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Miss Helen Holmes, Kingston, winner of the eleventh 

 prize, has a farm of 90 acres and keeps 20 cows. She has 

 an old barn with a modern wing stable and cement floor. 

 It is well lighted and ventilated by the King system. Open- 

 top pails are used. Milkers are required to wash their 

 hands before milking. The stable is wet down to lay the 

 dust. The flanks are wiped with a damp sponge, and the 

 udders are wiped with a damp cloth. Milk is retailed at 

 10 cents per quart. 



Mr. Harry F. Carpenter, Attleborough, winner of the 

 twelfth prize, has a farm of 40 acres. The stable is in 

 the main barn on floor level over the cellar. He uses a 

 small-top pail. Milkers are required to wash their hands 

 before milking. Udders are wiped with damp cloth and 

 flanks are brushed. Milk is sold for 6 cents per quart. 



Mr. John Quinn, Kingston, winner of the thirteenth 

 prize, has a farm of 30 acres and keeps 15 cows. The stable 

 is in the main barn on floor level over cellar. He milks 

 into an open-top pail. Milkers are required to wash their 

 hands before milking. Cows are brushed and udders and 

 flanks are wiped with a damp cloth. Milk is retailed at 

 9 cents per quart. 



Mr. Benjamin W. Shaw, South Weymouth, winner of 

 the fourteenth prize, owns a farm of 42 acres and keeps 

 27 cows. The stable is in the basement and has a cement 

 floor which is washed once a week. Cows' flanks and udders 

 are washed and wiped. He uses a small-top pail. Milk 

 is sold at 9 cents per quart. 



Mr. John H. Ahola, Lanesborough, winner of the fifteenth 

 prize, owns a farm of 2 acres. He keeps 13 cows. He has 

 an old barn with the stable in the main barn on floor level. 

 A small-top pail is used to milk in. Milkers are required 

 to wash their hands before milking. Flanks and udders 

 are wiped with a damp cloth. Cows are groomed daily 

 in winter. Milk is sold at retail for 7 cents per quart. 



Messrs. Crosby & Flitner, Billerica, winners of the six- 

 teenth prize, have a farm of 35 acres and keep 16 cows. 

 The stable is in the main barn over the cellar. An open- 

 top pail is used. Cows are groomed daily when stabled. 



