58 State Boaud of Agijicultuke, &c. 



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The fourth one came in later, near the close of Jane, and 

 was not tested but l)}^ weighing her milk until October 1st, 

 when she made in one day, from 19^ pounds of milk, one 

 pound and four ounces of butter, and tlie other three aver- 

 aged over one pound each the same day. 



All these trials were made when the heifers were having 

 grass only. 



In these tests in each case the time consumed stirring the 

 cream did not exceed ten minutes, and it was stirred in a 

 broad dish with a spoon. 



While Mr. Wood was selling but little more than one 

 hundred pounds of butter per cow yearly, his income was 

 nearly or quite consumed for fodder, leaving him almost no 

 profit ; now, with his injproved dairy and better care, his 

 net income must be more than sixty dollars per cow, allow- 

 ing over forty dollars per year for fodder, while his expenses 

 for labor are only slightlj^ increased. 



Perhaps you say, a cow cannot be kept well a year for 

 even forty dollars. My only reply is, every pound of but- 

 ter made costs more than can be gotten for it if the entire 

 expense is counted at the market price, but by economy, 

 temperance and industry, dairjanen do even succeed in get- 

 ting a good, honest living, and sometimes lay b}' something 

 for a wet day, besides being somewhat independent in their 

 manner of living. 



But the point I desire to make in calling your attention 

 to Mr. Wood's dairy, is that his improved dairy is really- 

 worth, for net profit, many times his former dairy. 



You say this is an extreme case. It is, but compare it witfc 

 the average dairy of Vermont. One hundred and thirty-five^ 



