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made from the milk 401 1 lbs. butter. After that, we sold her 

 milk, as it was more profit than to make butter. The cow was 

 kept the past season on hay (clover) with twenty bushels car- 

 rots ; no meal. Since she calved, I have given her one quart 

 meal per day, and a common pasture. 

 Ipswich^ October 1st, 1846. 



Samuel Soule''s Statement. 



The cow which I offer for premium is seven years old, and 

 was raised by Jonathan Osborne, of Danvers. She had her last 

 calf in March last. I bought her May 22d, 1846, and she has 

 given milk since that time as follows : — 



From May 22d to 31st, 10 days, 168 quarts and 420 pounds. 

 " June 1st to 30th, 30 " 575 " 1437^ " 



" July 1st to 31st, 31 " 501 " 1253^ " 



" Aug. 1st to 31st, 31 " 435 " 1087^ " 



" Sept. 1st to 30th, 30 " 388 " 970 " 



132 " 2066 " 51681 



Averaging 15 quarts, 1 pint and l-^-j^ gill per day. Her keep- 

 ing has been grass and hay. 

 Lynn, October 1st, 1846. 



Jam^es MarsKs Statement. 



I offer for premium my white-face cow, which is eight years 

 old. She calved June 3d, the calf was killed July 10th, and 

 she has given milk as follows : The first two weeks she aver- 

 aged thirty-two lbs. per day more than the calf would suck ; 

 the remaining time till he was killed, sixteen lbs. per day. From 

 July 11th, inclusive, we have kept an account of her milk by 

 weighing morning and night, which amounts to 2958 lbs. being 

 an average of 36^\ lbs. per day. Her keeping has been rather 

 a dry pasture. About the middle of July, I commenced giving 



