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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



Devon; were all bred by myself; have had common pasture with 

 two quarts of shorts and meal mixed. The three oldest calved in 

 March, the other in June. Their weight of milk is as follows : 



SEPTEMBER TRIAL. 



Cow No. 1, 240 pounds. 



" " 2, 210 " 



" " 3, 204 " 



" " 4, 180 " 



Statement of Liberty Wellington, 

 The cow which I offer for premium is seven years old ; calved 

 the twentieth day of April last. Her keeping has been ordinary 

 pasture and three pints of Indian meal per day. The general 

 management has not been different from that of other people, so 

 far as I know. 



The No. of lbs. of milk she gave : 

 Mon. June 2d, 45^. Mon. September 8th, 34^. 



Total, 270 Total, 19914; 



Being unavoidably away from home the first week in Septem- 

 ber you will find that I have taken the second instead. 



Stateniejit of Benjamin Safford. 

 This heifer, (Belle) I offer for a premium for butter. She was 

 three years old la!.st spring; calved the 19th day of September, 

 1872; has been in iiiilk one year to-day; is to calve again next 

 January; made, the first six week days in June, six pounds 

 of butter. The first six diys in September she made five pDunds. 

 .She is a grade Jersey. H'.'^r keeping was common pasture with 

 two quarts of meal £;ach day. 



• HEIFERS. 



The Committee on beifers report as folKOws ! 



There were eight entries, all of which, in justice, demand pre- 

 miums of praise, although by the rules of the society money pre- 

 miums could not be awarded to all. 



