ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 45 



beam, in a frame temporarily put on for the purpose. 

 Third, it is necessary that the land should be plough- 

 ed very soon after rain, while it is moist, or the plough 

 will crowd the furrow instead of turning it handsome- 

 ly. It will also be of considerable advantage to roll 

 the land after each ploughing. 



Very repectfully, 



John Keely. 

 Haverhill, Sept. 24th, 1839. 



ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 



The Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers, be"- 

 leave to offer the following Report : 



A larger number of entries have been made this 

 year than we have ever before seen. Seven cows and 

 ten heifers were in the pens, offered for premium, 

 and several others, which did not come within the 

 rules of the Society. In respect to quality as well 

 as, number, the improvement was very conspicuous, 

 there being at the show last year but one cow, and 

 some ordinary heifers, all of second quality. Where- 

 as the present year, both cows and heifers were of 

 superior quality, in beauty and excellence. The 

 cow offered by Mr. Caldwell, of Byfield, particularly 

 attracted the attention of the committee and the 

 public ; but as she did not come within the rules of 

 the Society, we should not be warranted in awarding 

 a premium. The cow offered by Mr. Ebenezer Up- 

 ton, of Danvers, was considered an extra cow. 



Among the ten heifers offered, only one was in 

 milk ; the others were yearlings. They were all 



