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On the Alderney Coiv, By Reuben Haines 



Germantoxvny Oct»20thy 1818. 



With this you will receive a pound of butter made 

 from the Alderney cow, imported in 1815, by Maurice 

 and William Wurts, and now in my possession. She 

 calved on the 13th of last month, and is now in fine 

 condition, running on excellent pasture, of orchard grass 

 and white clover, and gives on an average, about 14 quarts 

 of milk per day. From this quantity, during the week 

 ending the 7th inst. we obtained 10 quarts of cream, 

 which produced 8 lbs. 2 oz. of butter, and the week 

 succeeding, 10^ quarts, which gave 8| lbs. of the quality 

 of the sample sent. You will perceive it is of so rich 

 a yellow, that it might be suspected some foreign colour- 

 ing matter had been added to it, bat you may rely on 

 it this is not the case. I may add, that one of the 

 the good properties of this valuable breed of cattle is, the 

 ease with which the cream is churned, requiring but a 

 few minutes to convert it into butter. When a proper 

 opportunity occurs, I shall endeavour to ascertain the 

 quantity and quality of butter to be obtained per week 

 from the Kerry cow, imported this summer from Ireland, 

 and the Brittany cow from France, both of which breeds 

 I have pure. 



I remain, very respectfully, 



Reuben Haines. 

 Richard Feters^ Esq, 



