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ening of time to any considerable amount, and there was in 

 every instance, a less amount of butter produced by the new 

 than the old churn. 



[The process of making his butter and the winter manage- 

 ment of his cows, are given by Mr. Lincoln, in his statement 

 published in the Transactions of Agricultural Societies for 

 1850.] 



Henry Parkefs Statement. 



The number of cows kept by me is seven, all of native breed, 

 three of which were raised by myself. Their ages are 2, 3, 6, 

 7, 9 and 10 years. They were turned to pasture the first day 

 of May, the quality of which is ordinary. " Stalks " were fed 

 once a day from the first of September. My youngest cow 

 calved June 20th, and the calf at five weeks and two days old 

 sold for $7 62, We make no cheese, but sell our milk at the 

 door. The cow offered for premium yielded in the first days 

 of June, 360 lbs. 4 oz. milk, producing 17 lbs. 2 oz. butter, and 

 in the first nine days of Sept., 195 lbs. 6 oz. milk, producing 

 9 1-2 lbs. butter. 



In July and August, from six cows during one, and seven 

 during the other month, we sold 2758 quarts, besides having 

 sufficient milk for a family of nine persons. 



From my brown cow, in one day in June, we made 2 lbs. 

 butter. 



We churn cream, strain the milk into tin pans, and except in 

 the warmest weather, keep it in a room above ground. We 

 keep the cream in a stone pot in the cellar until ready to churn ; 

 soak the churn with water over night, put the cream in churn 

 use a dash churn. Time occupied in churning, in June, five 

 and in September, four minutes. 



The most promising calves are raised, others fattened and 

 killed. I keep four swine, feeding, besides refuse of dairy and 

 wash of the house, about 8 quarts cob meal per day. In winter 

 I keep my cows stabled, letting them out about three hours in 

 the middle of the day. 



Their food is stock hay and corn stalks, till the 1st of March, 

 then feeding best hay till I turn them to pasture. 



