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daily. These are presumed to be wine quarts, and deducting 

 one fifth, it does not much exceed the yield of some milk es- 

 tablishments among us. Besides, in the London dairies, cows 

 are not suffered to become with calf. 



One of the most extraordinary Short-Horn cows known in 

 England, it is said, produced 373 pounds of butter in 32 weeks ; 

 17 pounds being the largest quantity made in any one week. 

 This is quoted as quite remarkable ; but this, as far as it goes, 

 does not equal the Oakes, the Noiu-se, the Adams, or the Spring- 

 field cow. One of the best-informed and most ardent advocates 

 for the Short-Horns, the late Henry Berry, remarks: — "That 

 their milk does not contain the same proportionate quantity of 

 butter as that from the Long-Horns, the Scotch cattle, or the 

 Devons, is probably true ; but we have reason to believe that 

 the difference has been much exaggerated, and is more than 

 compensated by the additional quantity of milk." Whether 

 this additional quantity of milk can be procured without an 

 additional quantity of food, is a question which naturally ari- 

 ses, but which I have no means of answering Avith confidence. 



The quantity of cheese made in a year from a cow in the 

 celebrated cheese district of Wiltshire, Eng. is thus stated. — 

 " The quantity of cheese that is made from each cow in this 

 district is greater than is common in any other cheese-making 

 country, sometimes as much as 4^ cwt., or 5 cwt. per cow, 

 seldom lower than 3 cwt. Perhaps 3| cwt. is a fair average in 

 a good cheese-making year on every cow that calves in proper 

 time." In the famous district of Cheshire in England, the av- 

 erage amount of cheese to a cow, is stated at 2^ cwt. The 

 old breed of Irish cattle, much valued for the dairy, will pro- 

 duce from 84 to 112 lbs. of butter per year ; a very good cow 

 will yield 1| cwt, that is 168 lbs. net. Of the Ayrshire cows, 

 kept in the highest condition for giving milk, it is stated that 

 the yearly average in milk may be 650 gallons or 2600 quarts, 

 (wine measure 1 presume is intended) and 90 gallons will make 

 24 lbs. of butter, or 15 quarts (wine measure) to a pound. 

 In another case it is said " that a well fed cow of a good 



