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to their duty, ami respectfully report to the Secretary that 

 they have made the following awards : 

 $18. First premium, to Win. A. Russell, Lawrence, for 

 herd of milch cows, Holstcin Fresians. 

 Osman Babson — for Committee. 



STATEMENT OF RUSSELL HEKD. 



To the Committee on Herds of Milch Cows : 



I enter for herd of milch cows, Holstein-Fresian cows, 

 « Lady Lyons," No. 6805, H. H. B. " Madam Wit," No. 

 7476, H. H. B. -Belle Fairfax," No. HIT, H. H. B. 

 k - Lady Bess," No. 1051, H. H. B. "Nitallia," No. 7028, 

 H. H. B. 



" Lady Lyons " dropped last calf, Aug. 7, 1888. "Madam 

 Wit" dropped last calf, Dec. 16, 1887. " Belle Fairfax' 1 

 dropped last calf, Sept. 18, 1887. •• Lady Bess " dropped 

 last calf, Apr. 23, 1888. ■' Nitallia " dropped last calf, 

 Mar. 21, 1888. 



" Lady Lyons" milk record from Sept. 1, 1887, to June 

 15, 1888, 12525 lbs. She was dried oft" and turned out to 

 pasture June 20, and was not taken to the barn until after 

 calving, and Irom Aug. 11 to Sept. 1 she gave 1080 lbs. of 

 milk ; 10 days in Sept. (3331 lbs. '■ Lady Bess " milk rec- 

 ord from Sept. 1, 1887, to Sept. 1, 1888, is 11564A- lbs. She 

 didn't go dry at all, milked the season through without 

 going dry. " Madam Wit " milk record from Dec. 18 to 

 Sept. 1, 12111 lbs.; for Sept. 1887, 287 lbs. She was dry 

 from Sept. 20 to date of calving, Dec. 16. In the month 

 of Jan. she gave 2107 lbs. " Belle Fairfax " milk record 

 from Sept. 18,1887, to Sept. 25, 1888, 14840 lbs. '■ Na- 

 tallia's" milk record from Sept. 1, 1887, to Sept. 1, 1888, 

 109142 lbs. She was dry from Feb. 10 to date of calving, 

 Mar. 21. 



Care and Feed of Herd of Milch Cows. 



The winter feed of these cows was from 8 to 12 qts. 

 bran, four qts. corn meal, and one qt. linseed oil meal. 



