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quarts, in June, by a native cow, five years old ; and the great- 

 est quantity by the six cows, in the first three days of cither 

 montii, was 248 quarts and half a pint, in July. 



William Robinson, Jr., of Barre, entered six cows, of a dairy 

 of eighteen kept together, (four raised by himself,) of the ages 

 of 10, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8, respectively; grade Durham. Their pro- 

 duct, in the first three days of the nine months of trial, was 

 8,292 lbs., or 1,462 quarts of milk, made into 311 lbs. of cheese. 

 The product of the whole season of trial was, 21 lbs. of butter 

 and 2,954 lbs. of cheese. 



Mr. Robinson gives the following very brief and unsatisfactory 

 account of his mode of manufacture : " In summer, we run up 

 milk twice a day, and then keep our curd one day, and manu- 

 facture it into cheese. In winter, we run our milk until we 

 get enough for a cheese, and then warm the milk and stir in the 

 cream, and make it into cheese the same day." 



Of his treatment of his stock, and their keeping, he states, 

 that his cows were turned to pasture May 4, and fed on hay 

 morning and evening until the 11th, and afterwards had nothing 

 but pasture feed, except corn fodder eight days, the last of 

 August. From December 1, tlicy were kept on corn fodder, 

 straw and poor hay, until the first of March, then each had good 

 hay, and two quarts ears of corn and oats ground together, per 

 day, until the 11th of May." 



William W. Watson, of Princeton, presented his claims for 

 six cows, of ten kept together ; ages 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, and 5 years. 

 One Durliam, two one-half Durham and one-half Ayrsliire, one 

 one-half Durham and one-half native, and two one-half Durham 

 and one-half Iloldcrness. 



Of the product of these six cows, Mr. Watson gives no detailed 

 account, except for the first three days of the months of June, 

 July, and Aiigust, of which he states the yield to be 1,655 lbs. 

 4 oz., or 831 quarts 1| pint of milk, making 199 lbs. 11 oz. cf 

 clieese. Tlie whole amount manufactured during the prescribed 

 period of trial, from December 1, to August 31, both inclusive, 

 he sets down at 2,031 lbs. 11 oz. of cheese. 



Of tbe process of manufacture, in answer to tlie interrogato- 

 ry, his statement is only in these words : " Set the milk as soon 

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