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other hand, farmers are expected to exhibit their milch 

 cows in pens without any shelter whatever. Is it any 

 wonder that the thrifty farmer, who would not allow his 

 milch cows to lie out of doors during the night in cool but 

 fair weather, utterly refuses to confine his stock in open 

 pens and run the risk of exposing them to a cold equinoc- 

 tial storm, such as prevailed on the first day of the Essex 

 County Fair? As might be expected, very few milch 

 cows are exhibited, there is no competition, and two or 

 three exhibitors carry off all the premiums. 



J. D. Dodge, For the Committee. 



STATEMENT OF T. N. COOK. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows: 



Gentlemen: — We enter for premium our Milch cow, 

 ''Quack," grade Ayrshire, six years old. Calved July 5, 

 1886 ; driven Sept. 12, 1886, and from July 7 to July 30, 

 averaged 20 1-4 quarts of good milk per day. Manner of 

 feeding, 3 qts. of meal, 3 qts. of shorts, wet, per day ; 

 pasture. Yours, 



T. N. Cook. 



STATEMENT OF T. N. COOK. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows : 



Gentlemen: — We enter for premium our Milch cow 

 "Shaker," seven years old, Jersey. Calved Jan. 2, 1886, 

 calves again Dec. 10, 1886. From May 24 to May 

 30, inclusive, gave 14 quarts of milk per day. Made in 

 seven days 13 1-2 lbs. of butter. Manner of feeding, 3 

 quarts of meal, 3 quarts of shorts, wet, per day; pasture. 

 Yours, T. N. Cook. 



statement of t. n. cook. 

 To the Committee on Milch Cows: 

 Gentlemen : — We enter for premium our Jersey cow, 



