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measured for one week, which averaged fourteen and one-half 

 quarts per day, and on the following week she made seven and 

 one-quarter lbs. of butter. She has been kept in a fair pasture, 

 and been fed with green corn fodder, but has never had any 

 grain, or any other extra feed. 



I also offer for premium, my three-year old heifer, of Devon 

 and Ayrshire blood. She has had two calves, the last of which 

 she dropped in May. She has been fed like the other heifer, 

 and was milked till within fourteen days of calving. Her milk 

 was measured for one week, which averaged fifteen and one- 

 half quarts per day, and in six days she made seven lbs. of 

 butter. Respectfully, 



J. Crosby. 



North Andover, Sept. 29, 1852. 



Joseph Kittredg-e^s Statement. 



I offer for premium, as heifers in milk, two two years old 

 heifers ; one, half Ayrshire, the other, half Devon. The Ayr- 

 shire calved about the first of May. As I had no expectation 

 of her calving so early in the season, she was wintered the past 

 winter on poor fodder, and was quite lean in flesh when she 

 calved ; since which time she has had nothing but pasture feed, 

 a mile and a half from home. Her milk was weighed and 

 measured occasionally in June, and she gave about twelve 

 quarts a day. She is now, (27th Sept.) giving about seven 

 quarts a day. 



Had I intended earlier to offer her for premium, I would 

 have made a more definite statement. She is a calf got by 

 the Ayrshire bull presented to the society by the State Agri- 

 cultural Society, which has been so very severely criticised at 

 former exhibitions, and has been considered unworthy of the 

 attention of the society. 



The Devon calved in August, and is now giving eight quarts 

 of milk a day. They have had no fall feed. 



Respectfully, 



Joseph Kittredge. 

 Andover, Sept. 27, 1852. 



