168 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



I shall mention only one more of our modern cows. Jean 

 Armour, an Ayrshire cow, imported by Mr, Peters, of South- 

 borough, gave from June 1st to September 23d, 5,612.} pounds, 

 or an average of 41j^g pounds of milk per day. Allowing 20 

 pounds of milk for 1 pound of butter, thi^ would have made a 

 trifle over 280 pounds of butter for a period of not quite four 

 months. During the second 10 days in June she gave 521|^ 

 pounds of milk, or 52 pounds a day. During the second 10 

 days in September she gave 462 pounds of milk, or 46 pounds 

 per day. Her weight was 967 pounds. She was in good pas- 

 ture after June 12th, and had three pints of corn-cob meal and 

 3 pints bran, and late in the season green corn stalks once a 

 day. I think we may safely estimate that Jean Armour's yield 

 in butter would have been at least 500 pounds for the year. 

 During the period that the account of their yield was kept. Lady 

 Milton was the equal if not the superior of the Oakes cow in 

 butter. Sybil and Jean Armour were her superior as milkers, 

 and all three were more profitable animals to keep. 



MIDDLESEX. 



Statement of J. R. Kendall, 



I offer for your inspection to-day my herd of thoroughbred 

 Ayrshires, consisting of the six cows," Alice 2d," " Miima 2d," 

 " Minna 3d," " Buttercup," " Mary Gray " and " Clover," and 

 the bull " Alick Christie ; " also the two yearlings " Dido " and 

 " Dotty Dimple." 



The superior qualities claimed for the herd consist in quan- 

 tity and quality of milk, in quiet, gentle habits and disposition, 

 and in the peculiar adaptedness of this breed as dairy cattle to 

 our pastures and usual method of feeding. 



The Ayrshires are proverbially a class of milkers, averaging 

 in quantity, according to the amount of food given, more than 

 any other ; and it is yet to be proved that its quality falls below 

 any other breed. During the flow, the average amount for 

 the first six days in June, taken daily, was for " Alice 2d," 23 

 quarts, " Minna 2d," 24 quarts, " Minna 3d," 18 quarts, " But- 

 tercup," 23} quarts, " Clover," 25} quarts. At the time of 

 trial, the animals were fed only with grass, having no extra food 

 of any kind, with the exception of " Mary Gray," which I was 



