1858.] SENATE— No. 4. 59 



William Robinson, Jr., in entering bis berd, submitted tbe 

 following 



STATEMENT: 



I offer for the herd premium, under the head of grade or native 

 stock, the following eight cows : " Cleopatra," three years old, bred 

 by myself, sired by the pure bred short-horn "Duke," (Am. herd- 

 book. — ) Dam, half short-horn. " Daisy 2d," three years old, 

 bred by me, sired by " Duke," as above ; dam, " Daisy," sired by 

 " Young Monarch." (Am. H. B. 1,149.) " Flora," four years old, bred 

 by S. Bemis, Jr., of Barre, sired by " Duke," as above ; dam, native- 

 " Lady Washington," six years old, bred by S. Bemis, Jr., sired by 

 Young Monarch, as above ; dam, native. " Fanny," eight years 

 old, bred by me, sired by "Hawthorn." (Am. H. B., 74.) Dam 

 half short-horn. "Jessie," eight years old, bred by me, sired by 

 " Hawthorn," as above. Dam, J- short-horn. " Fountain," ten 

 years old, bred by me, sired by " Young Monarch," as above. Dam, 

 native. " Victoria," ten years old, bred by G. J. Bemis, of Barre, 

 Bired by " Young Monarch." Dam, -| short-horn. 



They were all sired, as will be seen, by thorough-bred bulls, whose 

 pedigrees are recorded in the herd-book, and are all with calf now by 

 my thorough-bred bull, " The Count." 



I exhibit, also, " The Count," with my cov/s, although not required 

 by the rules of the Board to do so. Yet I consider a well bred sire 

 of the greatest importance to every herd. 



He is three years old, bred by Jonathan Thorn, of Dutchess Co., 

 New York ; sired by his imported bull St. Lawrence ; dam, imported 

 cow. Countess, which has recently been sold for $1,000. Full pedi- 

 gree in American herd-book, No. 1,028. 



He has served 122 cows, at $5 per cow, besides my own cows, 21 

 in number, the past season. He has been stabled all the time during 

 the present season, but had been turned to pasture seasons before. 

 His feed has been three quarts of meal, with from 15 to 20 lbs. of 

 chopped hay per day ; he gained in weight from the first of May to 

 the first of September, a period of four months, 120 lbs., and served 

 most of the 140 odd cows within that time. 



I have sold his calves from the cov/s Cleopatra and Flora, to be 

 taken as soon as dropped, for $50. I have an offer of $30 per head 

 for the calves of Jessie, Lady Washington and Victoria, if heifers. 



It was not known to me during the time of trial, in June, the num- 

 ber required for the herd premium by the State, therefore, I give you 

 the statement of the trial of seven made at that time, and one made 



