26 ESSEX SOCIETY. 



To James Day, of Haverhill, the second premium of, |;9 00 

 To James Poor, of Andover, the third « " 8 00 



To Josiah Crosby, of Andover, the fourth " ^ " 7 00 



Moses Newell, Chairman. 



James Dai/s Statement. 



1 offer for premium, my cow, of native breed, seven years 

 old. She calved on the 7th of April last, and the calf was 

 taken from her on the 15th of May. It weighed 115 lbs. 



During the month of June, she gave, upon an average, six- 

 teen quarts of milk per day. She made, from June first, to 

 July tenth, 63| lbs. of butter, and one week in the time she 

 made 12| lbs. butter. Since that time she has made 89| lbs. 

 butter,up to Sept. 25th. She has been kept during the season, 

 in an old pasture, and has had no other food of any kind, until 

 the 15th of August ; she was then fed, morning and evening, 

 with green corn. 



James Day. 



Haverhill, Sept. 28, 1852. 



James Poor^s Statement. 



The Fountain Cow, herewith presented, had a calf at three 

 years old. She has never dried since. She is now eight years 

 old. We churn every week and fortnight the year round. 

 Her milk and butter is of a very excellent quality. She will 

 overrun 300 lbs. of butter, annually. In 1849, we weighed her 

 butter ten months. It weighed 255 lbs. ; she then had another 

 calf; she has had a calf every year. 



This year, she made, during the month of January, 22 lbs. 

 6 oz. ; February, 19 lbs. ; March, 18| lbs. ; April, 23i lbs. ; be- 

 sides averaging a quart of milk a day in the^family. Through 

 the best of the season, 10 to 11 lbs. per week. 



Her keeping is common pasturing; no fresh feed in the fall. 

 During the winter, she had six bags of shorts. 



Sept. 28, I weighed her night's milk. It weighed 16| lbs., 

 and measured 6 quarts 1|- pints. Average weight now, 28 to 

 30 lbs. per day. 



James Poor. 



North Andover, Sept. 29, 1852. 



