348 FARMING FOR LADIES, [chap, xviii. 



for the use of private families, is confined to 

 those small dairies where butter only is made, 

 without adverting to those of a larger descrip- 

 tion employed for the manufacture of cheese. 

 Whether for one or more cows, the chief 

 considerations in the formation of a dairy 

 are — 



First, To be provided with a good sort of 

 cow ; in choosing which the quality of 

 the cream produced from the milk in a 

 given time, ought rather to be regarded, 

 than the quantity of the milk itself. 

 Secondly, To possess an airy and conve- 

 nient building for the purpose, and fur- 

 nished with a sufficiency of proper ira- ' 

 plements. 

 Thirdly, Either to have a good dairy-maid, 

 or to be yourself so well acquainted with 

 the management as to be able to direct 

 her. 

 One great point in the purchase of a coiv is 

 the breed fi*om which she has sprung ; for, 

 extraordinary as it may appear, the various 

 breeds, although of the same age and fed 

 upon the same pasture, will not yield the 

 same quality of milk : thus affording different 



