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per day. Had no extra feed except green corn. This was a 

 very handsome animal. 



The third premium of $4 was awarded to Abel Hosmer, of 

 Concord. This cow was 7 years old, calved early in February, 

 1852. Her milk averaged, in May, 15 quarts per day ; in June 

 17 quarts ; in July, 16 quarts ; in August, 14 quarts ; in Sep- 

 tember, 13 quarts ; in October, 11| quarts per day. Keeping, 

 hay and grass. 



Devon Breed. The first premium of ^8 was awarded to 

 Abel Hosmer, of Concord. This cow was 5 years old, calved 

 May 1, 1852. Her milk averaged, in June, 12 quarts per day ; 

 in July, 11|- quarts ; in August, 10 quarts ; in September, 9 

 quarts per day. Keeping, a pasture on light land. 



The other Devon cow was accompanied by no statement. 

 Ayrshire Breed. The first premium of $8 was awarded to 

 George M. Barrett, of Concord. This cow was 21 years old ! 

 calved January 3, 1852. In January and February, her milk 

 averaged seventeen and one-half quarts per day. She then 

 got hurt by the hook of a cow, which nearly dried her up for 

 some months. She now (October) gives five quarts per day. 

 Keeping, in winter, good hay and 1 quart oil meal and 2 quarts 

 shorts per day, — in summer, grass and some corn fodder. 



The second premium of ^5 was awarded to Converse Smith, 

 of Waltham. This cow was 6 years old, calved about June 1, 

 1852 ; gave 15 quarts of milk per day, now (October) gives 12 

 quarts per day. Has had no grain, or extra keeping, except 

 corn stover. 



Alderney Breed. Two animals of this breed were entered 

 so late in the day as scarcely to be seen by the committee. 

 One of them, named " Victoria," owned by Peter Lawson, 

 Esq., of Dracut, was imported in 1851. Her standard quan- 

 tity of milk in winter, is 8 quarts per day, and was never 

 below 6 quarts per day, until the day on which she calved ; 

 on the morning of which day she gave 5 quarts ; she calved in 

 May. Her largest quantity per day was 14 quarts ; her pres- 

 ent average (October) 101 quarts per day. Her milk is repre- 

 sented to be very rich, yielding, of butter, one pound and a 

 fraction to 4 quarts of milk. Keeping, in winter, English hay, 

 turnips, and fine feed — in summer, dry pasture, fine feed and 

 cut hay. 



