MILCH KINK. 



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Graziella— Age, 2 years, 11^ niontlis : birth of last calf \iio 7 • 

 ilk in Sept.. 114 Ib.s. " - g- - 



Dinah Sd, J. .11. 13., GC'2— Age, 2 years, 7 months; droi^ped her 

 calf June 1st, 1870, at fourteen months of age; -weight of heifer at 

 night before milking, 440 lbs. ; gave 1 1 lbs. milk at night, 81 in 

 morning; weight of cream, 8/,; lbs, which produced (i^ lbs. burter ; 

 had pasture feed only, and had given milk since June l,st,*'l870 ; Sept' 

 milk, 07 Ib.s. 



The very dry season of 1870 affected the pasture for this seabovj 

 materially, and in addition to such feed as it produced, have fed orr^in, 

 varying from -^ to H qts. per day. 



MILCH KL\E. 



The Committee on Milch Kine submit the following awards, viz; 



HERDS OF rOVR COWS. 



Istprem. to Joel Page, Fitchburg, $10 00 



2d " N. B. Keed, Princeton, 7 00 



COAVS for milk SINGLE. 



1st prom, to Augustus Gates, No. Leominster, .") 00 



2d '' N. B. Keed, Princeton, 4 00 



HEIFERS THREE YEARS OLD. 



1st prem. to N. B. Reed, Princeton, 5 00 



2d " Joel Page, Fitchburg, 4 00 



The Committee regret that they were obliged to withhold a premium 

 for a cow entered for Butter by Mr. Stillman Stone, Lunenburg, as his 

 statement was not filed with the Secretary at the time of entry. [See 

 page 77 of "Transactions."] 



For the Committee, 



EPH'M GPvAHAM, Acting Chairman. 



Statements of y. B. Reed. 



To the Committee on Milch Kine I offer two Single Cows for milk 



One cow, age five years ; breed, Shorthorn and Devon ; she gave in 

 the June trial, 292 lbs. of milk : in September trial. 236^ lbs. 



