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year around. He milks into a small-top pail. Milk is 

 sold in Springfield at 45 cents per 10-quart can. 



Mr. Hermon W. King, East Longmeadow, winner of the 

 thirteenth prize, has a farm of 85 acres and keeps 20 cows. 

 He has an old-style barn with stable in end with wooden 

 floor. Flanks and udders are wiped with a damp cloth; 

 he grooms five times a week in winter. Floors are sprinkled 

 before milking. Small-top milk pail is used. Milk is sold 

 in Springfield at 50 cents per 10-quart can. Mr. King did 

 the milking himself in this contest. 



F. J. Pomeroy & Son, Agawam, winners of the fourteenth 

 prize, have a farm of 100 acres and keep 24 cows. The 

 stable is in the main barn on floor level over cellar. Flanks 

 and udders are wiped with a damp cloth. A small-top pail 

 is used to milk in. Milk is sold at wholesale for 7 cents 

 per quart, and at retail for 9 cents per quart. Milk goes 

 to Springfield. Mr. Pomeroy's son did the milking in this 

 contest. 



Mr. Dana S. Moore, West Springfield, winner of the fif- 

 teenth prize, has a farm of 180 acres and keeps 15 cows. 

 The stable is in the main barn on floor level. He wipes 

 flanks and udders with a damp cloth before milking. A 

 small-top pail is used to milk in. Milk is sold in Spring- 

 field at 45 cents per 10-quart can. Mr. Moore did the 

 milking in this contest. 



Mr. John B. Walker, Orange, winner of the sixteenth 

 prize, has a farm of 89| acres and keeps 6 cows. He has 

 an upright frame barn with stable on floor level over cellar. 

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

 and grooms cows daily in winter. He uses a small-top 

 milk pail. Milk is sold for 5 and 6 cents per quart. He 

 did the milking himself in this contest. 



Mr. James Lawton, East Longmeadow, winner of the 

 seventeenth prize, has a farm of 100 acres and keeps 10 

 cows. His stable is in the main barn on floor level over 

 cellar. He wipes flanks and udders wdth a damp cloth. A 

 small-top milk pail is used. Milk is sold in Springfield at 

 45 cents per 10-quart can. The hired man, a Polander, 

 did the milking in this contest. 



