DAIRY. 35 



Moss, 12 years old, supposed to be Durham. I have o^Yned her 

 four years last January. 



Webster, 7 years old, native, came in a drove from N. H. I 

 have owned her four years last January. 



Cherry, 6 years old, native, came in a drove from N. H. I have 

 owned her two years. 



Quigg, 6 years old, raised in Chester, N. II., called three-fourths 

 Durham. I bought her in March last. 



Madame Taylor calved Feb. 1, 1855, and was served May 14. 

 Black calved March 2-6, 1855, " " July 1. 



Red " Sept. 7, 1854, " "Jan. 26, '55 



Moss " Nov. 28, 1854, " ''' Jan. 15, '55 



Webster Aug. 19, '54, again June 25, '55, " " July 20 

 Cherry calved Jan. 22, 1855, " " July 6 



Quigg " April 15, 1855, " " July 11 



In winter they were kept in a warm, well ventilated stable, night 

 and day, except when turned out to drink about 8 A. M. and 4 P. 

 M. I use no bedding, but sweep the leanter night and morning. 

 Their feed consists of one-half good hay and one-half corn fodder 

 and salt hay, about equal proportions. • Those giving milk had each 

 one bucket of corn fodder and salt hay cut and wet with four quarts 

 of water, and three pints of corn and cob meal, night and morning. 

 They were turned to pasture May 21 ; after that they had no other 

 feed except what salt hay they would eat night and morning, until 

 the first of June, then pasture feed only until June 25th, when they 

 had as much green oat fodder as they would eat, night and morning, 

 until July 23d, consuming during the time less than the growth on 

 one-half an acre ; from that time to the present they Jiave had as 

 much green corn fodder as they would eat, night and morning. The 

 pasture contains forty acres, and is hardly an average of the pas- 

 tures in this vicinity, nearly one-half of the surface being covered 

 with bushes and brakes, the other is high, dry land, with good run- 

 ning water in the pasture. 



The milk has been carried to Haverhill village, 1^ miles every 

 morning, Sundays excepted, — usually supplied on Saturday even- 

 ings — and sold to customers at five cents per quart, (beer measure) 

 except eight days in April, when it was six cents per quart, at 

 ■which price it begins again October 1st. An accurate account has 



