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veniently located with reference to the house as is that of Mr. 

 Dodge, a fourth time (in the evening) would be preferred. 

 Where the food for twelve hours is laid before the animal at 

 one time, the quantity is so great that much of it is necessarily 

 blown upon for a considerable time, and is not afterwards 

 readily eaten. An animal deprived of drink twenty-four hours 

 would become quite thirsty, and would, when allowed to drink, 

 take into the stomach a large quantity of water, which would 

 occasion suffering, both from the coldness, until it became 

 warmed by the internal animal heat, and also by the distension 

 of the stomach which it would occasion. It has been found 

 that when cattle can drink at pleasure, they drink often, 

 and in small quantities. It is desirable to conform to the 

 natural habits of our animals, so far as is practicable. This 

 mode of feeding as applied to the steers, is not the manner 

 Mr. Dodge would adopt for his whole stock, or which can be 

 recommended to farmers to pursue. The statement of Mr. 

 Dodge contains much valuable information, not only in rela- 

 tion to feeding, but also as to the amount of the solid manure 

 voided by the cattle in proportion to the hay consumed, which 

 it is important should be more generally known by farmers : 

 and to this the liquid manure is to be added, in order to esti- 

 mate the loss occasioned to a farm in selling off the hay and 

 straw grown upon it. 



The committee, after having carefully considered the several 

 statements of the different competitors, have awarded the first 

 premium of $30 to William S. Lincoln ; the second premium 

 of $20 to Amherst H. Hawes. As to the statement of Mr. 

 Hawes, the committee had at first some doubt whether it was 

 proper for them to take it into consideration, he not having com- 

 plied with all the requirements of the society, in having failed 

 to give the average of the temperature in the barn as indicated 

 by the thermometer. Upon further examination, they found that 

 the two oxen stood side by side when in the barn, and when 

 out, worked side by side in the yoke, and were therefore " con- 

 stantly in the same temperature," and equally aflfected by the 

 warmth or cold to which they were exposed, the average de- 

 gree of which could only be given as to the barn. It would 

 therefore be very imperfect as applied to this case. That the 



