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her, when she produced 78 quarts of milk, weighing 191| lbs., 

 and averaging 11 quarts, or 27 lbs. 5 oz. each day ; from which 

 we made 10| lbs. of butter, an average of 1| lbs. per day. 



The food of this cow has been regular through the season, it 

 being a good pasture, and two quarts of corn meal each day. 



I have the reputation, among my neighbors, of being rather 

 a liberal feeder, but I wish to say to them that I think it pays. 

 On three acres of ground I have kept my three cows to October 

 first. Two and a half acres of this land is an old pasture, 

 turned over and seeded to grass the last year. The other half- 

 acre is about my barn. Neither piece being in a high state of 

 cultivation, but they have given my cows a full supply, (v>'ith 

 the addition of a small allowance of meal daily.) One of the 

 three cows was not put on this pasture until the middle of July, 

 the other two the latter part of May. 



Sunderland, October 20, 1857. 



FRANKLIN. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Miscellaneous Stock. — The committee on " Miscellaneous 

 Stock," believing that their office was to examine and bring into 

 notice such animals as would not fall within any class entitled to 

 premiums, and such as should be presented for exhibition only, 

 have attended to the service expected of them, and report : — 



A fine herd of animals, eleven in number, was presented by 

 Hon. Henry W. Cushman, of Bernardston, for exhibition. This 

 gentleman, having heretofore rendered great services to the 

 society as its active, intelligent and efficient president, is still 

 untiring in efforts to enlarge its usefulness, and improve every 

 department of agriculture. 



This herd comprises seven generations of stock, beginning 

 with a cow now ten years old, which was a cross of the Durham 

 and our native breed ; there were present ten descendants from 

 this cow; and all were reared on Mr. Cushman's farm, by his 

 thorough farmer, Marshall Slate. They gave evidence of great 

 care in breeding, producing fine forms, of fine color — bright 

 red. The two oldest cows, being of the native and Durham 



