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as has been shown, for a quarter of a century, how wretched 

 the economy of using a poorly bred animal, even as a gift. 

 Those gentlemen are deserving of great credit, who, stepping 

 out of the old routine of their ancestors, deem it not money 

 wasted, to purchase thoroughbred stock. Probably no one 

 particular breed will suit every locality or individual taste. 

 But we see no reason why the farmers of Hampden, with their 

 diversified country may not have the choicest of all breeds, and 

 notwithstanding the supples of the West, make extra stock 

 raising, successful and remunerative. 



NORFOLK. 



Statement of Arthur W. Austin. 



Mr. Austin has furnished, under date of January 14, 1862, 

 the following facts in regard to his Kerry cattle : — 



I often had the milk measured during the past summer, and 

 found it did not go below sixty quarts a day for five heifers of 

 the first importation. On the 31st of May, the five alluded to, 

 having in that month produced their first calves, gave sixty and 

 one-third quarts, or an average of twelve quarts each. On the 

 1-ith of June the same five gave sixty-two and three-fourth 

 quarts. Three of them gave a fraction over fourteen quarts each. 

 I weighed the morning's milk, and the thirty-one and two-thirds 

 quarts, wine measure, weighed sixty-seven and one-fourth 

 pounds. Of the two last imported heifers, one is fully equal to 

 either of those of the first importation, in proportion to age, 

 she being a year younger, and having given with her first calf 

 over ten quarts per day during the summer. I do not think 

 the other one comes up to the standard, but she holds out well, 

 and gives rich milk. The milk of all of them is of the first 

 quality as to richness. Butter is obtained from the cream in a 

 very short time. Late in October it required less than five 

 minutes churning, by the clock, to bring the butter. A lady 

 who sends for six quarts once a week, and who has had much 

 experience, pronounces the production of cream marvellous. 

 She says she skims it several times over. I have had excellent 

 milkers of different breeds, and have always been particular as 

 to quality more than quantity ; but I obtain from these Kerry 



