ON THE COWS OF THE MULFOBD FARM. 



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meter, both by the above-named gentlemen and by ourselves. The 

 results were as follows : 



Morning milking " milkers ; " milked twice daily. 



" Strippers ;" milked but once daily. 



With the exception of the Black cow, all of the strippers were 

 with calf and were expected to be delivered in about 2 or 2^ months. 

 The Black cow had never yielded much milk since her calf was taken 

 from her, and was to be fatted and killed for beef. Her milk looked 

 very thin and watery, and was full of stringy curds which clogged 

 the strainer. Indeed the product from all the strippers was not 

 true milk, and was in no way suitable for domestic use. The pro- 

 duct from the pregnant cows was essentially colostrum. 



The total yield of the four regular milkers for the evening and 

 morning together, was 34J quarts, an average of 8| quarts per day 

 from each cow, which is considered a fair average yield for the 

 winter season. 



