62 ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS, 



The greatest quantity of milk given in any day was 

 19 quarts and 11-2 pints ; averaging for a month af- 

 ter the calf was taken off 18 quarts per day. She has 

 averaged for the last four weeks, 12 quarts per day. 

 I have sold and used during this time 3 quarts of milk 

 per day, and made 32 lbs of butter. Her keeping 

 has been common pasture, till the last four weeks, 

 which has been fresh feed with four quarts of oat- 

 meal per day mixed with a pail of water. 

 Very respectfully yours, 



GEORGE SPOFFORD, 

 Georgetown, Sept. 26, 1839. 



JOSEPH DANFORTH'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows : 



Gentlemen, — This heifer was raised by Joseph 

 Danforth, in West Newbury. She was two years old 

 the 17th day of April last. She has given milk from 

 the 8th of May ; she has not had any provender since 

 she was turned out to pasture the first season. The 

 average of her milk has been from the 8th of 

 May to this time, 2 gallons per day. She has had 

 no fall feed this season. She has made from 3 to 

 5 lbs butter per week, besides what milk there has 

 been used in the family of 4 and sometimes 5 persons. 



N. B. This heifer was taken from the cow when 

 three days old, at which time the cow died, and 

 brought up by hand. 



JOSEPH DANFORTH. 



Sept. 24, 1839. 



