No. 2. 



Blossom. 



57 



BLOSSOM. 



The Property of Samuel Canby, Esq. 



Mr.Canbt having politely furnished us with an account of tlie milking of his cow Blossom the present season, 

 Mr. Woodfide was induced to take a second portait of her, conscious that he had not been able to do her justice 

 on a former occasion, when slie was nearly off her milk. She is here given as a perfect likeness, both in the 

 drawing and engraving; and our pages may now boast of faithful portraits of two of the most remarkable milk- 

 ing C0W3 in the Union — Dairy Maid and Blossom. — Ed. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Dear Sir, — At your request, I send you a statement of my Durham cow Blossom, her 

 milking, &c. Unfortunately, her calving so late as she has, both last year and this, has 

 thrown the trial into warm weather, which is against her, particularly in the yield of butter, 

 as, for want of a spring-house, we have to keep our milk in a cellar. You will perceive there 

 is a great gain over last year in the butter, more than the increase of milk would warrant, 

 which I consider mainly attributable to the trial being made rather earlier in the season and 

 the weather cooler at the time: you may remember I stated last year, that with cooler wea- 

 ther or a spring-house, I had no doubt there would have been several pounds more butter. 



Last year, one month from calvinsr, BIossotu gave for the week 247i quarts, being over 

 35 quarts per day, which made VS\ lbs. well-worked butter. This summer, near two months 

 after calving, she gave in one week 253| quarts, being over 36 quarts per day, which yielded 

 17J lbs. of superior butter, which was well worked before weighing; the milk also was never 

 measured until after the froth settled. 



To satisfy myself as well as a number of my friends, I had intended to try her for a week 

 in the 4th month from calving, but the intense heat and drought coming on, I considered it 

 would not be doing her justice to give her a trial at that time; I had her milk measured on 

 the 13th of July, (being in the 4th month from calving,) and the yield was as follows: — 



Morning, IxJi quarts — Noon, 11^ do.— Evening, 11 do. — Total, 35 quarts. 

 Which quantity I have not a doubt she would average for a week, if the trial could be made 

 earlier in the season; and if nothing occurs, I hope to prove it next year, as she will calve 

 earlier in the spring. During her trials, I never make any difference in her keep; she is 

 fed as usual, and runs in the same pasture with the other cows. We were as unsuccessful 

 as usual in attempting to get her dry last winter, as she gave 10 quarts per day up to calv- 

 ing. She had her first calf in April, 1838, and her sixth on the 12th of last April, (having 

 twins twice,) and has never been dry during that time. Very respectfully, Samuel Canbv. 

 Blossom's Yield of Milk for one Week. 



1841. 



June 2d | 13, 



" 3d.... 

 " 4th .... 



" 5th 



Total 



1841. 



June 6th 



" 7th 



" 8th 



TOTAL. 



3G qts. 

 36 " 

 36 " 



253* » 



Being on an average, over 36 quarts per day. 



Woodside, August 5. 1841. 



