No. 1. 



Queen of Chester. 



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"QUEEN OF CHESTER." 

 The property of Algernon Sidney Roberts, Esq. 



Light red and white, calved the 27th May, 1836, got by J. Thurlow's full-blooded Dur- 

 ham bull ; dam a red cow, from a Holstein and Devon, (owned by Thomas Retch, Esq.) by 

 A. Ashton's Durham bull ; this bull was by Colonel Powell's full-blooded bull Clinton, and he 

 hy Col. Powell's Malcolm, from imported Belle — dam of Ashton's bull, Mr, Rotch's superior 

 Holstein cow. 



The dam and sire of Thurlow's bull were thorough-bred, of the stock of Newman Cash, 

 Esq., near Leeds, England. 



The " Queen of Chester," is five-eighths Durham and three-eighths Devon and Holstein, 

 probably the most valuable cross that can be made for the milk-man and the grazier, in this 

 country. This cow evinces in a remarkable degree, the advantage of improved blood. She 

 is always in prime condition, even fit for the shambles, whilst the ordinary stock on the same 

 kind of food are invariably lean and slab-sided during the milking season. 



In 1839-40, having met with an injury which prevented her from bearing, she continued 

 in milk for twenty months, and gave 20 quarts in one day, six months after calving. 



Statement of the Milk and Butter from the " Queen of Chester," in one week. 



1841. Quarts. Pints. 



May 22, Mornin? 10 



" Evening, 11 OJ 



523 Morning 10 



" Evening, 32 



24 Morning, 10 IJ 



" Evening, 12 1 



25, Morning, 10 1 



" Evening, 13 



1841. 



May 26, Morning, 



" Evening 12 



27, Morning, 10 



" Evening, 13 



28, Morning, 10 



" Evening, 12 



157 



Quarts. Pints. 

 .. 10 



Or, 22-i quarts per day. 



The cream from the above millc produced 13 lbs. of butter. 



Remarks. — She was somewhat lame by the foot-ail, during this week, and gave several 

 quarts per day less than a week or two previous. She ran, during the day, in a meadow 

 ^yhere the pasture was of medium quality, and at night was confined in the barn-yard. A 

 little dry Indian-meal and wheat-bran were given her this week. 



She calved on the 24th of March last. 



I have no doubt, that under more favourable circumstances, and milked three times a day, 

 she would make 15 or 16 lbs. of butter in a week, and will next season test her productive 

 qualities fully. A. S. R. 



