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has averaged 50 lbs. milk per day. Feed, pasture and two 

 quarts of grain. Last season she calved in May. For the 

 months of June and July she averaged 56 lbs., or 26 2-3 

 quarts per day. 



J. C. PovE, Foreman for Wm. A. Russell. 



Grades. — To Wm. A. Russell, of Lawrence, first premium, 

 $12. Second premium, $6. Statement as follows : — 



One Grade Cow entered by Wm. A. Russell. She is seven 

 years old ; three-fourths Holstein, one-fourth Ayrshire. 

 Dropped her last calf July 28th. For the last ten days in 

 August she averaged 18 quarts of milk per day. Feed, two 

 quarts of meal and pasture. 



One Grade Cow entered by Wm. A. Russell. She is seven 

 years old ; one-half Holstein and one-half native. Dropped 

 her last calf March 27th; is due to calve April 14th, 1878. 

 She gave 21 quarts of milk per day for the first ten days in 

 June, and 12 quarts per day for the last ten days in August. 

 Feed, two quarts of meal and pasture. 



J. C. PovE, for Wm. A. Russell. 



A special premium of $25 for the best Milch Cow of any 

 age or breed, to Charles Perley, of West Boxford, for his 

 Thoroughbred Ayrshire, Madge Day. We give his statement 

 with a record of her milk for the first ten days in June, and 

 the last ten days of August, as folloAvs : 



STATEMENT OF CHARLES PERLEY. 



I enter my Ayrshire cow, Madge Day, 4038, for premium. 

 She dropped her last calf Dec. 18th, 1876. After turning 

 out to grass in May, she had no feed in addition to the pas- 

 ture until the last of August, when the pasture became very 

 dry, and a small foddering of corn stalks was given to her 

 each day. 



