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week in September, gave 36 lbs. 9 oz. milk per day. From 

 milk third week in Jmie, chm-ned three times, weight of butter, 

 14 lbs. 6 oz. From milk third week in September, churned at 

 two different times ; weight of butter, 11 lbs. 12 oz. 



Li June, was fed two quarts of meal per day, dry. Was 

 drove to pasture one mile and a half. In September, was fed 

 half bushel pumpkins night and morning, drove to pasture as 

 above stated. 



Luther S. Butler^s Statement. 



This cow was eight years old last spring, and of the native 

 breed. She came in May 23d. Gave 295 lbs. of milk the 3d 

 week in June, which made sixteen and one-half pounds of 

 butter. The third week of September, she gave 224 lbs. of 

 milk, which made sixteen pounds of butter. In June, no feed 

 but pasture. In September, pasture and pumpkins. 



Lenox, Sept. 29, 1852. 



B. Parsori's Statement. 



Cow came in in May, and made 14r^Q lbs. butter in 3d week 

 of June, and 11 lbs. 3d week in September. 



Nelson Strong's State7nent. 



June 15, 1852, 48} lbs. milk ; 1 day butter, 2^ lbs. July 15, 

 46^2g- lbs. milk ; 1 day butter, 2^^ lbs. August 15, 43^5_ jbg. 

 milk ; 1 day butter, 2^^ lbs. September 15, 42|- lbs. milk ; 

 butter 1 day, 2^^ lbs. 



Henry NobWs Statement. 



Age, seven years last spring ; breed, cross of Aryshire and 

 native ; came in last March. Gave, the 3d week in June, 324|- 

 Ibs. milk. Average, per day, 46^ lbs. At one trial, 20| lbs. 

 milk produced one pound of butter. Feed, good pasture. 

 Gave, the 3d week in September, 266 lbs. milk; per day, 38 

 lbs. Eighteen and one-half pounds of milk to the pound of 

 butter. Feed, meadow and pumpkins. 



John E. MerrilVs Statement. 

 The cow is six years old, of the Devon breed ; came in the 

 1st of April. Gave 290 lbs. of milk in June, 165 lbs. in Sep- 



