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She had nothing in June except what she got in the pasture. 

 In August she had green corn fodder at night, but no grain. She 

 gives now 9 or 10 quarts per day. 



Chelmsford, Oct. 7, 1846. 



Elijah Hale^s Statement. 



The cow I offer for premium is of native breed, 8 years old. 

 She calved March 14th. Calf, when 5 weeks old, weighed 115 

 lbs. Sold for $S. Sold 80 galls, milk at 12 cts. a gallon, $9 60. 

 Made 145 lbs. butter up to Oct. 3, besides supplying mj family 

 with milk and cream, which were used unsparingly for cook- 

 ing and various purposes, family averaging five in number. Her 

 keeping through last winter was on good hay ; commencing with 

 one quart Indian meal two weeks before calving, and continu- 

 ing while fattening her calf Since, she has had no extra keep- 

 ing, except a good pasture. 



Stoiv, Oct. 7, 1846. 



Jonas Viles's Statement. 



My cows are 4 and 5 years old. The oldest calved the mid- 

 dle of July. Since that time, she has averaged 18 quarts of 

 milk daily. The other has averaged 15 quarts of milk daily. 

 The latter calved in June. They have been kept with 12 other 

 cows, and shared the same as the rest, with the exception of 

 three quarts of meal per day. 



Waltham, Oct. 6, 1846. 



Agricultukal Experiments. 

 There was awarded 



To Joel Hayward, of Ashby, for the greatest quantity of In- 

 dian Corn to the acre, 1st premium, . $10 



