ON THE DAIRY. 29 



WILLIAM JEWETt's STATEMENT. 



To the Committee of the Essex Agricultural SorAity, on Milch 

 Cows and Heifers. 



Gentlemen — 



The Cow I present for your Inspection I bought at 

 two years old with two heifer Calves by her side, which were 

 six weeks old July 4th, 1832. She has had ordinary keeping 

 and no other. She brought me her third calf March 12th, 1834, 

 which sucked till July 5th ; in June [ milked one hundred and 

 fifty gallons of milk from her, since that time we have not been 

 particular to measure, until last evening, I milked eight quarts, 

 jhis morning six quarts. 



Yours, 



William Jewett. 

 J^ewburyport, Sept. 24, 1834. 



This shall certify that I have measured ten quarts and one 

 pint in June when the calf sucked, for morning milking. 



Eliza Jewett. 



No. II. ON THE DAIRY, 



The Committee of the Essex Agricultural Society, on the Dai- 

 ry, consisting of Daniel P. King, Uriah Bailey, John Adams, 

 Daniel Putnam and Benjamin G. Metcalf, Report — 



That they consider a well managed Dairy one of the most val- 

 uable sources of a farmer's revenue. Our proximity to large 

 towns and manufacturing villages insures a ready market and fair 

 prices. The product of a good cow, for a single season, in milk, 

 butter, cheese and the unsaleable refuse, may be estimated at 

 more than thirty dollars. The same food consumed by other 

 stock will hardly yield to the farmer half that sum. Oxen and 

 horses are necessary, but economy seems to indicate that no more 

 should be here kept than are required for labor. Young cattle 

 may generally be purchased for less money than it would cost to 

 raise them : a promisiii2;iwo year old heifer may be bought of the 

 drover in the fall for tibout twelve dollars ; the butcher pays for a 



