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Experiments in making of Butter from the above Milch Cows: 



s. d. 

 483- Quarts, wine measure, taken from the produce of the whole milk, 



yielded ^Ib. loz. of butter, which at izd. per lb. 



42^ Quarts of blown milk, id. per quart - . - 



4 Quarts of butter milk, td. ditto - » . . 



485- New milkj 2d. per quart . - - . 



Loss by butter, at i2d per lb. 



By this experiment 16 quarts of milk were nearly required to a pound of butter. 

 The Agricultural Report for Lancashire gives 18 quarts as the average quantity 

 of milk for making a pound of butter from the hand churn, and 15 with the 

 horse. 



The following experiments were made under the immediate inspection of my 

 bailiff, as I was doubtful of the accuracy of my own dairy, which stated a pound 

 of butter to eight quarts of strippings : to reconcile so great a difference, the large 

 proportion of heifer's milk, which is much richer than cows of the second or third 

 caif, must be allowed as contributing something. The oil-cake, I have no doubt, 

 is the principal cause of the surprising difference. The butter was made with a 

 pendulum churn of Mr. M'Dougall's, which answers admirably well, and saves 

 much labour. 



48 Quarts 3 pints of strippings, gave of butter 6lb. at i2d. 



38 Quarts of blown milk, irf. _ _ - - ■ 



7 Quarts of butter milk, irf. -. - « - 



48 Quarts and 3 pints of new milk, at 2d. per quart 



Gain by butter 



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