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months longer ; and after that, a diminution of 

 perhaps a couple of quarts during each two 

 following, and a quart in each of the remain- 

 ing three, until she runs dry : or, in round 

 numbers: — 



3 Months, or 90 days, at 12 quarts, 1080 



2 Ditto, or 60 ditto, at 9 ditto, 540 



2 Ditto, or 60 ditto, at 7 ditto, 420 



1 Ditto, or 30 ditto, at 6 ditto, 180 



1 Ditto, or 30 ditto, at 5 ditto, 150 



1 Ditto, or 40 ditto, at 4 ditto, 160 



thus yielding a yearly product of 2530 quarts, 

 upon which, according to most calculations, 

 230 lbs. of butter should be made ; but, as- 

 suming the product to be somewhat less, and 

 a good portion of the cream to be consumed 

 by the family in its raw state, still a couple 

 of such cows would, all the year round, give 

 a pound of butter a day. 



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