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milk during this month, 1,178| lbs., equal to 38 lbs. per day. 

 June 1st, she was turned out to pasture and no extra feed 

 given — and for the month of June gave 1,220^ lbs., equal to 

 40| lbs. per day. For seven successive days in June, viz., from 

 10th to 17th, she gave as follows: 10th, 41| lbs.; 11th, 42 

 lbs.; 12th, 39| lbs.; 13th, 41 lbs.; 14th, 41 lbs.; 15th, 41 

 lbs. ; 16th, 41| lbs. ; equal to 287 lbs., or 41 lbs. per day. For 

 the month of July, she gave 1,130 lbs., equal to 36£ lbs. per 

 day. For three months ending July 31st, she gave 3,528| lbs., 

 equal to 38^ lbs. per day. Milk was sold, and no butter made. 

 Pedigree or blood not known to the owner, but supposed to be 

 part Durham. 



Northampton, Sept. 29, 1859. 



Statement of William B. Hale. 



My cow is a grade Short-horn, eight years old. She was 

 raised by Ephraim Williams, of Deerfield, of whom I bought 

 her Nov. 25, 1857, two weeks after calving. From this time 

 till June 21, 1859, (when she again calved,) a period of 572 

 days, she gave 13,05(3 pounds 3 ounces of uncommonly rich 

 milk, an average daily for the whole time, (including 24 days 

 in which she was dry,) of 22 lbs. 13 oz., — over nine beer quarts 

 or eleven wine quarts. 



No butter was made. 



3951 quarts milk were sold at 4c, 

 2,741 - " " " " 5c, 

 1,958| " " " used in my family, 



The cost of hay and pasturage was 

 " " meal, 

 " " roots, <fcc, . 



Net profit, $116 38 



Her feed the first winter was uncut and slightly damaged 

 hay, four quarts daily of Indian meal, rye or wheat shorts, 

 mixed in equal quantities by weight, and scalded, and part of 

 the time a little broomseed. 



