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They may be expected to fetch twenty pounds to 

 twenty-three pounds. No. 6 is also in a state of for- 

 wardness. No. 11, which suffered considerably from 

 pleuro, is in comparatively lower condition. 



During the season from the close of October to the 

 close of January, I avoid purchasing near-calving cows, 

 which are then unusually clear, my replenishments being 

 made with cows giving a low range of milk, and 

 intended for fattening. I find them more profitable 

 than those which are quite dry. The present season I 

 had additional grounds for abstaining from buying high- 

 priced cows, from the recent presence of pleuro. 



On the 2d of March I had occasion to purchase a 

 calving cow, which was reported to have calved on the 

 28th of February. Her weight on the 4th of March was 

 9 cwt. 1 qr. I supplied her with 35 lbs. of mangold, and 

 haj 7 ad libitum, of which she ate 22 lbs. per day. The 

 greatest yield she attained was somewhat more than 13 

 quarts per day. On the 31st of March her weight was 

 9 cwt., being a loss of 28 lbs. in four weeks. Her 

 yield of milk had diminished to \1\ quarts per day. A 

 week after this her milk, during six days, was kept 

 apart, and averaged 10 quarts per day ; being at first 

 rather more, at the close rather less, than this. The 

 cream produced from these 60 quarts was 9 pints, the 

 butter 63 oz. The butter from each quart of cream 

 was 14 oz. The proportion of butter to milk was 63 

 oz. from 60 quarts — rather more than 1 oz. per quart. 



An equal quantity of milk from a cow (calved Oct. 

 8th) treated with steamed food, and set apart for com- 

 parison, gave less than 7 pints of cream, which pro- 

 duced 79 oz. of butter. 



In quality and agreeableness the butter from steamed 

 food and cake was decidedly superior to that from hay 

 and mangold. 



Mr. Stansfeld, of Chertsey, has supplied me with the 

 following interesting particulars of two Alderney cows 

 which were treated as follows : 



From Dec. 1st to Jan 15th, with Swedes and meadow 

 hay. 



