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These yields arc not claimed to be remarkal)lc, but they 

 illustrate what short-horns may do as dairy cattle when taken 

 as a whole ; for these cows were all raised on the farm and 

 were the descendants of one thoroughbred cow, which was 

 bought without reference to her dairy qualities. She had 

 always suckled her calves, and no one knew what she would 

 do at the pail. These cows were not selected animals, but 

 having raised all our heifer calves, we had sold from the herd 

 from time to time, allowing the purchaser to take his choice 

 out of the herd. I have also a statement from Geo. E. 

 Taylor, Esq., of Shelburne, Mass., that a pure-bred short- 

 horn cow. Twinkle, owned by his brother, of the same town, 

 gave 52 lbs. of milk per day, and that ever}^ pound of milk 

 would make an ounce of butter; thus making 22 1 lbs. butter 

 per week. Also Rose 8th, owned by him, which made 17^ 

 lbs. butter per week. I have also a statement from H. S. 

 Porter, Esq., of Hatfield, Mass., that his cow Red Rose, at 

 eight years of age, gave, in seven days, 371 lbs. milk, from 

 which was made 15|- lbs. butter. I have also a statement 

 from P. Stedman, Esq., of Chicopee, Mass., of a test of his 

 cow. Rose 2d, for seven days, in which she made 17_^ lbs. 

 butter. 



I might multiply instances of like tests of pure short-horn 

 cows, but these seem suiEcient to prove that this breed ought 

 not to be left out of the lists of dairy breeds. But the short- 

 horns for Massachusetts are not necessarily herd-book ani- 

 mals which command high prices because of pedigree, but 

 animals of five or six crosses, — cattle that under En2:llsh rules 

 would be eligible for record, but in this country are rated as 

 high grades. Such animals can be bred by any farmer. We 

 have almost numberless instances of sliort-horns such as 

 these making remarkable performances in the dairy. 



I make this statement because it has often been assumed, 

 by the advocates of other breeds, that the short-horns are 

 only a beef breed. It has also been claimed before this 

 Board that first-class butter cannot be made from the milk of 

 short-horn cows. In answer to that claim I may be allowed 

 to instance the celebrated Darlington l:)utter, made by the 

 Darlington brothers near Philadelphia, which has a rsputa- 



