NDRFOLK SOCIETY. 319 



Milch Cows. 



Only two of the competitors furnished any statement. The 

 committee have awarded only two premiums. 



The first to S. J. Capen, of Dorchester, for his dark red cow, 

 "Flora," — one half Ayrshire and one half Durham, — five years 

 old. She calved in April, 1850. One year from the next June, 

 from June 1st to 10th, she averaged 8 qts. of milk per day, 

 weighing 19 lbs. Was fed on grass alone. She calved again 

 on the 15th of August last. The calf was taken from her Au- 

 gust 30th, and weaned. She gave, on the average, from Sep- 

 tember 1st to September 10th, 25 qts. per day, weighing 58 

 lbs. She was fed on grass, corn fodder, 1 qt. of Indian meal, 

 and 2 qts. of shorts per day. The milk was not made into 

 butter. 



The second to David N. Hollis, of Braintree, for his native 

 cow, four years old. The cow gave, from the 10th of June to 

 the 20th, 164 qts. of milk, and made 20 lbs. and 2 oz, of but- 

 ter. From the 10th of September to the 14th, she gave 44 

 quarts. The weather being very warm, the milk was sold. 

 From the 14th to the 20th, — six days, — she gave 63 qts. 1 pt. 

 and a half; making, in the whole, 107 qts. and 1| pts. From 

 the 14th to the 20th, she made 8 lbs. and 6 oz. of butter, from 

 63 qts. and li pts. of milk. 



This cow has not had one quart of meal, or any other grain, 

 for more than a year. In June, grass ; in September, grass, 

 with stalks. She calved the 6th of May last. 



The number of cows ofi"ered for exhibition, was large, and, 

 in the opinion of the committee, one of the choicest lots ever 

 exhibited in this State. 



Thomas Motley, Jr., of West Roxbury, otfered some very 

 fine blood cows. His Jersey cows, recently imported by him, 

 attracted great attention. We very much regret that Mr. Mot- 

 ley did not furnish us a written statement, to be published for 

 the benefit of the society. 



Samuel Henshaw, of Brookline, exhibited four full-blood 

 Durham cows, which, in the opinion of the committee, were 



