PREMIIMS. 83 



COWS. 



Four years oil and ujj\v;iril.s. Tw* prouiii/us — S<), 4. 

 Three jears old and under four. Two prciiiiums — $5, 3. 

 Two years old and under three. Two i)remiuins — $4, 2. 

 One year old and under two. Two })reiniuins — $8, 2. 

 Calves (under one year). Two preiniuuis — $3, 2. 



Competitors for premiums on niilch cows, whether for herds or sin- 

 gle animals, and milk heifers, will be required to certify in writing, at 

 the time of entry, to the weight of the mdk, or to the weight of butter, 

 as the case may be, durfng each of the six days commencing with the 

 first Monday in June, and the corresponding six days in September ; 

 and to the manner of keeping and general management. Cows that 

 calve near or after the first Monday in June, may be tried at another 

 time. 



Competitors will be re(^uired to state the time of last calving of their 

 cows. 



MILCH KINE. 



Committee. — Samuel Osgood, Sterling; Edmund Houghton, Lu- 

 nenburg; John Cutter, Winchendon ; Chas. K. Sawyer, Fitcbburg ; 

 Timothy Lincoln, Leominster. 



Herds of four cows or heifers, each. Two premiums — SIO, 7. 

 The committee will regard age, expense of keeping, ko. 



"C'ows for butter. Two p)emiums — $5, 4. 



Heifers, three years old, for butter. Two premiums — S5, 4. 



Heifers, two years old, for butter. Two premiums — $4, o. 



Cows, for milk. Two premiums — $5, 4. 



Heifers, three years old, for milk. Two premiums — S5, 4. 



Heifers, two years old, for milk. Two premiums — $4, o. 



Comp3titors for prem'u ns on milch cows, whether for hords or sin- 

 gle animals, and milch heifers, will be required to certify in writing, at 

 the time of entry, to the weight of the milk, or to the weight of butter, 

 as the case may be, during each of the six days commencing with the 

 first Monday in June, and the corresponding six days in September ; 

 and to the manner of keeping and general management. Cows that 

 calve near or after the first Monda;y in June, may be tried at another 

 time. 



Competitors will be ret^uired to state tlje time of last calving of their 

 cows. 



HEIFERS. 



Committee. — N. B. Reed. Princeton; Geo. L. Rice, Leominster; 

 Henry C. Hill, Gardner; Alfred R. Willard, Harvard; PMwin S. 

 Burnap, Fitchburg. 



