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produced, and that in no way would the husbandry of the coun- 

 try, in one of its leading and highest interests, be more effectu- 

 ally promoted. 



The particular written statements of the competitors are 

 herewith also submitted. 



For the committee, and by their order, 



Levi Lincoln, Chairman. 



At a special meeting of the trustees of the Worcester Agri- 

 cultural Society, November 16, 1854: — 



The report of the committee on premiums for dairies, offered 

 by the trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion 

 of Agriculture, was presented by the chairman ; and having been 

 read and considered, it was accepted, and thereupon ordered, 

 That the secretary certify the awards of premiums made by the 

 committee to the secretary of the Massachusetts Society ; and 

 that he also transmit therewith a printed copy of the report, 

 with the statement of the competitors accompanying the same, 

 to be laid before the trustees of said society. 



Statement of William 13. Lincoln. 



To the Committee of the Worcester Agricultural Society, ap- 

 pointed to award the premiums for dairies offered by the 

 Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture : — 



As a competitor for the premiums at your disposal, I offer 

 for your examination twelve animals, constituting my dairy. 

 One other cow has been kept with these during the summer ; 

 but, as she has been kept exclusively for the use of my family, 

 she is not exhibited. Having determined, early in the season, 

 to become a competitor for our own society's premiums for 

 dairies, it was necessary to divide my stock ; and the milk of 

 each, as well as the product of such milk, lias been kept sepa- 

 rate during the assigned period of five months. 



Informed by the circular issued by authority of the Board of 

 Trustees, that the purpose was to " encourage the better attcn- 



