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Article X.-^"^''"'^ 

 Remarks on the foregoing Letter. 



(By John Billingsley, efq; of Afhwick-Grove.] 

 Sir, 



I HAVE perufed Mr. Davis's letter with fome 

 confiderable degree of attention; but muft con- 

 fefs myfelf fomewhat at a lofs how to form a pre- 

 mium on the management of a dairy. I perfedlly 

 agree with him in refpedl to the importance of the 

 fubjed; but it is of fo complicated a nature, that, 

 I am of opinion, no fettled invariable rules for the 

 management of the dairy can with any propriety be 

 eftablifhed. The vicinage of a city or confiderable 

 market-town; the refidence of a populous neigh- 

 bourhood ; the nature of the pafture on which cows 

 are fed ; all contribute to didate a variety of ma- 

 nagement, without an attention to which the far-* 

 mcr's profit will be undoubtedly diminifhed. 



In places where butter may be fold throughout 

 the year on an average at feven-pence or eight- 

 pence per pound, I have found the mod profitable 

 method to be, that of making butter, and half 

 fkimmed cheefe. In this way (on our land, which 

 may be valued at from 2ps. to 25s. per acre} fix or 

 fcven pounds may be annually made from a good 

 tow J allowing her the produce of two acres and a 



half 



