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covered with a cloth which is frequently 

 changed. In a few days, or as soon as the 

 skin is formed, it is fit for use. 



Regarding the product of a cow — in the 

 ' Agricultural Survey of Suffolk ' four gallons 

 and a half of the milk of grass-fed cows are 

 thought by most farmers to produce, on an 

 average, a quart of cream, which, when made 

 into butter, weighs 1 f lbs. : though in most 

 cases a dozen quarts of milk are thought re- 

 quisite for the making of a pound of butter. 

 In the same report, the average quantity of 

 butter made by a cow is calculated at 4 lbs. 

 per week during the summer season, and 156 

 lbs. during the year, besides the nourishment 

 of three little pigs. This, however, can only 

 be looked upon as a mere average, for the 

 actual produce must, of course, depend on 

 the breed of the cow, as well as the value 

 of her pasture and winter nourishment ; and 

 if both be of fine quality, it will — as seen in the 

 Alderneys — be considerably more. Speaking 

 generally, a good cow of most of the small 

 breeds, if well fed, may fairly be supposed to 

 give, after her second calf, 12 quarts of milk a 

 day during three months ; 9 to 10 for two 



