50 WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



Milch Cows. 



The first premium of $10 is awarded to Marshall Merriam, 

 of Princeton, for his 9 year old cow. The second premium of 

 $6 to Henry B. Leach, of Grafton, for his 5 year old cow. 

 The third premium of $4 to William Cushman, of New Brain- 

 tree. The fourth premium of $3 to William Eames, of Wor- 

 cester. The fifth premium of $2 to Charles E. Miles, of 

 Shrewsbury. The committee recommend to the Society's notice 

 the half Durham cow, of Elias Ayres, of Barre. She excited 

 the admiration of the committee in an especial manner. She is 

 a very beautiful animal, and a very productive one. From the 

 10th to the 20th of June last, she gave 61 lbs. milk per day, 

 and her butter made in that time was 25 lbs. and a fraction ; 

 from the 5th to the 12th September last, she gave 54| lbs. milk 

 per day and llf lbs. butter per week. Mr. Ayres brought her 

 for exhibition merely, judging that her being a native of another 

 State excluded him from the list of competitors. The com- 

 mittee thought she might have been entered for premium, and 

 recommend for Mr. Ayres a gratuity of $2 and his travel fees. 



The cows presented for inspection were all beautiful and ex- 

 traordinary milkers, but with one or two exceptions, their own- 

 ers neglected to comply with the rules of the Society in furnish- 

 ing such testimony of their qualities as the Society requires. 

 The time of the committee was taken up in discussing the 

 matter under the rules, and they were at a stand whether to 

 refuse to award premiums to any so delinquent, or to break the 

 rules. They have awarded the premiums, thinking that an- 

 other year the careless fault may be cured, when competitors 

 see the necessary result in getting a low premium when they 

 might have had a higher, or getting none when they might 

 have had the first. The committee would animadvert very 

 strongly upon the carelessness which imposes so unnecessary a 

 burden upon the time and patience of the committee. 



HENRY S. WHEATON. Chairman. 



