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ESSEX SOCIETY. 



for convenience sake, we assume that three heifers, the first 

 season in milk, may be reckoned equal to two cows. We are 

 also embarrassed by the fact, that different families may con- 

 sume very different quantities of milk and cream in the family. 

 Ordinarily, we expect to find, on a well regulated New England 

 farm, a man and wife, five children, a man servant, a maid ser- 

 vant, and a boy to drive the cows, &c., — ten in number, for 

 whose use the milk of one cow, at least, should be appropria- 

 ted. There may be variances from this. There may be bach- 

 elors, who take care of their own dairies ; but such care will 

 never be considered as a recommendation for premium. Al- 

 though their butter may be sweet in the churn, ten chances to 

 one, it will be rancid before it comes to the table. 



We present, in a tabular form, an abstract of the several 

 statements, supplying deficiencies by the best guesses (exercis- 

 ing our privilege as Yankees) in our power to make. 



This shows an average product of onepoimd to a cow, daily, 

 through the month of June, and seven-eighths of a pound, daily, 

 to a coWj for the four months from May 24th to September 

 24th. 



When the extraordinary drought of the months of August and 

 September are taken into view, as also the family consimiption 

 of milk before adverted to, it is but fair to say, that the state- 

 ments presented the present season, give evidence of a produc- 

 tion of one pound of butter, daily, for each cow, for the four 

 best months of the season. 



