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Her feed has been hay in winter, grass in summer with 2 

 quarts of corn meal, and a part of the time 1 quart of cotton 

 seed meal, daily. 



P. S. This cow is supposed to be pure bred but as I have 

 no record I enter her as a grade. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN M. BARRY. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows : — 



I enter for the Society premium, for the best Milch cow, 

 one Brindle cow, from native stock crossed with Durham, nine 

 years old. She dropped her last calf, July 5, 1880, is due to 

 calve again Oct. 2, 1881. 



Her average milk per day in July, was 18 1-2 quarts ; in 

 August, 17 quarts per day. 



Her feed was common pasture without any grain, except 4 

 quarts of shorts per day for one week after calving. 



STATEMENT OF J. D. W. FRENCH. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows : — 



I enter my Ayrshire cows, " Nina Lyman " and " Roxanna 

 5th," for premiums for thorough-bred Ayrshire. 



"Nina Lyman," No. 4611 A. R., dropped April 15, 1874, 

 dropped her last calf Feb. 20, 1881, is due to calve again Jan'y 

 20, 1882. 



Record of Milk. 



1878, 6631 lbs.; 1879, 5485 lbs.; 1880, 5327 lbs. 



" Roxanna 5th," No. 4606 A. R., dropped May 27, 1877, 

 dropped her last calf March 15, 1881, is due to calve again 

 Feb. 20, 1882. 



Record of Milk. 



1880, 5387 lbs. 



The feed of these cows has been in summer, pasture, with 

 sometimes in addition, fodder, grass, and shorts, from 2 to 4 

 qts., according to the feed in the pasture. In winter, dry hay, 

 1 peck roots, 2 qts. corn and cob meal, per day. 



