148 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Statement of Thomas Witt, Norway, Made November 15, 1882. 



The dairy consisted of 5 cows (one being a two year old heifer) 

 8J months and G for the last two months. This statement is for 

 10^ months. 



Total amount of butter, 1 ,086 lbs $306 80 



Value of 5 calves 22 00 



Value of skimmed milk 50 00 



378 80 

 Cost of keeping for the 10^ months 187 85 



Balance 190 95 



A profit of $118.95, exclusive of calves and skimmed milk. 



Statement of Charles Ryerson, Norway, from January 1st to 

 November 1st, 1882. — Seven cows. 



Ck. 

 973 lbs. butter, at 2o|c $248 11 



Calves raised and sold 47 00 



Skimmed milk 10 00 



305 11 

 Du. 



Grain from January 1st to June 1st $67 06 



lOi tons hay, at $12 126 00 



Pasturing 7 cows, at $5 35 00 



228 06 



This leaves a balance of $77.05 for profit of 7 cows and does not 

 include butter and milk used in the family. 



This cheese that Mr. P^Uis made was skim-milk cheese. He uses 

 a Cooley creamer}', and takes the sweet milk from the creamery and 

 makes skim-milk cheese. In the four months he sold $104 worth 

 of that skim-milk cheese. 



I have given 3'ou a few of the statements which I obtained from 

 Oxford count}- dairymen. You will see by them that those vrho are 

 making a specialty of the business, are making it more profitable 

 than those who keep but a few cows, and are following that system 

 of husbandry which was pursued b}' our fathers. 



