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ON COWS. 



Whole number of entries, twenty-eight. The following breeds 

 were represented: — Jersey, eight; Ayrshire, four; Devon, 

 three; Holstein, one ; Grade, ten. There were none of these 

 entered as herds, and your committee passed upon them singly. 

 Of the Jerseys we thought the one entered by Walton Hall a 

 very superior animal, having a record of three pounds of butter 

 per day, and we awarded her the first premium, and to the oues 

 entered by J. F. Hatch and Bailey Chandler, the second and 

 third. Of the Ayrshire, we thought the one entered by Walton 

 Hall merited the first prize, and those owned by Warren 

 Hall and Philo Leach, the second and third. There was 

 but one entry of the Holstein breed, a very nice lookiug 

 animal owned by Walton Hall, and we gave her a first 

 premium. There were three Devons, one by H. H. Delano, 

 and two by J. H. Leach of Bridgewater. We thought one 

 of those entered by Mr. Leach entitled to the first prize, 

 and the one by H. H. Delano, the second. The Grades were 

 most largely represented, and there were some very fine 

 ones. Of these the one entered by W. H. Holman, seeming to 

 be the best, we awarded her the first prize, and to those entered 

 by Ezekiel Payne and George M. Baker, the second and third. 

 There were but two entries of Natives ; we awarded the first 

 prize to the one owned by H. H. Delano, and the second to the 

 one owned by Philo Leach. 



Your committee would suggest — as we did last year — the 

 importance of owners of cows being very careful to have them 

 entered in the class to which they belong ; if they have any 



