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A9tp,puj:?oJve&— for, wIioin,asiw:e,liavc, already -iufprm^d y^n, Grenl^p^ei;^,|the.i»etbpdwas2iolojjf;- 

 er a secret — it was with conatantly-Twiewing feelings of -iutqrest ar^d astonisbuient that we fol- 

 lowed .up tliese .ox^miH^tipijs and.conlpniplated the accuracy qf [their results., i^^5VA,K«?P*''6ri» 

 particularly of the Committee, whom their special pursuits and their physiological knowledge of 

 domestic animals entitle to,Bi^at;Cpnfideinoe,,hg,d,r from the- very-ijrst.examJuRtiox!,^ jh^en st^'uck 

 wi^h the ti!uth; a^d strength of the systeip, the successful applipatioua of lyliich were multiplyiug 

 «;i4iei' our eyes. Thissysteni.Geiitlemcn, we dp.pot feartb ?ay it^js. infallihle. The sigijs upon 

 which it is founded, ever constant, invariable in the place yy;hijoh. they occupy ,.!iresti;cin^lyimpresti- 

 ed upon the^nuualby the hand oif Nature. jro,iBipj)reciatp thera-be.cpmes an easy tsskj, all; 'bii 

 is rcquiaitcboing,. after laying examined t^e anjiw^l and, asc.ertai^eid what, Diai;l58^she bears, to,e:i- 

 aminc the drawmgs and fix upon the one in which those same marks appeal-. Then, by meai:,< 

 of a brief but preci^ explanation which referj tp that drawiijg, ,t}ie-iqpalilie^ pf Iho: ,ai)T|nftl, nndw 

 examhialion become ^knpwn,. and the class and,prd§^ to whip^ ^!^e n^tprally ]b,elongs are inijicated 

 Jt is,.by proccpdjng thus— by pxaoiinipgj.first, the mofks.ujjou iifp'^m^ltjiii, then feekiflg amqn^ 

 the draiwings for the one in which thos&mar^swpre rpprodaped-r^that;(he.memWs^^^^ 

 jniUpc, after witnessing the fii;st exgerim^ent, have bees,aj),l^^iemgeiv£^ to apply t}je. systefOj app 

 to fora* j«4gnients which yifore aftprward corroborated iii.-thpf ante, way tibat, Ijbp^j of M. Gu^jip^ 

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In :Uie bight of our admiration, Gpiitlenien, it was a subject of lively regret t^\liB, whoJjB, .Soci- 

 ety wore not present; but wo have the consolation of pipping th^eac^ of ypu will. sppnexpevv 

 ence the plpasufe.wliich wc;ha,v(!venjoyS*^,R'>d bay^JftJn{..h^s,powertpapply tjiis discovery to liis 

 own use jindbenefit. M. Gudpon is not disposed to keep ^t secce^,; h^ pjpppsps, so soon tis a ]i|jl 

 pf (hrop tliousand subscribors shall have bceni]lled,,to puljUsh a wprk,.m,which,hls system, copv 

 plclely developed, shall be placed in the strongpst light ,/^e, .distinpfl^e signs of each^ cjasa and 

 each order will be pxactly described, and accurately represenl,ed by engrayed or lithographic 

 drawings ; and the quantity of milk which each description pj Cpw ia capable, pf yipldin^,will l^p 

 elated. • .,.,. ., ,■,.- .. ,, .. , 



IJy means of this faithful guide, whiph is within tljecapacityof.eyefyTipdersJanding.errore 

 will bo dispelled, and the al^ility to forn; cprr<sct judgments, of Cows will.bepopie, common tq all 

 classes o husbandmen. 'Before long, none but Cows and BqlM Pf '^^ fi';^' order Tvjll be. used to 

 breed froni -, this race of animal?, -ysrhiph has hficonip degenerate, through bad, ci-psses, will be ele- 

 vated; audi aainotjiw species of dpi)>prtic.!ini.mal^>,ffidly>do.8ls of pure blop.d, will bes readily ^ob- 

 tainablo. Then, guided by sure and positive, knowledge respecting the fj;itiirpqualil^pe of young 

 Gallle, we shall no longer rear, af great expense for three pj.fpur-years, a,,Qalf whose splpr^^ipri of 

 milk .can never bo otherwise.than small in quatitity and poor,in,flvaUty ;,rW]jjie, on the ptl■^er ha^d. 

 wo shall no longer blindly consign to die butcher, young .aniiy^ that vvould repay all . tjie care 

 Uiat could bp bestowed upon„tlieni;,, :-. ,.,,.,_ , , , 



These considerations will, we feel persuaded, Genjtlemen,,dete)fmipeyp!i to pncourage M. Gfle- 

 non to ihopubiication and dissemination of a,inethod which p«^^^l^si;s tobe ^p^ U|,efjjl to the agri- 

 culturist. How many pour families, in. the,ppig}!borhood.pf,'large citips, whp^-p (liere is plyyays a 

 great consumption of milk, find ina^mall number of Cpvys,thBmeanspf! their subsi^tenpe,! . Iiio-\Y 

 ojttensive a bcanph of .trade is supported by the prpduptjpn pf l^^Jpx.and cheese in m,any of .oiir 

 Provinces— Brittany, Normandy, the Pyrenees, and othprs I jjHpllijind a^^ Switzerland, tho?p coun- 

 tries of fine pastures, are they not, indebted, to ,tlii8,.branchjpf-,h,i}^.?pdry i"or|a, prpspprily, whict is : 

 ever reprodupiug itselfi and never wearing out— n proBperity,.lpss rapid, less bnlliai^, perhaps, 

 than- that whigh rosnlts.from adventurous tralBc,..bflt.gi)fer,at.,Ipas);|pr,fhose,;^bo. depend upon it; 

 which is never deceptive; which, .more than, any other, .attaches ina}»J^,jhis.,con,ntrji, and favors 

 morality, andiSopnis^hpUprcd frpm,thpso politicaltcpip^,5v^ic^fi5 gt})er,Jands,.sp,pJi;pn prastrate 



the talJpsA for.tupea. .,...,. i ,.,., , , ,,j,,t. , ..i- . ..-,,• , , , 



[Signed] ,, , GJJlQl^EJiK'V, Veteriiiajy Professor of the Department. , 



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A.&csr Ihs reading of thi^. Report, the ,$<^c(i,PJy ^ecrepd ap fojjows : , , , . , 

 1st. Tliat agoldmod!dfip,a^ai3dp|'lp,M.,i"i-anpi3 Su^npii. .^ , ...' 

 2d. That ho J)e proclaimed a M«i}ibev.pf,fhJsSpoiety. ," ' , , ,: , ; ^. 



M. That fifty copies of. his work p^.}i(Uph,.Cows be j5p)bjori.bed for. 



4th. That a thousand copies of ;thp jiepprt be pnnted for distribution arapng .fl'e•4gr^ultn^lJ 

 Societies of Franco. 



