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We, the undersigned, certify that the foregoing statement is true. 



ELIZABETH J. AVERILL, 

 ELIZABETH AVERILL, 

 ADAH KNOX. 



WILLIAM Williams's statement. 

 To the Committee 011 Coxvs and Heifers : 



Gentlemen, — The cow offered for a premium is seven years old 

 and of native breed. She calved, Feb. 6, 1845, the calf sucked till 

 he was six weeks and three days old and then sold to a butcher for 

 ten dollars. During these six weeks I sold fifty-two quarts of milk 

 from her and made seven pounds and a half of butter. The calf had 

 nothing but what he got from the cow. She gave from the time the 

 calf was taken from her till the first of August, from fourteen to fif- 

 teen quarts per day, which was a few days over four months. She 

 gives now eight quarts per day. She had nothing but salt hay till 

 she calved, then she had for two months, one foddering of English 

 hay at noon and half of a bushel of carrots per day. After the two 

 months she did not have the carrots, but had one fodderins of En^- 

 lish hay at noon and salt hay night and morning till pasture time. She 

 has had nothing but what she has got in the pasture since, and that 

 is very short as it has been so dry. The first two weeks after she 

 calved, she gave ten quarts of milk per day more than the calf could 

 suck. 



P. S. She made nine pounds of butter per week till pasture time, 

 then the milk was put with the rest of my cows. 



WILLIAM WILLIAMS. 



Rowley, Sept. 23d, 1845. 



ON THE DAIRY. 



The Committee on the Dairy, Report : 



That at no former Show has so much and so good butter 

 been exhibited. The season has not been favorable for making 

 large quantities, but the samples offered were in fine order, 

 were of excellent taste and color, and very free from butter 

 milk. 



