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ed to seven hundred and eighty-two and one-half pounds, which 

 is an average to each cow of one hundred and thirty and one- 

 half pounds in one hundred and twenty-three days, being equiv- 

 alent to one pound and one ounce to each cow per day during 

 the entire period of four months. In the market, this butter, 

 at twenty-seven cents per pound, would amount to two hundred 

 and eleven dollars and twenty-eight cents ; averaging thirty-five 

 dollars and twenty-one cents to each cow as the product of 

 four months. This must be regarded as a very extraordinary 

 result, especially when it is remembered that, during a large 

 portion of the time, a severe drought prevailed, cutting off the 

 feed in the very season that is usually the most favorable for 

 the product. 



Upon this statement the committee did not hesitate to award 

 to William S. Lincoln, Esq., the first premium of twenty-five 

 dollars. 



For the premium of ten dollars, to be awarded for the best 

 product in butter or cheese from one cow, there was only one 

 competitor — Amos F. Knight, of West Boylston. But, from the 

 following statement filed by him, your committee believe the 

 society will agree with them that Mr. Knight is fairly entitled 

 to the prize. 



Mr. Knight, in his statement, says that his cow is nine years 

 old, one-half Ayrshire and one-half "native ; " has had the same 

 keeping with the rest of the herd, in common pasture, with the 

 addition since the 8th of August of corn fodder once, and for 

 the last three weeks twice a day; that in four months, com- 

 mencing May 22, she has produced one hundred and fifty-six 

 and three-fourths pounds of butter, a specimen of which was 

 exhibited and pronounced good. This product averages one 

 pound and four ounces per day during the whole period of four 

 months. During the first four weeks she produced fifty and 

 one-half pounds, averaging one pound and thirteen ounces per 

 day. At twenty-seven cents per pound, the product of this cow 

 amounted in four weeks to thirteen dollars and sixty-four cents. 



From these data the committee agreed unanimously to award 

 to Amos F. Knight, of West Boylston, the second premium of 

 ten dollars. 



To the intelligent farmers of Worcester County, such facts 



