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I certify further that the reputation of the said Alonzo L. Fish for 

 truth and veracity is good. 



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 17th day 

 of September, 1844. 



SAMUEL McKEE^ Justice of the Peace. 



MR. HALL'S STATEMENT. 



^ibstract of Statement of Ahraham R. Hall, Holland Patent, Oneida 

 county, to whom was awarded the second premium of the State So- 

 ciety on cheese dairies. 



Farm consists of 200 acres — 60 acres of meadow and plow land — 

 100 acres of pasture — residue wood and waste land. 



Stock, 1844 — 40 milch cows, 3 head dry cattle, — 4 horses. 



Produce of pasture not very abundant, but of excellent quality, 

 from the use of plaster. 



Meadow, about 52 acres. Produce usually more than two tons per 

 acre ; cows supposed to consume 4,500 weight each, for they are al- 

 ways fed, even in summer, in rainy weather. Have not fed sixty 

 bushels grain to cows. From 1st of April to 1st of May cows come 

 in. Oat and rye meal can be fed to better advantage in fall than in 

 spring. 



I consider corn sown broadcast for stock, in a dry season, an excel- 

 lent substitute for grass. 



I feed the whole of my whey to twenty of the oldest cows. It is 

 more profitable for them than the younger ones, and not so much dan- 

 ger in spoiling their bags. Feed nothing else but hay, and grass and 

 the above, and let cows have full access to salt, all seasons; in the 

 shed where they are milked in summer, and in trough in born in win- 

 ter. Never let it be empty; consider this very important. Have 

 kept cattle 15 years, and have never had any sickness among them. 

 I think it arises from free use of salt at all times, and good feed and 

 care. 



Keep my cows in warm stalls in winter ; good, dry, easy beds, with 

 plenty of litter and good ventilation. In fair weather feed them in 

 the barn-yard invariably — in cold, stormy weather, feed them in barn. 



I prefer feeding out, with water near by, when weather will permit. 



Prefer hay saved in large bays or large stacks, to small ones. Like 

 to have it heat till it becomes brown and free from dust. 



Have after-feed usually ; it not only adds to cheese but also to the 

 flesh of stock. Endeavor to keep stock in good flesh at all seasons. 

 Hence the profit. 



Hold to harrowing, plastering, manuring, and draining" meadows 

 if necessary. 



Making cheese — the milk must be sweet ; strict cleanliness. 



Have a tin vat set in a plank, one with one inch vacancy to admit 

 cold water to draw off" the animal heat as soon after milking as pos- 

 sible. This same convenience aff"ords the best means of s,ealding and 

 drying the curd. 



