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FILKIN CHEESEMAN'S STATEMENT OF HIS FAT CATTLE,. 



The fat cattle on which I was awarded the first premium at the 

 late fair of the Institute, were of the native breed. I commenced 

 fattenmg them in September, 1847, at which time they were six years 

 old. I fed them twice a day six quarts apiece of ground mixture of 

 corn and oats, each an equal proportion, and continued thus untU 

 June, 1848, when they were turned into good pasture and fed once 

 a day until September, when they were fed as before and afterwards 

 with an addition of turnips. The meal in the mixture was scalded 

 before feeding. 



The pair of cattle that were at the fair I sold in December, 1848, 

 for $200, the live weight of which was 4,650 lbs. I did not ascer- 

 tain their dead weight. 



FILKIN CHEESEMAN. 



Clinton, Dutchess co., JV. F., March 9, 1849. 



