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old. She then had skimmed milk two months, and has had 

 nothing but ordinary pasturing since. 



Tewksbury, Oct. 5, 1852. 



Amos CarletorCs Statement. 



Gentlemen, — The heifer here offered for a premium is two 

 and one-half years old, is of the native breed, and was raised 

 by me. She calved the 13th day of August. In three days 

 she gave 31-| quarts of strained milk, — averaging 10^ quarts 

 per day, and weighing two pounds and seven ounces per quart. 

 Her keeping has been nothing but green stalks with what feed 

 she got in the pasture ; stalks have been her principal living 

 for the last two months. 



Chelmsford, Oct. 6, 1852. 



Henry BlanckarcV s Statement. 



Gentlemen, — The father of this calf was a beautiful animal 

 of great celebrity, in New Hampshire, and pronounced supe- 

 rior to any animal of the kind in the northern part of the State, 

 and a direct descendant from Mr. Webster's far-famed Frank- 

 lin bull. The calf came on the 27th day of May last past, 

 therefore will be nineteen weeks, or four and one-third calendar 

 months old on Thursday, the 7th inst. I observed, when she 

 was about a week old, that she had quite an inclination to eat 

 grain from her mother's measure, and I ordered her fed daily 

 with fine feed and oats, which when presented to her, she 

 would very often leave her milk to eat. I at that time offered 

 her water, which she drank with her own accord. Since that 

 time, whenever my cows have been fed with green feed, she 

 has always taken a very lively interest to get her share, and 

 has eaten and drank any and everything, the same as other 

 cattle, and having been particularly hearty at all times, does 

 more especially account for her fine growth. 



Wilmington, Oct. 4, 1852. 



Asa Melvin's Statement. 



Gentlemen, — The heifer presented by me to-day, for premi- 

 um, is of the native breed. She is two years and six months 



