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prize and second sweepstake prize, totaling $245, has a 

 farm of 96 acres and keeps 16 cows. He has a modern, 

 well-lighted stable with monitor roof, and abundant air 

 space. He wipes flanks with burlap, and grooms daily 

 in winter. He uses both small-top pails and 10-quart 

 cans to milk in. Milk is sold at 45 cents per 10-quart 

 can to Springfield contractor. Mr. Hillman did the milk- 

 ing himself in this contest and used a 10-quart can. 



Mr. Rufus H. Randall, Bolton, winner of the third prize 

 and the third sweepstake prize, totahng $190, has a farm of 

 101 acres and keeps 18 cows. He has a barn with a stable 

 inside over cellar. A damp sponge is used to wipe flanks 

 and udders. He uses a small-top pail. The milk is sold 

 at wholesale for 50 cents per can and eight cents per quart 

 retail, and is marketed in Clinton. Mr. Randall did the 

 milking himself in this contest. 



Mr. Willard M. Cooper, Agawam, winner of the fourth 

 prize, has a farm of 85 acres and keeps 18 cows. The stable 

 is in the main barn on floor level; there is no barn cellar. 

 He wipes flanks and udders with a damp cloth, and grooms 

 daily in winter. A small-top milk pail is used. Milk is 

 sold to a Springfield peddler at 50 cents per 10-quart can. 

 Mr. Cooper did the milking in this contest. 



Mr. Clarence B. Brown, Brimfield, winner of the fifth 

 prize, has a farm of 175 acres and keeps 22 cows. He has a 

 barn with modern stable extension in the form of a wing with 

 a cement floor. He washes and wipes flanks and udders 

 before milking. A small-top pail is used. He makes butter 

 which he sells at 40 cents per pound. Skim milk is fed to 

 pigs and hens. Mr. Brown did the milking himself in this 

 contest. 



Mr. Sylvester Spellman, East Longmeadow, winner of 

 the sixth prize, has a farm of 70 acres and keeps 21 cows. 

 He has a well-lighted stable with a cement floor. He wipes 

 the flanks and udders with a damp cloth, and grooms daily 

 in winter. A small-top pail is used. Milk is sold in Spring- 

 field at 47^ cents per 10-quart can. Mr. Spellman did the 

 milking in this contest. 



Mr. William H. Morey, Cummington, winner of the 



