8 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



more culpably deGcient than in this one particular, of keeping "F'arm Ac- 

 counts ;" and as an expression of this Board to the farmers of our State, the 

 following resolution is presented : 



Resolved, That no person is entitled to the appellation of "a systematic and 

 good farmer," who fails to keep such accounts as will enable him to know, 

 with a good degree of certainty, tl)e cost of his productions, and secure to 

 himself the greatest profits from his labors. 



An animated discussion followed the reading of the report and 

 resolve, some objections being offered to the adoption of the latter, 

 and its object having been accomplished by thus directing atten- 

 tion to the subject, it was withdrawn and the report placed at the 

 disposal of the secretary. 



In pursuance of a resolve passed at the last session, Mr. Perley 

 submitted to the Board the result of some experiments made by 

 him during the past year : 



Fif-st cxpcrime'd in making veal. Cow Peggy, 11 years old, weighing 

 900 lbs. after calving, dropped a bull calf Feb. 7tli. Calf was killed March 

 19th, at 40 days old. The cow, in seven days following tlie killing of the 

 calf, gave 171 lbs. of milk, (equal to 78 wine qts.,) which yielded (i lbs. of 

 butter, 28 1-2 lbs., or 13 qts. milk to the lb. butter. Good table butter at 

 that time was worth 20 cents per lb. ; deduct 4 cents for milking and making 

 .same, leaves 16 cents net. From the above, milk is worth, for butter pui- 

 poses, 1 1-4 cents, and skimmed milk for pork making is estimated at l-4th 

 cent, making milk worth 1 1-2 cents per quart. 



Calf at 40 days old. Dr. 



Worth when dropped, (estimated) . . . . ^ . . $0 50 



Milk for 3 days, 18 qts , worth for swill 1-2 ct., . . * . . 09 



Milk for 37 days, 370 qts., worth 1 1-2 cts , . . . . 4 50 



Labor tending calf, dressing, and marketing, , . . . 1 00 



Crtdit. 



By 100 lbs. veal, 5 1-2 cts., ....... 



By 11 lbs. skin, 12 1-2 cts., . ...... 



Balance of proceeds above cost, ..... 



It siiould be borne in mind that the quantity of milk consumed by the calf 

 in the above espt-riment is estimated from the yield of the cow after the calf 

 was killed ; tluit he d:d not take all the milk the cow gave, consequently not 

 an average of its quality, the first drawn being poorest; that early veal is 

 worth more per pound than hito killed ; that this was better than an average 

 of veal calves (in this vicinity ;) and that the worth of skimmed milk is a 

 matter of estimation, and we shall not place undue reliance upon such an 

 experiment. 



Second cxptrimenl in making veal. Cow Kate. 2 years old, weighing 

 605 lbs. afUT calving; dropped a hull calf April 25tii. The calf was killed 

 June 4th, at forty days old. During the time of nursing the calf, the feed of 

 the cow wa.i cliangwd from hay and niL-ai, to grass. In nine diys following 

 the killing of the calf, the cow gave 135 lbs. milk, equal to (12 wine qts., 

 from which milk was made, G 1-2 lbs. i)ut(er ; 9 1-2 qts. or 21 lbs. milk to 

 the pound of butter. Tliis milk, though of better quality tlian that used in 

 the first experiment, is worth only a cent and a half per quart, the price of 

 butter having fallen to eummor rates. 



