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HINGHAM. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



On our first exhibition, that class of cows called " native " 

 was much more prevalent than now, and some of the specimens 

 of imported stock were not such as were shown at our late fair. 

 We think there are some excellent families of Jersey stock 

 that have become acclimated since the formation of this society, 

 and the specimens presented seemed as hardy as did the native 

 cow of our early exhibitions. One farther remark : that class 

 of stock popularly known as " grades," seems to have assumed 

 a more general type than in the early exhibitions of the society. 

 We have not the record to produce facts, but, judging from 

 memory, we should say of the grades present at our late fair, 

 that there must have been a preponderance of Jersey blood with 

 native and other crosses of about four to one of other breeds. 

 By this we mean to say that in our opinion the stock of grades 

 would be three-fourths Jersey and one-fourth natives ; and we 

 must add that in our estimation about seven-eighths of the 

 grades were crossed with Jersey blood. 



I. Whitcomb, Chairman. 



Statements of contributors of milch cows and heifers are here 

 appended : — 



David Whiton's old Jersey cow gave, in the first and second 

 weeks in June, one hundred and fifteen quarts of milk per week, 

 and made twenty-three pounds of butter in the same time. Mr. 

 Whiton's three year old Jersey heifer dropped her first calf 

 April 15, 18(37, and through the months of June and July she 

 averaged twelve quarts of milk per day. The smallest quantity 

 of milk given in any one day, up to the time of dropping her 

 second calf, was three quarts. In the third and fourth Aveeks in 

 June, 1868, she gave ninety-one quarts of milk per week, and 

 made nineteen pounds of butter from the milk of two weeks. 



Henry M. Hersey's Jersey heifer " Beauty," two years old, 

 calved May 12 ; averaged ten quarts of milk per day, and made 

 thirty-one pounds of butter in the month of July. Mr. Hersey's 

 Jersey heifer " Daisy," three years old, calved April 7 ; aver- 

 aged twelve quarts of milk per day, and made thirty-seven 

 pounds of butter during the month of June. 



