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mentioned that a cow kept by the Rev. Mr. Racket, gave 19 lbs. of 

 butter, averdupoise weight, in one week. 



I have a cow that was put to pasture in the early part of June ; 

 about noon she was brought in by the maid, with the milk streaming 

 from her bag, and she proposed milking her three times a day. At 

 each milking she gave between nine and ten quarts, averaging about 

 28 quarts per day, yielding, in three days, six lbs. of butter. She 

 continued that course until the last of July, when the pasture growing 

 short, she was milked but twice a day, the average yield between 18 

 and 20 quarts per day, making four lbs. of butter in three days, at 

 which rate she is now proceeding. 



With much respect, 



JACOB LATTING. 



STOCK. 



Watertown, Conn., Dec. 20th, 1845. 

 . The bull exhibited by me, was a full blood Devon, five years old, 

 and was fed when young on a short allowance ; afterwards kept on 

 grass and hay, with little or no grain. My experience has taught me 

 that nearly all animals raised on short allowance when young, pro- 

 duce the most valuable offspring ; they are less turbulent, and give 

 less trouble in their care. 



The young Devon heifer offspring of the above bull, was fed on 

 skimmed milk after four days old until she was about three months 2 

 since that time has had a short allowance of grass and hay. 



The merino ewes were bred fr^ sheep imported by Daniel Hum- 

 phrey in 1802, and crossed by others imported by Peck and Atwater 

 in 1810. Their great grandsire was a full blood Excurial, imported 

 in 1811 by John Deforest. I think they can be called pure blood 

 Spanish merino sheep. They were raised by short keeping. The 

 fleece of two weighed, when cut last spring, 12 pounds. 



Yours with respect, 



JACOB N. BLAKESLEE. 

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