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society, the propriety of offering premiums for the improvemeijt 

 of such waste and neglected lands. 



The Committee award to John Kent, of Newbury, for 

 his red cow, the first premium, ^15 00 



Parker M. Dole of Newburyport, for his red cow, the 

 second premium, 10 00 



Parker M. Dole of Newburyport, for his black cow, 

 tlie third premium of 5 00 



And to Moses Newell of West Newbury, for a hand- 

 some three year old heifer, raised by him, 5 00 



John Kent's cow is seven years old, of the Greenland breed ; 

 on hay and grass feed only, besides supplying her calf seven 

 weeks, she has produced in the last twenty weeks, 132 lbs. but- 

 ter, 168 lbs. cheese, and 58 gallons milk. 



Parker M. Dole's cows are of the native breed, and were rais- 

 ed by him : their only feed has been in a poor and overstocked 

 pasture ; besides fatting their calves and supplying his family 

 with milk, they have yielded as follows, viz : 



The red cow, in 140 days, 1352 quarts milk. 

 The black cow, in 126 days, 1137 " " 



Captain Hector Coffin of Newbury Rock Farm, offered for 

 exhibition only, a very handsome three year old heifer, of native 

 stock, selected and improved by him. The Society is indebted 

 to him for his active exertions to promote its usefulness, and to 

 make the exhibition, as well on this, as on former occasions, in- 

 teresting and respectable. 



For the Committee. 



Daniel P. King, Chairman. 



New Rowley, Sept, 26, 1833. 



III. ON THE DAIRY. 



The Committee on the Dairy have attended to the business 

 assigned them, and offer the following report :— 



There were three specimens of cheese presented for premi- 



