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had diminished to 11 J quarts per day : a week after this her milk, 

 during six days, was kept apart, and averaged 10 quarts per day; 

 being at first rather more, at the close rather less, than this. The 

 cream produced from these 60 quarts was 9 pints, the butter 63 

 oz. The butter from each quart of cream was 14 oz. The pro- 

 portion of butter to milk was 63 oz. from 60 quarts — rather more 

 than 1 oz. per quart. 



An equal quantity of milk from a cow (calved Ocr. 8th) treated 

 with steamed food, and set apart for comparison, gave less than 7 

 pints of cream, which produced 79 oz. of butter. 



In quality and agreeableness the butter from steamed food and 

 cake was decidedly superior to that from hay and mangel. 



Mr. Stansfeld, of Chertsey, has supplied me with the following 



interesting particulars of two Alderney cows which were treated 



as follows : — 



Rape-cake. Bean-meal. Bran. Malt- 



combs, 

 lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 



From Dec. 1st to Jan. loth with 



swedes and meadow-hay. 

 From Jan. 15th to Feb. 17th, pulped 



and fermented swedes, meadow- 

 hay, and 3 2 2 2 



From Feb. 17th to May 1st, 5 . . 2 ^ 



Results : — 



December 1st to January 15th, yield of butter from each quart 

 of cream 10| ozs. 



January 15th to February 17th, yield of butter from each quart 

 of cream 14 ozs. 



February 17th to May 1st, yield of butter from each quart of 

 cream 18| ozs. 



The yield of butter in proportion to milk, Dec. 1st to Jan. 15th, 

 is described as unsatisfactory. 



The yield of butter in proportion to milk, Feb. 17th to May as 

 2 ozs. per quart, which is their maximum proportion. 



Soon after calving the two cows gave 18 quarts of milk per day; 

 on the 15 til of May 15 quarts per day. 



Mr. Stansfeld has completely satisfied himself that by the pro- 

 cess of fermentation tlie turnip loses its disagreeable taste, and 

 that his butter is of excellent quality. 



