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The amount of butter made from June 1 to September 10 

 was eight hundred twenty-five and three-fourths pounds, which 

 was sold for thirty-five cents per pound, amounting to $289.01. 



In this time there was produced over 2,000 gallons of 

 skimmed milk and buttermilk. A consixlerable portion of the 

 buttermilk and some of the skimmed milk was sold at eight, 

 ten and twelve cents per gallon. I feel fully satisfied that my 

 hogs give full credit for the remainder at four cents per gallon, 

 amounting to $80. 



These cows, prior to the first of June, after suckling their 

 calves, made three hundred and eighty-nine pounds of butter 

 at thirty-five cents, $101.15. From September 10 to September 

 24, they made one hundred and fifteen pounds of butter, 

 making this, as the other has been sold, at thirty-five cents per 

 pound, $40.25. Worth of buttermilk and skimmed milk prior 

 to the first of June and since the tenth of September, at four 

 cents per gallon, would amount to $40. The whole amount of 

 butter made by the eight cows, since suckling their calves, is 

 l,229f pounds ; at thirty-five cents, $430.41. Sum total of 

 buttermilk and skimmed milk, $120. Final total, $550.41. 



These cows were turned into a bush pasture about the twenty- 

 fifth of April, and were fed at the barn with meadow hay, cut 

 and fine feed, mixed with sweetened water, each cow being 

 allowed three pounds of fine feed and half a pint of molasses 

 per day ; they were fed in this way till the first of June ; they 

 were then turned into a good pasture ; while there was plenty 

 of feed in the pasture no other feed was furnished them. From 

 the last of July, through the dry weather of August and Sep- 

 tember, they have been fed on green corn, small potatoes, 

 ruta-bagas, top stalks, and such other things as the farm could 

 Spare best. 



Wilmington. 



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