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23. Four cows — Jesse Putnam, Danvers, Mass., 1830. 



Averaged more than 200 lbs. butter each in the season 

 — highly fed. 



24. Six Cows— J, Curtis, Marblehead, Mass., 1830. 



Average over 181 lbs. butter each, without extra feed. 



25. Cow — S. Sergeant, Stockbridge, Mass., 1831. 



From 8th April, 1828, 321 days, 381 lbs. 6 oz. 

 " 16th " 1829, 284 " 298 lbs. 1 oz. 



« 5th <' 1830, 306 " 318 lbs. 10 oz. 



911 days, 943 lbs. 1 oz. 

 The above is exclusive of 25 lbs. 9 oz. made while fat- 

 tening 3 calves, and furnishing a family of four persons with 

 milk and cream. 



26. Cow— W. Dickinson, Deerfield, Mass., 1830. 



One v;eek, 14 lbs. — first eight weeks after calf was 

 taken away, made 96 lbs. Six quarts of milk made one 

 pound of butter. 



27. Cow— H. G. Newcomb, Greenfield, Mass., 1830. 



From March 27th to May 25th, made 100 lbs. of but- 

 ter, and reserved 160 quarts milk. In 14 days, made 

 29y\ lbs. butter. 



28. Cow— D. Wait, Greenfield, Mass., 1830. 



In one fortnight made 25 lbs. butter. In May, 1832, 

 she produced, in one week, 15f lbs. butter. Average daily- 

 weight of milk, 47 lbs. Measured one day 26 beer quarts. 



29. Two cows Hart, Shelburne, Mass., 1834. 



Besides milk and butter used for a family of three per- 

 sons, they sold from these two cows, last season, upwards 

 of 400 lbs. butter — feed, grass only. In June, they made 

 in one week 23 lbs. — one week 25 lbs. — one week 28 lbs. 



30. Cow Barrett, Northampton, Mass., 1830. 



This cow milked, for one fortnight, every eight hours — 

 at each milking has yielded a pailfull, holding ten quarts — 

 the weight of the milk averaging daily 49J- lbs. Her milk 

 has yielded daily 2 lbs. 5oz. butter — making 32 lbs. 6 oz. 

 in 14 days. From one milking alone, 1 lb. 6 oz. were 



