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W. A. Arnold's Statement. 



Cow seven years old. Calved September 13th. From 

 Wednesday morning, September 17th, to Tuesday evening, 

 September 23d, she gave 111^ quarts strained milk, beer or milk 

 measure. The second week, ending Tuesday evening, Septem- 

 ber 30, she gave 113 quarts strained milk of the same measure ; 

 the third week, ending Tuesday evening, October 7, she gave 

 lOSi quarts strained milk, of same measure. As we sell a por- 

 tion of the milk, we adopted the following method to ascertain 

 how much butter she would make in a week. We set invariably 

 two quarts of milk in each pan, and kept an account of the num- 

 ber of pans that were skimmed. The first week took the cream 

 from twelve pans, or twenty-four quarts of milk, which made 

 three pounds, and seven ounces butter, which is at the rate of 

 fifteen pounds, and fifteen and one-half ounces, from one hun- 

 dred eleven and one-half quarts, or one week's milk. The sec- 

 ond week took the cream from thirteen pans, or twenty-six quarts 

 of milk, which made three pounds and twelve ounces butter, at 

 the rate of sixteen pounds and four ounces for one hundred and 

 thirteen quarts, or one week's milk. Third week, took cream 

 from sixteen pans, or thirty-two quarts milk, and made four 

 pounds and fifteen ounces butter, which, from one hundred and 

 eight and one-fourth quarts, or one week's milk, would make 

 sixteen pounds and eleven and one-fourth ounces. 



Feed. — Pasturing, two quarts meal, and two pumpkins, per day. 



Northampton, Oct. 8, 1851. 



John W. Wilson's Statement. 



I offer my red cow, four years old, to your consideration. 



She calved 4th September, 1850. Sold the calf at five and 

 a half weeks old. Weighed, dressed, one hundred and two 

 pounds. 



Kept account of milk and butter, from October 11, 

 1850, to October 8, 1851 ; gave 3536 quarts, which is an aver- 

 age of a fraction over nine and three quarters quarts per day, 

 during three hundred and sixty-two days. 



Butter made during the above time, two hundred and eleven 

 pounds ten ounces. Milk sold and used during that period, 



