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years old ; has been owned by me 2 years. Calved Sept. 

 4, 1884, due to calve again Oct. 10, 1885. Pasture feed 

 with 4 quarts of meal and 3 quarts of shorts per day. 

 Made from her milk the first week of June, 1885, 14| lbs. 

 of butter; the second week, 13^ lbs. 



Also, a brown and white Jersey Cow, 8| years old. 

 Calved December, 1884 ; farrow. June grass feed, with 2 

 quarts of meal and 2 quarts of shorts ; morning and even- 

 ing, wet feed. Made from her milk the first week of June, 

 1885, 13i lbs. of butter. 



T. N. Cook. 



HERD OF MILCH COWS. 



The Committee on Herd of Milch Cows have attended to 

 their duty, and respectfully report to the Secretary that 

 they have made the following award : — 

 $12. Second premium, to Jerry Cashman, Newbury port, for 

 herd of 5 Milch Cows. 



E. Francis Holt, Moses J. Bartlett, Moses A. Flummer, 

 Samuel B. George, Asa T. Newhall. — Commiltee. 



STATEMENT OF JERE. CASHMAN. 



Newburyport, Sept. 22, 1885. 



Gentlemen of the Committee on Herds of Milch Coios : 



The average yield of milk for the months of April and 

 May, 1885, was 48 quarts per day from the herd I enter 

 for premium, there being only four in milk in those 

 months. The average yield of milk for the months of 

 June, July, August and September, up to date, 63 quarts; 

 there being 5 cows in milk. 

 "Clover," the old cow, calved March 25, 1885, Due to 



calve again, March 20, 1886. 

 "Pinkie," the next oldest, calved March 23, 1885. Due to 

 calve again March 29, 1886. 



