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especially the butter, also arc the agents to remove the same 

 materials in large quantities. Mature stock fattened carry off 

 very little but carbonaceous matter, which is abundantly sup- 

 plied by nature, and can be cheaply obtained by the farmer 

 himself; hence farms used for dairying should be supplied 

 from outside sources with mineral elements of fertility, or 

 they will eventually deteriorate in producing-power. In view 

 of the increased number and quality of cattle exhibited, we feel 

 sure that our farmers are advancing in the right direction ; but 

 hope their forward steps will be accelerated, for it is true now 

 as ever that there is much increase by the strength of the ox. 

 For the Committee, Levi Stockbridge. 



HAMPDEN. 



Statement of George C. Fisk. 

 My cow " Becky " is a thoroughbred Jersey, three years old, 

 and dropped her first calf in March last. " Becky " was turned 

 to pasture May 13th last, and has had nothing to eat but grass 

 since, except for the three weeks preceding the fair, when two 

 quarts of meal per day was added. Each milking was weighed, 

 and the following is a summary of the result : — 



19 days in May 711^ lbs. Average per day, 37|- lbs. 



30 days in June, 1,043| " Average per day, 34| 



31 days in July, 997^ " Average per day, 32^ 

 31 days in Aug., 907 1- " Average per day, 29 ^^^ 

 30 days in Sept. 813| " Average per day, 27|- 





141 4,473| 



Average for 141 days, ...... 31{|| lbs. 



Statement of Josiah Bumstead. 

 The milch cow " Beauty " is three-fourths Jersey, four years 

 old, and calved May 20, 1868. Weighed her milk, as follows : 



8 days in May, ...... 294 pounds. 



30 days in June, ..... .1,245 " 



31 days in July, 1,140 " 



31 days in August, 1,016 " 



30 days in September, 993 " 



130 4,718 " 



Average for 130 days, ..... 36|| pounds. 



