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No. 8. — Co-w, " Lady Washington," 6 years old, owned by William Rob- 

 inson, Jr., Barre. 

 9. — Cow, " Nonsuch," 5 years old, owned by Asa G. Sheldon, Wil- 

 mington. 



10. — Cow, " Lillie," 8 years old, owned by Asa G. Sheldon, Wil- 

 mington. 



11- — Cow, " Daisie," 10 years old, owned by Samuel Ellsworth, Barre. 



12. — Cow, " Fannie," 6 years old, owned by Wm. Eames, Worcester. 



13. — Heifer, native, 2 years old, owned by Leonard Hoar, Lincoln. 



14. — Heifer, " Susie," seven-eighths Ayrshire, 3 years old, owned by 

 John Brooks, Jr., Princeton. 



15. — Cow, " Lois," Devon grade, 4 years old, owned by Philip L. 

 Osborn, South Danvers. 



16. — Cow, " Flora," 4 years old, owned by Wm. Robinson, Jr., Barre. 



17. — Cow, " Cleopatra," 3 years old, owned by William Robinson, Jr. 

 Barre. 



18." — Cow, " Daisie," 3 years old, owned by Wm Robinson, Jr., Barre. 



19. — Cow, " Jennie," 3 yeai's old, owned by Samuel Ellsworth, Barre. 



20. — Cow, " Floi-a," 4 years old, owned by William Eames, Worcester. 



21. — Cow, " Sukie," 4 years old, owned by Samuel Ellsworth, Barre. 



The committee upon milch cows, live years old and over, 

 submitted the following 



REPORT: 



The number of entries for the premiums of the society in this class 

 was eleven, all of them as far as the committee could judge, very 

 superior animals, as regarded their milking qualities. 



No statements of the quality or quantity of the milk and butter 

 produced were filed with the secretary, and we could not learn that 

 any were required by the regulations of the society ; an error 

 which should be avoided in all future exhibitions. Some of the 

 exhibitors gave such statements to the committee in writing, and from 

 others we collected many facts in answer to our inquiries ; a method 

 altogether too loose in matters of so much importance in deciding the 

 relative claims to premiums. 



The committee, from all the facts they could collect, and after a very 

 careful examination of the animals, made the following awards : — 



The 1st premium to William Robinson, Jr., of Barre, for his fine 

 cow " Jessie," -^ Durham, J- native. 



The 2d premium to Samuel Ellsworth, of Barre, for his large 

 cow, ^ Durham, i native. 

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