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cows, and both are now gentle milkers. That all cows are 

 equally docile, I do not pretend to say. It is far otherwise. 

 Some cows require much caressing, such as currying, feeding 

 from the hand, &c., before they can, at all times, be approached 

 without showing signs of fear. It is a well-known fact, that 

 animals of the most ferocious character are trained to dwell 

 harmoniously together. If lions and tigers may be tamed, how 

 little, comparatively, is the skill required to tame the most gen- 

 tle domestic animal ! 



Our climate is well adapted to the health of the cow, and, 

 with proper care, there is but little loss to the owners from dis- 

 ease. Yet her diseases should be known and attended to. Na- 

 ture must be the principal agent in effecting a cure. Comforta- 

 ble shelter and appropriate food, are, in most cases, the best 

 prescriptions. 



D. S. CALDWELL, Chairmaii. 



On the Dairy. 



The committee recommend that premiums be awarded as fol- 

 lows, viz : — 



For June butter, the first premium of $10, to Charles P. Pres- 

 ton, of Danvers. The second premium of $8, to Benjamin 

 Boynton, of Andover. 



For September butter, the first premium of $10, to Nathaniel 

 Felton, of Danvers ; the second premium of $8, to Charles P. 

 Preston, of Danvers ; and the third premium of $6, to Benja- 

 min Boynton, of Andover. 



There was also presented to the notice of the committee, a 

 very fine specimen of new milk cheese, by William Marshall, 

 of Essex, 3 offered as a sample of 100 cheeses, made the past 

 season, weighing, in the aggregate, 3,000 lbs. There being no 

 premium for cheese offered by the society, the present year, your 

 committee recommend a gratuity of $8. 



LEWIS ALLEN, Chairmaji. 



