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the grass of that natural protection which is one of the best 

 guarantees of a succeeding crop. 



Jabez Fisher, Chairman. 



Slatement of J. P. Reed. 



I offer for premium one herd of four cows, aged respectively 

 four, five, six and seven years ; grade Holderness breed. Their 

 produce in milk, at the June trial, was 984 pounds ; their keep- 

 ing only pasture feed. At the September trial it was 756 

 pounds ; their keeping, in addition to pasture, was two bun- 

 dles of corn fodder and one quart of Indian meal each per 

 day. Time of last calving, as follows : Four years old, March 

 24, 1868 ; five years old, March 30, 1868 ; six years old, April, 

 1867 ; seven years old, March 25, 1868. 



I also offer for premium one milch cow, age seven years ; 

 breed, grade Holderness. She gave, at June trial, 314 pounds 

 of milk ; in September, (six days,) 234 pounds of milk ; keeping 

 as before stated. Time of last calving, April 8, 1868. 



I also offer for premium one cow for butter, aged seven years ; 

 breed mixed. She produced in six days, June trial, 10 pounds 

 of butter ; in September, six days, 1^ pounds. Time of last 

 calving, February 11, 1868 ; keeping as before stated. 



I offer another cow, eight years old, Holderness breed, for 

 premium for butter. Her produce in butter in six days, in 

 June, was 11 pounds 14 ounces ; at September trial, 10^ 

 pounds; keeping as above stated. Time of last calving, Feb- 

 ruary 29, 1868. 



I offer one heifer, age three years, breed, grade Holderness, 

 for premium as a milk heifer. She gave, first six days in June, 

 240 pounds of milk ; corresponding days in September, 192 

 pounds ; keeping as has been stated. Time of last calving, 

 Mav 8, 1868. 



My cows have always been milked in the stable, and, almost 

 without exception, by the same persons ; time of milking has 

 been very uniform. They have remained in the stable every 

 night, and all the feed they have had in addition to pasture 

 has been given to them there. 



Princeton, September 21, 1868. 



