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the trial, and the statement must give an account of their con- 

 dition, age, and every other circumstance that can have any 

 influence upon the decision of the question, and that the ex- 

 periment may produce the most satisfactory results, the same 

 kind of hay (what is usually called English hay) should be 

 used, during the whole time : the time of giving the food and 

 drink should be regular, and also of the milking ; the time of 

 weighing should be in the morning, and before the animal has 

 been allowed to drink. 



" The statement must also give the quantity of hay, whether 

 wet or dry, and other food given to each animal, and of each 

 kind during each period of the trial, and to be forwarded and 

 received by the Recording Secretary, on or before the 15th day 

 of March, 1852, to be laid before the committee appointed for 

 their adjudication." 



On or before the said 15th day of March, a statement of a 

 trial of feeding with cut and uncut hay, was received from 

 Mr. Deraond, of Grafton, with two dry cows : from Mr. Har- 

 vey Dodge, of Sutton, with two steers : from Mr. "VV. S. Lin- 

 coln, of Worcester, with two milch cows : and from Mr. A. H. 

 Hawes, of Worcester, with two working oxen. 



The committee was originally constituted by the appointment 

 by the Trustees, of Hon. George Denny, Hon. John Brooks, 

 and William A. Wheeler, Esq. After the decease of our la- 

 mented friend, Hon. George Denny, the Trustees enlarged the 

 committee, by the addition of John W. Lincoln, Thomas W. 

 Ward, and Charles Brigham, Esq. At the meeting of the 

 committee, on the motion of the Hon. John Brooks, John W. 

 Lincoln was appointed their chairman. Subsequently the 

 Hon. John Brooks handed to the chairman a communication 

 containing statements of a number of experiments made by 

 him in relation to feeding of cattle, and for the purpose of 

 ascertaining the quantity of solid manure voided by cattle in 

 proportion to the weight of hay eaten by them. This com- 

 munication contains much valuable information, of which the 

 public should not be deprived, and is annexed to this report as 

 an important part thereof, from which will be learnt the rela- 

 tive value of different articles of food, and the great importance 

 to the farmer, of making use of his hay, grain and stover, as 

 food for stock on his own land. Even those who have satis- 



