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Extra help said to have been hired in haying, harvesting, &c., but 

 amounts not given. Neither are expenses for tools, &c,, included in 

 the account. 



25 cows, at an average product of $37.50, $962.00. 



While the Committee regret that the account of Mr. Fish is not 

 brought down to the close of the season, they consider the yield a 

 very extraordinary one, and well vv^orthy the emulation of others en- 

 gaged in cheese making. It may be questioned whether the average 

 of cheese dairies will much, if any, exceed 350 lbs. per cow ; but 

 here we have the unusual yield of 592 lbs., previous to the 17th of 

 September, and have no doubt that the remaining 108 lbs. of cheese 

 (necessary to make 700 lbs., as estimated by Mr. F.,) or its equiva- 

 lent in butter, could easily be made before the close of the season. 



Mr. Hall's dairy consists of forty cows, managed in a similar man- 

 ner to those of Mr. Fish ; and although they have not given quite as 

 great a product as the dairy of Mr. Fish, the Committee have no 

 doubt that taking into the account the number of the cows kept, and 

 the amount produced on the farm, that Mr. Hall will have awarded to 

 him the reputation of being one of our most successful dairymen. 



From the brief abstract of Mr. Hall's management, hereunto annexed, 

 it will be seen that the whey is all fed to his cows, and he is of opinion, 

 that as many pounds of cheese may be made from it, as of pork when it 

 is fed to hogs. If this is so, there can be no doubt of the propriety 

 of making such disposition of it, especially while the price of pork 

 is as low as at present. 



The account of Mr. Hall's operations may be summed up as fol- 

 lows : 



To one hired man, at $9 per month, $108 . 00 



one " girl, at 9^. per week, 32 weeks, .. . 36.00 

 extra labor in chopping, haying, ditching, &c., 70.00 

 interest on capital invested in farm, imple- 

 ments, stock, &c., $8,000, at 7 per cent., 560.00 



Total expenses, $774 .00 



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By 23,427 lbs of cheese, at 5 h cts., $1,288 .48 



" 200 lbs. fall butter, 14d., 28.00 



Total amount of income, $1,316.48 



Deduct expenses, 774 . 00 



Leaving a clear profit of $542 .48 



The above will be considered a very handsome return for the labor 

 of the family, and we presume, is about a fair estimate ; for although 

 7 per cent will hardly be sufficient for the capital invested in stock 

 and implements, the Committee, from their knowledge of the loca- 



