THOMAS GAWTHROP’S ACCOUNT OF COWS|THE GUENON COMMISSION’S ACCOUNT OF EXAMINED AT THOMAS GAWTHROP’S | COWS EXAMINED AT THOMAS GAWTHROP’S FARM, SEPTEMBER 20. | FARM, SEPTEMBER 20. | _No. 1._—VICTORIA.—Grade, Jersey |_No. 1._—VICTORIA.*—Grade, Jersey and and Durham. | Durham. Eight years. Quantity, first. | Quantity, first. Quality, first. | Quality, first. A first-class butter cow, and | Up to her time. milks well up to time. | | _No. 2._—CECIL.—Grade, Jersey. |_No. 2._—CECIL.* Quantity, first. | Quantity, first. Quality, first. First-class | Quality, first. for butter. | Milks up to time. | Short eight weeks. | _No. 3._—NELLIE. |_No. 3._—NELLIE.*—Demijohn, 1. Quantity, second. | Quantity, second. Quality, second. | Quality, first. Dry from ten to twelve weeks. | Short eight weeks. | _No. 4._—LUCY.—Recently |_No. 4._—LUCY.*—Flanders, 2d. purchased. | Yields three months from | Quantity, second. calving thirteen quarts. | Quality, first. | Quality, first. | Up to her time. | _No. 5._—LILY.—Grade, Jersey. |_No. 5._—LILY.*—Grade, Jersey. | Flanders, 2d. Quantity, second. | Quantity, second. Quality, first. | Quality, first. Milks up to time. | Dry four to six weeks. | _No. 6._—BEAUTY.—Jersey. |_No. 6._—BEAUTY.—Jersey. Five years | old. Yields fourteen quarts per day.| Quantity, third. Quality, first. | Quality, second. Milks to within eight weeks of | Dry two months. calving. | | _No. 7._—DARBY.—Jersey. |_No. 7._—DARBY.—Jersey. Flanders, 2d. Quantity, fourteen quarts per | Quantity, second. day. | Quality, first. | Quality, first. Almost impossible to turn dry, | Dry four weeks. though never excelling in | quantity. | | _No. 8._—STAR.—Grade, three |_No. 8._—STAR.†—Grade, three quarter quarter Jersey. | Jersey. Flanders, 3d. Yield with first calf from | Quantity, second. twelve to fourteen quarts | per day, and milks well up | to time. | Quality, first class. | Quality, first. | Dry six weeks.