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provements in agriculture and gardening, his liberal expendi- 

 tures in his importations, with a view to improve our live stock, 

 and the intelligent and efficient aid which he is rendering to 

 the great cause of an improved husbandry, entitle him to the 

 grateful respect of the agricultural community. Many men 

 are like the spindles in a factory, which make a great deal of 

 buzzing and racket, yet perform a very humble part, Mr. Whit- 

 ney, without noise or ostentation, moves with the force of a 

 power-wheel. He turns the spindles, while the little things, 

 with their heads always erect, imagine that they fly round of 

 their own accord. Though we would give honor to whom 

 honor is due, it is not worth while to undeceive them. They 

 perform their part well, and their operation is essential. The 

 Connecticut agricultural loom is now turning out many a beau- 

 tiful and substantial fabric. 



" I have never kept an accurate account of the milk given, 

 for any particular length of time. The calves generally have 

 been allowed to suck until three or four months old, after which 

 it was given to them from the pail until eight or nine months 

 had expired. 



" I have imported four cows, all of which were carefully se- 

 lected in England and at high prices. They have all produced 

 one or more calves since I have owned them, and with one ex- 

 ception they have been dropped in winter. Strawberry, the 

 cow you saw at Northampton, calved in July 1840. I have 

 carefully measured the milk from each soon after calving, and 

 they have averaged from 22 to 29 quarts per day. Betsey, 

 the first cow I imported, gave in January 1839, soon after calv- 

 ing, 29 quarts, and four months afterwards she was giving 20 

 quarts. Her milk was only of a fair quality. She continued 

 to milk very largely until within a few weeks of slipping her 

 calf, which occurred about the 7th or 8th month after taking 

 the bull, when she again increased the quantity to 16 quarts. 



" My second cow, Violet, gave, after calving, 24 quarts of very 

 rich milk, and continued to milk deeply for three or four months, 

 when the quantity was diminished to 10 or 12 quarts per day. 



