PREMIUMS. T7 



COAVS. 



Four years old and upwards. Two premiums — $6, 4. 

 Three years old and under four. Two premiums — $5, 3. 

 Two years old and under three. Two premiums— $4, 2. 

 One year old and under two. Two premiums — $3, 2. 

 Calves (under one year.) Two premiums — $3, 2. 



Reference being had, both in Herds and Single Cows, to the prod- 

 uct of the dairy, — when the animals are three years old and upwards. 



GRADE OR NATIVE BULLS. 



Committee.— J QiA-A\\ Puffer, Harvard; A. G. Thompson, Princeton ; 

 George Howard, Ashburnham ; Franklin Nourse, Sterling; Joseph 

 Upton, Fitchburg. 



More than two years old. Two premiums — S5, 3. 

 Yearlings. Two premiums — $4, 2. 

 Calves. Two premiums — $4, 2. 



These may be of any breed more than four months old. 



MILCH KINE. 



Committee. — Solon S. Hastings, Princeton ; Augustus Gates, Leom- 

 mster; Thos. E. Whitney, Shirley ; Moses Sawyer 2d, Sterling ; Sam- 

 uel F. Whitney, Harvard. 



Herds of four cows or heifers, each. Three premiums— $10, 7, 4. 



The committee will regard age, expense of keeping, &c. 



Cows for butter. Three premiums — $5, 4, 3. 



Heifers, three years old, for butter. Three premiums — $5, 4, 3. 



Heifers, two years old, for butter. Three premiums — $4, 3, 2. 



Cows, for milk. Three premiums. S5, 4, 3. 



Heifers, three years old, for milk. Three premiums — 5, 4, 3. 



Heifers, two years old, for milk. Three premiums — $4, 3, 2. 



Competitors for premiums on milch cows, whether for herds or single 

 animals, and milch heifers, will be required to certify in writing, at 

 the time of entry, to the weight of the milk, or to the weight of butter, 

 as the case may be, during the six days commencing with the first 

 Monday in June, and the corresponding six days in September ; and 

 to the manner of keeping and general management. Cows that calve 

 near or after the first Monday in June, may be tried at another time. 



Competitors will be required to state the time of last calving of their 

 cows. 



