The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-15


was particularly noticed by the Committee. 9th.
ers may dispute about long horns, and short
horns, the Committee unanimously agreed that
let long horns be as they might, the short horned
COW OF Alr. Williams deserved their unqualified
appreciation. And having exhausted their cpl
thetS Of appreciation they can only add that Col
Llncolns COW deserved her share of them, Of
tered as she was for exhibition only.
1t was no easy task to award premiums
where there were SO many claimants, and THEN
claims were so just The Committee regretted
that Mr. Benjamin Harrington of Princeton had
IL not ln his power to furnish the requisite GER
tlhcate as to the quantity Of milk given by his
cow offered tor premium, during the month OF
September. But as he could not, she could NOT
be considered as subject for premium, what.
ever the Committee might have thought, had
such ceftIhcate been offered. She was a very
me animal, and the quantity of milk given by
ner IN June, twenty-one quarts, shows how
nigh her claims were upon the attention of the
committee, and how strong they migLu have
oeen upon them 10 award her a premium AZ.
ter due elaboration, the Committee are unani.
mously OF the opinion that the first premium of
hiteen dollars should be awarded to Mr. Henry
SPrague OF Spencer, for his four years old COW.
half liolderness breed. The quantity of milk
gwen by her, as certified, was twenty quarts of
strained milk per day, from the first to the
twentieth day of June, and from that TO the
first of October eighteen quarts day although
her Keeping was upon grass, in company with
thirteen cows
The second premium of ten dollars the Com
mlttee award to J. l.. Boylston, Esq, for his
beautiful light red four years old COW, which
produced, during the month of June, an aver.
age of nine pounds of butter per week, and dur
ing the month of September fourteen quarts of
milk per day, although kept with from twelve
10 tWenty-one cows, and only upon grass. She
is OF the native breed, and her calf nine months
old, tne animal, was exhibited at the same
time.
The third premium of eight dollars. the Com
Inlttee award to Mr.. Albert Stone, for his ex-
cellent COW twelve years old, which produced as
certified, about eighteen quarts of milk during
the summer months and thirteen quarts per
day subsequent to September. Although the
certIhcate OF her qualities in regard to milk was
not so precise as the Committee wished vet
When they took INTO consideration the calves
fattened by her, her appearance, and the facts
which were certified, they concluded to award
for her the third premium
For the fourth premium, Mr.. Boylston was
his own competitor, and if he will present so
many animals, so fine that there is little or no
oinerence, he must not complain if he himself
should be called upon to decide, because "the
Doctors disagree" Upon examination and com.
parIson however, the Committee awarded TO
him the fourth premium, of six dollars. for n
dark red four years old COW, which averaged
in her produce nine pounds of butter per week.
during the month of June, and thirteen quarts
OF milk per day during September. She was
kept with from twelve to twenty-one cows dur
ing the season, and only upon grass In de-
scrlbing this cow the Committee describe also
the other four cows of Mr.. Boylston, and they
can again express their regret that they were
limited in the number of their premiums, for
where all deserve, it is difficult to discriminate
If the Committee have failed to notice any
ot the animals exhibited. in proper manner. it
arises entirely from their number and the diff
Guilty which arises in such cases in discrninat.
ing, from recollection, the several animals and
their distinctive traits. In the case of Mr.. Har-
rlngton, the Committee are so we'll persuaded
Of the merits of his COW which was exhibited
tor premium, to whom they were precluded
rom awarding premium by the rules of the
society, that they respectfully suggest to the
Trustees the allowance to Mr.. Harrington OF
MS travelling fees according to the rules of the
society, If he does not receive .hem in respect
% other animals exhibited by him.
In addition to this, what some may deem, dry
1etali, the Committee beg leave to offer one or
wo remarks of a general character They can
1ot but express their surprise, that any man
will ever keep poor mich cow, when, as has
his day been shown, animals so much more
profitable can be kept at an equal cost. 1t is
1eplorable want of economy, and worse even
han that, of a man who should invest his money
n two per cent. stock, when he might as safely |
receive ten per cent on his capital IN any other
way. No animal repays so richly the charges
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treasure to poor man, and a source of luxury
% the poor and the rich alike 1t is in this light
hat she is an extremely interesting object, for
good eating comes home to us all. We have
heard our brother farmers talk of " living like
poor folks, when they had more luxuries in
their diaries than they could dream of, till de-
prived of them. g Sir" said an obseouious
waiter at a city hotel, to a good honest yeoman
Of neighborlng county, as he handed him
pitcher of what city folks call cream, g do you
like cream in your coffee ~ g Yes" said he,
with sigh, a plaguy sight better than skim
milk" Most of our best eatables derive their
origin from our milch cows. But the quality of
the one depends upon that Of the latter. 1t is
In vain that the housewife sets the milk, if it is
not OF rich quality. She may select her pans
with the skill of an Humphrey Davy but it
matters not whether of tin, or eaGthen, or what
not, for 1t the cream is not IN the milk she can
not get it ont. She may warm it, or cool 1t,
skim 1t, or churn it altogether; poor milk will
make poor butter. All the patent churns that
Connecticut ingenuity ever invented, or DR..
Thornton ever puzzled his brains over, could
not make sky biue milk into yetioao cream, or
white frothy cream into hard sweet butter.
Such milk and butter, some may think may do
for hired men and boarders, but when we think
of ones own children, Especially those OF US
who have money this becomes subject of grave
since the raising and education
of children have employed all sorts OF talents,
from those Of the school dame among her A B
C's, up to Brougham in the halls of parlia-
ment AS COMMITTEE OH mich COWS, we
would modestly suggest that theorists do not
begin at the foundation of the matter. We be-
lieve good deal i'll the blood and breed of ami