238 AMERICAN HUSBANDRY. 



Qti. Milk. Oz. BuUcT. 



Holderness gave, per day . 29 . 381 



Long Horn .... 19 . 25 



Aiderney 19 . 25 



Devonshire . . . . 17 • 28 



Ayrshire 20 . 34" 



That tliere are few, if any cows of our native 

 breeds that will approach this quantity of milk or 

 butter, most must be willing to admit. Indeed, an 

 able writer on cattle in the Farmer thinks tliat few 

 cows in this country will average more than from 

 160 to 170 pounds a year. From some experiments 

 we have ourselves made, and from the reports of a 

 few ordinary dairies, we are disposed to dissent from 

 this writer ; and we believe that, with moderate care 

 in the selection of cows and in the management of 

 the dairy, 200 pounds may be easily reached. Mr. 

 Curtis, of Marblehead, Essex county, Massachu- 

 setts, from common cows and ordinary pasture, for 

 three years made butter as follows : 



1828—8 cows .... 1272 Jbs. butter 

 1829—7 •' .... 1175 " 



1830—6 " .... 1090 " 



Which last is at the rate of 181 pounds to a cow, 

 and that under unfavourable circumstances to make 

 the most of the milk. We know cows that produce 

 a pound a day for at least three months in the height 

 of the season, and that without extra care or feed ; 

 still a native cow, to do this, must be good. For 

 three years past, butter, taking the whole season, 

 has averaged 15 cents per lb. ; and, calling the 

 amount produced from a cow 200 lbs., the balance 

 will stand thus : 



Butter from 10 cows, 2000 lbs. . , $300 00 



Skimmed milk, $3 per cow ... 30 00 



$330 00 



Making a difference of fifteen dollars in favour of 

 butter over cheese-making. Where the milk is 



