17G MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



In conclusion, wc will say that we think the society does well 

 to offer so many premiums for milch cows. It will tend to 

 promote this most important branch of farming; and, in doing 

 this, will accomplish another good, viz. : tend to alleviate much 

 want and suffering among the most valuable of our domestic 

 animals. 



James T. Bdrnap, Chairman. 



Statement of Abiel Rolfe. 

 I offer for premium my cow, half Alderney, the other part 

 supposed to be native breed ; age, 4 years last May ; calved the 

 last of last May ; kept in a common pasture that has suffered 

 much by the drought for the last three or four weeks ; never 

 had a pound of extra feed ; stabled nights, but not fed at all. 

 Second week in June she gave 154| quarts of milk, weighing 

 327 1 pounds, from which we made 16^ pounds butter. First 

 week in September she gave 87|- quarts, weighing 219 pounds, 

 yielding 10] pounds butter. The falling off in milk is attri- 

 buted to the grass drying up, and scantiness of water in the 

 pasture. 



Lowell, September 12, 18G1. 



Statement of S. P. Perham. 

 The brindle cow I offer for premium is of native breed, and 

 five years old. She was kept last winter on meadow hay and 

 corn fodder. In March gave her better hay. Calved April, 

 1861, and is to calve March, 1862. No meal through the sum- 

 mer until within one month, when I have given her one quart 

 per day. Milk given first week in June, 110 quarts, making 

 15 j^g- quarts per day ; pounds in the same time, 244 ; pounds 

 per day, 34|. Milk given first week in September, 76|, or 

 ■'■^iVo quarts per day ; pounds in same time, 161 ; average 

 25| per day. 



Chelmsford, September 11, 1861. 



Statement of P. D. and T. S. Edmunds. 



The native cow which we offer for premium and exhibition is 



ten years old ; was raised by us from a cow which we purchased 



of the late Deacon Coding, of Lowell, in 1847. We received 



the third premium on this cow of our society in 1858. She 



