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There were also entered for exhibition only, one cow by 

 Thomas Upton ; one by David Lowe, and one by W. A. 

 Crehore. all of Fitchburg, which ^vere very excellent ani- 

 mals, and reflected great credit upon their o^vners. 

 All which is respectfully submitted, 



OHIO WHITNEY, JK., Chairman. 



John Brooks, Jr.*s Statement. 



1 have three animals that I enter under this head, viz : 



No. 1. One cow. White Belli/; she is 6 years old, has 

 been kept with a dairy of 11 others. Dropped calf on the 

 25th of June, which I sold at 5 weeks old for veal for $7,50. 

 She was dried the last of May, 1857; she calves the last of 

 May, 1858. She has had no food in addition to pasture, 

 except after the 28th of August, 1857. She had been turned 

 after milking with my otlier cows, nights, into a mowing; 

 she has not run in the mowing at all in the day time. 



Time of milking 6 o'clock, morning and evening. 



Her daily flow of milk the first 7 days of August was as 

 follows, viz:^August 1st, 44 lbs; 2nd, 44 lbs; 3rd, 44i lbs; 

 4th, 44 lbs; 5th, 44| lbs; 6lh, 44 lbs; 7th, Ui lbs. Whole 

 weight, 309J lbs. 



Her daily flow of milk the first 7 days of September was 

 as follows, viz:— September 1st, 44 lbs; 2nd, 43J lbs; 3rd, 

 41 J lbs; 4th, 43 lbs; 5th, 45 lbs; 6th, 44 lbs ; 7th, 44^ lbs. 

 Whole weight, 306 J lbs. 



The amount of cream the first 7 days of Aug. was 28 lbs. 



