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MILCH COWS. 



The Committee on Milch Cows have attended to their 

 duty, and respectfully report to the Secretary that they 

 have made the following awards : 

 $10. First premium, to John S. Ives, Salem, for grade 



Ayrshire. 

 $15. First premium, to Wm. A. Russell, North Andoveiv 



for the best milch cow of any age or breed. 

 $10. First premium, to Wm. A. Russell, North Andover, 



for best Holstein cow, 4 years old and over. 

 $10. First premium, to Wm. A. Russell, North Andover, 



for best cow, foreign, native or grade, not less than 



4 nor more than 10 years old. 

 $4. Second premium, to James H. Flynn, Salem, for grade 



Jersey. 

 There were fourteen entries of milch cows. The exhib- 

 itors above named were the only ones who made any state- 

 ment of any kind whatever concerning the cows entered. 

 The rule of the Society is, " No person shall be entitled to 

 receive a premium unless he complies with the conditions 

 on which the premiums are offered." 



H. G. Herrick, John Swinerton, Addison M. Robinson — 

 Committee. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN S. IVES, OF SALEM. 



I enter for the consideration of your committee my grade 

 Ayrshire cow, 7 years old. She calved April 1st, and is 

 due to calve March 7th. She milked, the first and last 

 week in June, an average of 21 quarts of strained milk per 

 day ; is giving now (Sept. 22nd) 15 quarts. Her feed has 

 been pasture only, without grain of any kind. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



John S. Ives. 



STATEMENT OF WM. A. RUSSELL, NO. ANDOVER. 



To the Committee on Milch Coivs: 



I enter, for best milch cow of any age or breed, the Hol- 

 stein-Fresian cow, "Belle Fairfax," No. 1117, 11 years old. 



