64 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



the chaps thin, and the horns small. The neck may be thin 

 towards the head, but it must begin to tliicken, and especially 

 when it approaches the shoulder ; the dewlaps should be small ; 

 the breast, if not so wide as in sonic that have an unusual dis- 

 position to fatten, yet should be very far from being narrow, 

 and it should project before the legs ; the chine to a certain 

 degree flcsliy, and even inclining to fulness ; the girth behind 

 the shoulders should be deeper than is usually found in the 

 short-horn ; the ribs should be spread out wide, so as to give 

 as globular a form as possible to the carcass, and each should 

 project further than the preceding one, to the very loins. She 

 should be well formed across the hips and in the rump, and 

 with greater length than the milker generally possesses ; or if a 

 little too short, not heavy. If she stands a little long on the 

 legs, it must not be too long. The thigh somewhat thin, with 

 a slight tendency to crookedness, or being sickle-hammed- 

 behind. The tail thick at the upper part, but tapering below ; 

 and she should have a mellow hide, and but little coarse hair. 

 Common consent has given to her large milk veins. The udder 

 should rather incline to be large in proportion to the size of the 

 animal, but not too large ; its skin thin and free from lumps in 

 every part of it ; and teats of a moderate size." 



The characteristics and the treatment of milch cows are 

 wortliy of the devoted study and attention of every farmer. 

 Good ones yield more profit with less trouble than almost any 

 other brancli of farming. Poor ones cost nearly as much to 

 keep and return a far less net profit in proportion. 



The premiums for milch cows, five years old and over, and 

 three years and under five, were the same as those ofiered for 

 short-horn cows of those ages, given above. 



The entries in this division were as follows : — 



No. 1. — Cow, " Fannie," 2 years old, owned by O. Farnsworth, Waltham. 

 2. — Cow, " White Belly," 6 years old, owned by John Brooks, Jr., 



Princeton. 

 3.— Cow, " Mary," G years old, owned by John Brooks, Jr., Princeton. 

 4. — Cow, " Buffalo," 14 years old, owned by Philip L. Osborn, South 



Danvers. 

 5. — Cow, " Polly," 8 years old, owned by John W. Hollls, Brighton. 

 6. — Cow " Fountain," 10 years old, owned by William Robinson, Jr., 



Barre. 

 7. — Cow, " Jessie," 8 years old, owned by Willlaua Robinson, Jr., Barre. 



