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STATEMENT OF J. W. BLODGETT. 



To the Committee on Herd of Milch Cows of Essex Co., Mass. : 

 Gents : — During the past six months I have kept eighteen 

 cows ; I have thirteen entered at the fair and five at home on 

 the sick list. During the months of April and May the cows 

 were fed on salt hay, with the exception of one feed per day 

 of English hay, also, from six to eight quarts each of equal 

 parts of Oil meal, Indian meal and shorts. The balance of 

 the time they have run to pasture and had from two to four 

 quarts of the same grain and what hay or corn fodder they 

 would take. A part of the milk has been used for rearing 

 stock. 



Following I give the time each cow has calved ; also, the 

 number of cans of milk, containing eight and one-half quarts, 

 sold per month : 



