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Coivs. 

 Kerry — First premium of $5 to A. W. Austin, of West Rox- 

 bury. 



Jersey, 9 years — Second premium of $4 to W. T. G. Morton, 

 of West Needham. 



Grade, 3 years — Second premium of $4 to James McLain, of 

 Dedliam. 



Third premium of $3 to Ebcn Wight, of Dedham. 



For the Committee, 



J. W. GAY, Chairman. 

 Dedham, Sept. 25, 1861. 



STATEMENT OF ARTHUR W. AUSTIN. 



Mr. Austin has furnished, under date of Jan. 14th, 1862, the 

 following facts in regard to his Kerry cattle : 



" I often had the milk measured during the past summer, and 

 found it did not go below sixty quarts a day for five heifers of the 

 first importation. On the 31st of May, the five alluded to, having 

 in that month produced their first calves, gave 60 1-3 quarts, or 

 an average of 12 quarts each. On the 14th of June, the same 

 five gave 62 3-4 quarts. Three of them gave a fraction over 14 

 quarts each. I weighed the morning's milk, and the 31 2-3 

 quarts, wine measure, weighed 67 1-4 pounds. Of the two last 

 imported heifers, one is fully equal to either of those of the first 

 importation, in proportion to age, she being a year younger, and 

 having given with her first calf over 10 quarts per day during 

 the summer. I do not think the other one comes up to the 

 standard, but she holds out well, and gives rich milk. The milk 

 of all of them is of the first quality as to richness. Butter is 

 obtained from the cream in a very short time. Late in October 

 it required less than five minutes churning, by the clock, to bring 

 the butter. A lady who sends for six quarts once a week, and 

 v;ho has had much experience, pronounces the production of cream 

 marvellous. She says she skims it several times over. I have 

 had excellent milkers of different breeds, and have always been 

 particular as to quality more than quantity ; but I obtain from 

 these Kerry heifers as large a quantity of milk as could reason- 

 ably be expected, considering their size and age ; and the quality 

 certainly surpasses, on the average, any milk it has been my for- 

 tune to see. I have now, besides the imported stock, three pure- 

 blood bulls, which Avill be a year old in the spring and summer of 

 1862, three pure-blood heifers and one steer of the same age, 



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