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and weighed 23^ lbs. to the quarter, and brought in Salem mar- 

 ket ^'9 40. Besides suckling her calf she yielded 551|- lbs. of 

 milk more than he would take. Her feed was hay and 3 qts. of 

 cob-meal ; for the first fortnight after her calf was killed she 

 gave 36| lbs of milk per day in very cold weather. For some 

 time, on grass feed, she gave 35 lbs. of milk per day ; for the 

 last seven days she has given 26i ib. per day. She will calve 

 again in March. 



The brown cow is offered for exhibition only. She is of na- 

 tive breed, is six years old, and calved in April ; she has given 

 a large quantity of milk. The milk of both the cows is very 

 good, and makes excellent butter. 



Respectfully submitted, 



EBENEZER KING. 



Danvers, Sept. 30th, 1835. 



EZRA BATCHELDER'S STATEMENT. 



To the ComviilUe of the Essex Agriadlvral Sodety, on Milch Cows and Heifers : 



Gentlemen — This cow I present for your inspection is 

 now five years old, and has had three calves ; the last I took 

 from her June 5th. Eight weeks following I milked from her 

 per day thirty six and a half pounds, and made ten and a half 

 pounds of butter per week. Since that she has averaged nine 

 pounds per week, and butter of the first quality ; her keeping 

 common pasturing, and driven three quarters of a mile. 



EZRA BATCHELDER. 

 Danvers, Sept. 30, 1835. 



No. IV. ON DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. 



The committee on Domestic Manufactures, consisting of N. 

 W. Hazen, Andover, Dean Robinson, West Newbury, Hector 

 Coffin, Newburyport, Robert S. Daniels, Danvers, and Daniel 



