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erally adopted ; and hence, as a general rule, the cows 

 must be kept over the winter, making it necessary 

 to deduct from the profits the expense of keeping 

 during this period. The result would then be as fol- 

 lows : A cow will eat a ton and a half of hay during 

 the winter, which, at the average price of eight dol- 

 lars a ton, would be twelve dollars for keeping ; 

 rather exceeding, if there is any difference, the neat 

 profit on each cow the first season. It must be re- 

 membered, however, that if the produce of a good 

 cow will pay for herself and her winter's keeping 

 the first season, then the dairyman enters the field 

 the second year with an unencumbered capital : the 

 cows are paid for, and the entire amount of the pro- 

 duce, with the trifling deductions above stated, are to 

 be counted as profit. Let our dairy counties look at 

 this matter carefully ; it is well worth their atten- 

 tion. 



[We add the following, as coming from extensive 

 and experienced dealers in the products of the dairy; 

 and have no doubt attention to its suggestions would 

 add much to the quality and character of the prod- 

 ucts of the American dairy.] 



TO THE DAIRY-WOMEN OF OUR COUNTRY. 



The undersigned, dealers in butter and cheese, 

 would call the attention of the manufacturers of 

 these articles in the middle and western purts of 

 this state, to the existence of general and just com- 

 plaints in regard to the quaUty and condition of both 

 butter and cheese made in such sections, together 

 with the packages. In view of this fact, and to en- 

 courage an improvement that will restore and in- 

 crease the reputation formerly enjoyed by producers 

 of these articles, they would respectfully submit to 

 their consideration the following views, relative first 

 to the manufacture of cheese : In all cases, the milk 



