30 ON MILCH COWS. 



Ill 1850 she has been pastured in a field of abont one acre, 

 near home; she has also l>ad a peck or nioi'e of shorts with 

 hay daily, after the grass was short. The pastrre generally 

 poor. The milk is of ihe first quality. She ca'ved April 20, 

 1849— calf with her 11 1-2 days. Called agai.i March 7, 1850 

 — calf with her 32 1-2 days. Anrexed is a record of the 

 quantity of milk in pounds given at each milking. I have al- 

 lowed the same quantity each day whi^e the calf was with 

 her, that she averaged the ""week after. 



From this record it wiU appear that in the sixteen months 

 milking time previous to this date, she has given 15,250 lbs. 

 of milk, or 6,100 quarts. 



Of this I have sold and used 1274 qrarts, at 6 cts. per quart, 



for ^76 44 



And 4826 quarts, at 5 cts. per quart, - - - 241 30 



Total, |317 74 



For her feed in the same time, I have paid - 104 74 



Leaving a profit of $213 00 



Her average yield for sixteen months milking time Avas 

 twelve and one-half quarts. 

 Salem, Sept. 26, 1850. 



THOMAS G. DODGE'S STATEIMENT. 



The cow offered by me for premium is of the Ayrshire breed 

 and was seven years old last spring. For the past three years 

 she has not been dry. She calved this year, July 27th, and 

 her calf was sold at xbur weeks old. About seven weeks be- 

 fore she calved she began to increase her milk until she gave 

 eight quarts per day till she calved. She has given eleven 

 quarts per day on an average. 



Newburyport, Sept 25, 1850. 



