ON THE DAIRT. 39 



TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 



Gentlemen, 



I present for your examination my two heifers. Flirt 

 and Fanny, of native stock, selected and improved by selection. 

 Flirt, of my native Cow Primrose, (nine years old), by a good 

 native Bull, calved in April 1829, now three years old, came in 

 with her first calf, May 26th, 1832. 



Fanny, out of Violet (ten years old), came in with her first 

 calf, June, 1832. 



Curiosity caused me, from their being large milkers, to weigh 

 their milk a few times in the early part of July, and Flirt's milk 

 averaged from Hi to 13 lbs. in the morning, and from 15 to 

 17 lbs. in the afternoon ; that is, from 26i to 30 lbs. per day. 

 Fanny's milk averaged from 10 to 11 J- lbs. in the morning, and 

 from Hi to 14 lbs. in the afternoon; that is, from 21^ to 

 25^ lbs. per day. 



Flirt was weaned in the usual way, and put to pasture. 

 Fanny was weaned when three weeks old, and suckled or fed 

 by. hand on skimmed milk till eight weeks old, with dry meal 

 in a box and hay in a rack always by her, at which time she 

 was put to pasture for the season, and neither of them have 

 tasted provender since, of any kind, except after calving, when, 

 for a week I gave them a quart of meal mixed with water, 

 daily. In the summer they have had common pasturing, and 

 in winter have been fed on the best meadow (fresh) and 

 salt hay without any extra food. During the winter they and 

 all my cattle are carded every morning. 



Our engagements have been such this summer, we have not 

 had time to set the milk of these heifers separate, and make 

 their butter from their cream separate from each other, and also 

 separate from the other stock ; I therefore do not present them 

 for premium, but for your examination, with the belief they will 

 receive your favorable notice. 



I am, very respectfully, your ob't servant. 



Hector Coffin. 



