MILCH KINE. 



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Augustus WJiitman^s Statement. 



GRADE SnORT-IIOKNS. 



The herd has been soiled the entire summer upon oats, vetches, 

 •corn-fodder and grass cut for them. A few of the herd, low in flesh, 

 have had the equivalent of four quarts of shorts per day, the rest 

 nothing but green feed. 



A. WHITMAN. 



Statement of N. B. Reed. 



To the Committee on Milch Kine : 



I offer for preniium one herd of four cows for butter. Their ages 

 are: No. 1, thirteen years, No. 2, ten years. No. 3, five years, No. 

 4, four years ; breed mixed or grade raised in Princeton. They all of 

 them dropped their calves in February last, and are to calve again in 

 January, 1869. They made in the June trial, thirty-three lbs. of 

 butter, on grass feed alone, besides what milk and cream was used in 

 the family of six persons ; the corresponding days in September, twen- 

 ty-four lbs., with a family of nine persons. Keeping, pasture, with 

 fodder corn. 



I have made during the past six months from the four cows, six hun- 

 dred and eighty-six lbs. of butter besides furnishing milk and cream 

 ^or a family of from six to nine persons. I have sold my butter for 50 

 to 56 cts. per lb. 



. N. B. EEED. 



Princeton, Sept. 21st, 1868. 



Statement of L B. Woodward. 



To the Secretary of the " Worcester North Agricultural Society :" 

 Sir: — I wish to enter for premium one black cow (name "Topsy") 



