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A. M.; water at 9 ; hay at M.; water at 4 P. M.; cut salt hay 

 with 3 qts. of meal at 5 ; meadow hay at 6.30 closes the day. 



HERD OP MILCH COWS. 



The Committee on Herd of Milch Cows failed to put in an 

 appearance, and after waiting until late in the afternoon I sub- 

 stituted a committee and proceeded to business. 



I think when members of a committee are present at the 

 meeting, and answer to their names, they should either serve 

 on that committee or see that their places are filled by others, 

 then there would be no delay and would not be so likely to 

 cause dissatisfaction. 



There were two entries made, but as one of them consisted 

 of three^ cows, two heifers and a bull, we did not look upon it 

 as a herd of Milch Cows. The other herd, entered by Chas. 

 J. Peabody of Topsfield, consisted of six cows, with a state- 

 ment of quantity of milk, manner of feeding, kc. 



His average in milk is not large, neither has he fed very 

 high ; but as his herd was the only one there, and he had 

 complied faithfully with the requirements of the rules of the 

 Society, your committee feel it their duty to award to him the 

 first premium of $18. 



Horace C. Ware, J. D. W. French, John G. Fage— Com- 

 mittee. 



STATEMENT OF CHARLES J. PEABODY. 



7o the Committee on Herd of Milch Cows : 



Gentlemen : — I enter my herd of cows, six in number, with 

 record of their production of milk for one year. As my busi- 

 ness requires a uniform amount the year round, my yield for 

 six montlis is not as large as though my cows all came in, in 

 the Spring as is usual in many places. The time of calving of 

 my cows is so arranged that half of them arc new-milch at 

 once, consequently a report of six months would not give a 

 just presentation of the value of the herd. 



