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most worthy of imitation on a farm. The practised eye will 

 readily discover many things m the movements, for which no 

 definite directions can be given. Yery much depends upon the 

 manner in which the cattle have been disciplined, and the vigi- 

 lant attention of the person holding the plough. An inexpe- 

 rienced hand can hardly expect to enter into successful com- 

 petition. 



We recommend that the premiums be awarded as follows : 



To D. P. King, of Danvers, 1st premium, . . . ^10 



" E. Upton, of Salem, 2d "... 8 



" P. Marsh, of Danvers, 3d " . . -6 



" J. G. Walcutt, of Danvers, 4th " . . .4 



By order of the Committee, 



I. W. Proctor. 



Milch Cows and Hcifers. 



The Committee award the Society's premiums as follows : 

 To Warren Averill, of Ipswich, 1st premium, . . f 10 



" Samuel Soule, of Lynn, 2d '' . .7 



" James Marsh, of Danvers, 3d " . .5 



" Samuel Dane, of Hamilton, 4th, " Colman's Euro- 



pean Agriculture. 



For heifers in milk, they award — 

 To Manning Dodge, of Ipswich, 1st premium, . . $7 



" Ebenezer G. Berry, of Danvers, 2d " . .6 



The subject is of considerable importance, and all farmers 

 are more or less interested in it. Every man who keeps a cow 

 is interested in it. Individual feeling is oftentimes wonderfully 

 excited by it. The produce of a favorite cow is the subject, 

 and, perhaps, the only subject, about which an honest man will 

 tell the whole truth and a good deal more. It is pretty easy for 

 a man to believe that his horse trots a mile in tlwee minutes, if 

 he does it in ^re ; but it is a /i^//e easier for a man to get ten 

 quarts of milk into an eight-quart pail. He takes his desire to 



