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Drew was purchased at Marslificld, being a living memento of 

 that lively agricultural interest which was ever evinced by its 

 former owner, the lamented Daniel Webster. The two owned 

 by Mr. Aldrich were purchased by him in New Jersey — one of 

 which, called Asia, was the recipient of the first premium at the 

 New York State Fair in 1852. The other, called Duchess, 

 since she has been in the possession of her present owner, gave, 

 in six successive days, eighty-four quarts of milk, being an aver- 

 age of fourteen quarts per day, which produced twelve and a 

 half pounds of butter, averaging one pound of butter to seven 

 quarts of milk. Mr. P. Aldrich informed us that the milk from 

 these cows sells readily for twelve and a half cents per quart 

 for particular uses. Your committee would recommend the 

 Alderney breed for family use, but in no case to form a part of 

 a dairy where the milk is sold ; for we entertain strong fears 

 lest the worthy introducers of the Alderney would receive it as 

 an insult, inasmuch as our city brethren do strongly hint that 

 the milk which they receive is indissolubly associated with the 

 pump and powdered chalk. Surely it would be disrespectful to 

 Nature to adulterate milk of such rich qualities. It is the opin- 

 ion of Messrs. Salisbury and Aldrich that a crossing of this 

 breed with others would produce a stock superior in all re- 

 spects to any yet known. 



Messrs. Harvey and Nathaniel Dodge, of Sutton, whose deep 

 interest in the prosperity of our society has been manifested at 

 our former shows, exhibited a fine specimen of the Devon. Mr. 

 Harvey Dodge exhibited one full and one half blood — Mr. Na- 

 thaniel Dodo;e one full blood. This breed is a perfect model of 

 beauty and symmetry, and compares favorably with other breeds 

 in quality and quantity of milk. 



The following named gentlemen offered for premium some fine 

 stock : Amos F. Knight, of WestBoylston, one one-half Ayrshire ; 

 seven years old; Rufus Holman, of Leicester, one native, four 

 years old ; Gorden Woodward, of Leicester, one one-third Dur- 

 ham, four years old; Joseph P. Reed, of Princeton, one one-half 

 Ayrshire. All of the above were fine looking, and presented a 

 noble appearance, and, judging from the external qualities, were 

 all good milch cows. Your committee exceedingly regret their 

 inability to award a premium in each of these cases ; and we 



