 and seven-eighths pounds of butter, and seven days in Septem- 

 ber, two hundred and sixty-six pounds of milk, and fourteen 

 and one-eighth pounds of butter. 



The second was presented by Walter Tracy, of Pittsfield, 

 who did not strictly comply with the society's regulations, to 

 whom we award the second premium of nine dollars. The 

 cow produced thirty pounds of butter in two weeks, in the 

 month of June. 



The third premium we award to James Sears, of Pittsfield, 

 for a beautiful three-years old heifer, eight dollars. 



The fourth premium, to James H. Roberts, of Hinsdale, seven 

 dollars, for his Durham cow. This cow produced three hun- 



