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unwilling to risk over the Rail Uoad to Lawrence, and he ap- 

 pends to this report a statement of her yield, in the hope that 

 his example may hereafter be imitated by others. 



Moses Newell, of West Newbury, presented for exhibition 

 ou^y, three cows, one li years old, of the Durham breed — one 

 Durham and Ayrshire, and one Ayrshire — also two calves. 

 These cows had the marks of being extremely good milkers, but 

 were not in so good condition, as to flesh, as the draft made upon 

 them required they should be. In the opinion of the Committee, 

 the better the milker, the closer she should be looked after as to 

 the quantity of her ked ; and they do not subscribe to the gen- 

 eral belief, that a good milker ipust necessarily be thin in flesh. 



There were but five cows entered for premium, and the Com- 

 mittee award the first premium of ^10 to Samuel Southwick, of 

 Danvers, the second prenf)ium of $9 to James Poor,of Andover, 

 and the other three animals, not coming within the rules of the 

 Society, are not entitled to a premium. 



John Alley, 3d. For the Committee, 



Samuel Southwick's Statement. 



I offer for examination a cow of the Galloway or no-horn 

 breed, 8 years old. She calved in March, 1852, and has con- 

 tinued to give milk ever since. I have kept an account daily as 

 I sold it to my neighbors. She has averaged 9 quarts a-day for 

 the whole period, amounting to 4982 quarts ; the quality of the 

 milk is esteemed first rate for family use. We have not used it 

 for butter, selling to better advantage for 4 cents a quart in sum- 

 mer, and 5 cents in winter. I have given about 6 quarts of shorts 

 daily, besides common pasture feed in summer, and good hay in 

 winter. 



Lawrence, September 28, 1853. , 



