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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



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size and without beauty of form, without fat, and v/ithout valuable 

 blood except that which made her old grand-dam valuable, she was 

 by far the best cow on exhibition in this class. The connoisseur of 

 milking stock would have marked her in a crowd, and her record 

 below would have justified his expectations. 



The other two premium cows, were grade Durhams. The state- 

 ment of Mr. Robinson is annexed. His cow in form, size, and gen- 

 eral features showed that she was what he represented her to be. 

 Both were of course much larger and much better for the grazier than 

 Mr. Ordway's cow, and in sections where milk is of secondary 

 importance to beef, would be the most valuable animals. But where 

 the contrary is the case as in Massachusetts, they have no particular 

 title to commendation. They were awarded the prizes because they 

 were very good cows, and in the opinion of the committee better 

 entitled to ihem than their competitors. To say, however, that they 

 were very superior animals in their class, would be more than their 

 appearance and promise can justify. 



Submitted for the committee, 



T. E. Payson, Chairman. 



Account of Milk for thirteen weeks, of three years old Heifer, owned 

 by Warren Ordway, of Bradford, Mass., commencing June 

 15, 1857. 



