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cows, imported by R. D. Shepherd, in 1S39. One of these 

 cows is of no value as a milker. The other is a very fine ani- 

 mal in appearance, bat has twice slipped her calf, and until this 

 season has given no milk. She had her first living calf on the 

 2Sth August last, and while the feed was good averaged about 

 fifteen quarts of milk per day. She has since gradually fallen 

 off to about ten and a half per day, which she gives now (No- 

 vember). Her milk has never been separated from that of the 

 native cows ; I can therefore say nothing definite of its quality. 

 I have been less curious and exact in measuring it and trying 

 its quality from having always understood this stock to be more 

 distinguished as beef cattle, than for any peculiar excellence 

 as milkers." 



These are the only particular and detailed statements which 

 I have been able to obtain. My own experience, either with 

 the full bloods or the mixed breeds, has not been favorable to 

 them for milk or butter. I visited some time since the yard of 

 a farmer in the State, who has passed the highest encomiums 

 on this stock for their dairy properties, saw his cows milked, 

 and measured the milk. He had 5 animals, — 2 as I imderstood, 

 of full blood, Denton's progeny ; 3 of mixed blood ; and some 

 other native cows. It was in September, and the pasturage 

 was abundant. The best animal in the yard at the morning's 

 milking did not give more than four quarts ; the second not 

 more than three ; the third, one quart and a half. It is not 

 necessary that I should give any farther minutes. 



I feel myself bound in honor to state these facts and these 

 prevailing impressions, leaving them to have the weight to 

 which any may think them entitled, 



I shall proceed now to give an account of some native cows, 

 or cows raised among us, which have fallen under my observa- 

 tion ; and I have only to add, that in my opinion, nothing is 

 wanting to multiply such cows among us by hundreds but 

 more care in the selection of the best, and a great deal more 

 liberality and carefulness in feeding and nourishing them, I 

 have referred to some of these cows in my former reports ; I 



