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which, by the jules of the Society, is entitled to the first [pre- 

 mium. The cow of Wm. Eames, of Worcester, raised by him, 

 half Ayrshire, 5 years old, from which he received, from the 

 10th to the 20th of June, 386 lbs. of milk, from which was made 

 19| lbs. of butter, and from the 10th to the 20th of September, 

 323 lbs. of milk, making 15^ lbs. of butter. To Mr. Eames the 

 Committee award the second premium of $7. 



Nathaniel Stowell, of Worcester, offered a cow raised by him, 

 one quarter Durham, which furnished, from the 10th to the 20th 

 of June, 388 lbs. of milk, making 17 lbs. butter, and from 10th 

 to 20th September, 208 lbs. milk, making 10 lbs. butter, to whom 

 is awarded the third premium of $6. 



Jacob W. Watson, of Princeton, whose interest in the Soci- 

 ety's exhibitions appears unabated, offered for exhibition a fine 

 Durham cow, four years old, to whom the Committee recom- 

 mend a gratuity of $3. 



Abiel Jaques, Jonas Munroe, Jotham B. Pratt, all of Worces- 

 ter, offered for exhibition cows of good qualities. Your Com- 

 mittee would be gratified to be able to say much of all the cows, 

 and hope that future Committees will be furnished with materi- 

 als to enable them to speak in the highest terms, and in detail, 

 of those exhibited. The importance of the subject demands a 

 greater interest on the part of the farmer. 



By reference to the statistics of the products of certain branches 

 of industry, made in conformity to a late law of the State, it 

 will be seen that the income derived from the cows in this coun- 

 ty is one quarter of the whole amount of the income of cows in 

 the Commonwealth, and more than double the amount of any 

 other county, excepting Middlesex. The avarage value of neat 

 cattle, as returned throughout the State, is about $19 ; that of 

 this county, .4^20. By returns made to the State of New York, 

 it appears that about one third of the neat cattle of that State 

 are " cows milked." Taking that basis for this county, the 

 average income of each cow is about $21. A writer on work- 

 ing cattle, in a distant State, made mention of the ^^ far-famed 

 and boasted oxen of Worcester county, MassacJnisetts.^^ Your 

 Committee feel that the average income of our cows must be 

 increased, before the same praise can be bestowed upon them. 

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