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To Burnham & Cheeney, of Haverhill, lot of Heels, a 

 gratuity of $1.00 



To Geo. H. Waterhouse, Topsfield for Dies, a gratuity, 50 

 To J. S. S. Gage, of Haverhill, for Box Heels, *' 60 



To Daniel Peters, of Haverhill, for Harness, " 4.00 



DANIEL. H. STICKNEY, for the Committee. 



MILCH COWS. 



There were five Cows entered for premium, and six for 

 exhibition only. 



The Committee award the first premium of $25, to Henry 

 G. Kimball, of Bradford, for his half Ayrshire cow. 



They award the second premium of $10, to S. G. Sargent, 

 of Methuen. 



It will be seen by Mr. Kimball's statement, that his cow 

 has not been highly fed, yet she has undoubtedly had good 

 care. High feeding often injures a good cow, but good care 

 does not. It was a question with some whether he was en- 

 titled to premium according to the rules of the Society, which 

 require the milk to be weighed for the first ten days in June 

 and September. We do not think that it was the intention of 

 the rule to debar a cow, that had not calved on the first of 

 June, from competing for a premium — if, from the time she 

 did calve, we had satisfactory evidence of the quantity of milk. 

 We know that the letter of the rule requires the milk to be 

 weighed, but when the measure is given the weight can be 

 readily obtained. As milk is sold by measure and not by 

 weight, we think that in future, when the premium is ofiPered, 

 the rule should require either weight or measure. 



We noticed in the pens some fine Dutch cattle exhibited by 

 W. A. Russell, of North Andover. We had no statement in 

 regard to the cow, and could not award any premium. From 



