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We have heard it said that we cannot expect a man to hring 

 his stock to the fair, on account of the trouble and expense that 

 he must necessarily incur, for so small a return in premium, 

 even if he should be so fortunate as to get one. In answer 

 to this we may remark that every agricultural society is a 

 joint-stock concern, in which every man who is a farmer or 

 a friend to agriculture is a partner, or ought to be, and should 

 be willing to do something for the company. 



The society was formed to promote the interests of the 

 farmers, and that has been its object and aim from its founda- 

 tion to the present time. It has no offices of emolument, and 

 those who serve take the honor, and the good that they may 

 do, for their pay ; and unless the farmers of Essex County are 

 animated by this spirit, and by a genuine desire to excel, we 

 must see the Essex Agricultural Society, instead of advancing, 

 taking the retrograde course. 



For the Committee 



Francis Dodge. 



Statement of Paul T. Winkley. 



I offer for premium the grade Durham and native cow 

 Daisy, eight years old, with calf one day old by her side. 

 She dropped her calf September 16, 1867. She gave, the first 

 ten days in June, 9| quarts of milk per day, and the first ten 

 days in August, 4 and 5 quarts per day, and has been dry since 

 the 30th day of August. She gives, when first in milk, about 

 16 quarts per day. She is a very hearty and easily kept ani- 

 mal, which is of considerable importance, and should be taken 

 into consideration as well as milking qualities. Her milk is of 

 excellent quality ; but I cannot state as to the quantity of butter 

 she will make, as we sell our milk in the market. Her keeping 

 has been black grass and English hay in winter, and one quart 

 meal and two quarts shorts per day ; and nothing but a good 

 pasture in summer. 



Statement of Moses A. Plummer. 



In regard to the feeding and general management of the herd 

 of cows entered for premium, I would say that I feed them regu- 

 larly, night and morning, with the best black grass hay, giving 

 each a peck of brewers' grain a day ; and that eacli cow is care- 



