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manure. The English farmers say they don t understand 

 how their brethren on this side of the Athmtie can afford 

 to export their oil-meal cake. Now, if Mr. Ilolbrook, of 

 Vermont, an experienced and successful farmer, is con- 

 vinced that in " the long run" it is better to have most 

 of the grain crop fed to the animals on the flu'm, besides 

 all the hay and other fodder ; if Mr. Johnston, of New 

 York, in the heart of the "Genesee country" is satified 

 that his land needs the fertilizing effect of a large con- 

 sumption of oil-meal by his stock ; and if the English 

 rightly estimate the value of their land by the amount 

 of meat produced for the market, how can we, on this 

 hard New England soil, maintain even, much less 

 improve^ its productive power if we keep up a constant 

 drain upon its fertility by making milk its chief product, 

 and sending it away to consumers ? Let those wdio 

 are able answer the question. The subject is worthy 

 the serious consideration of all producers of milk. 



The Committee award the following premiums : 



HERDS . 



1st, to N. B. Reed, of Princeton, $10,00 



2d, to John Brooks, Jr., of Princeton, 5,00 



MILCnCOWS. 



1st, to J. P. Reed, of Princeton, 5,00' 



2d, to W. W. Watson, of Princeton, 4,00 



3d, to Alvah Crocker, of Fitchburg, 3,00 



TUREE YEARS OLD HEIFERS. 



1st, to Henry Boyles, of Princeton, 5,00 



2d, to W. W. Watson, of Princeton, 4,00 



3d, to Daniel Messinger, of Eitchburg- 3,00 



