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in April; breed, Devon and Holderness. She averaged 

 32 1-4 pounds of milk a day the first week in June. 

 The first week in September she averaged 29 pounds, 

 and a small fraction a day. Her milk has been set alone, 

 and been found to be of superior quality. Keeping, 

 in June nothing but common pastu;e; in September, 

 pasture and a small quantity of corn-fodder, once a day. 

 Her dam won the Society's first premium in 1853, as 

 the best 3 years old Milch Heifer. Said heifer has been 

 driven one-half mile to pasture this season. 



Nathan B. Reed's Statement. 



Princeton, Sept. 15th, 1856. 



Gentlemen: The Heifer I offer for premium was three 

 years' old the 22d of last May: she calved the 15th of 

 April; breed, Devon and Holderness; she averaged 

 25 1-2 pounds of milk a day, the first 7 days in June ; 

 the first week in September, she averaged 29 pounds of 

 milk a day ; her milk has not been churned separate, 

 but has been set alone, and found to be of the best 

 quality ; her keeping in June was common pasture ; in 

 September the same pasture and corn-fodder once a 

 day ; she has been driven 1-2 mile per day to pasture 

 this summer; her dam won the first prize offered by 

 the Worcester North Agricultural Society in 1853, for 

 the best Milch Cow. 



