34 ON MILCH COWS AND HEIFERS. 



ALBERT Johnson's statement. 

 To the Committee on Milch Cows, 



Gentlemen — 1 present you a milch cow which I 

 bought of Mr. Draper, of Danvers, April 22, 1839. 

 He said she was then five years old. She had a calf 

 with her which I sold when twenty one days old for 

 eight dollars. We used all we wanted in a family of 

 eight persons, and sold one hundred and twenty five 

 dollars' worth of milk, at five cents per quart, from 

 the 22d of April, 1839, to February 12, 1840. 



The present season she calved the 27th day of 

 March. I then commenced keeping an account of 

 her milk, and the result is as follows: the calf was 

 taken from her when nineteen days old, and weighed 

 twenty five pounds per quarter, sold for six dollars. 



From March 27, to May 1,33 days, 1102i lbs. or 441 qts. 430 



May 1, to June 1,31 " 1397 " 559 



June 1, to July 1,30 " 1337.^ " 535 



July 1, to Aug, 1,31 " 1145 " 453 



Aug. 1, to Sept. 1,31 " 998.;^ "<■ 399 



Sept. 1, to "■ 23, 23 " 359^ " 344 



545 



522 

 447 

 389 

 335 



Total . . 184 6,840 2,736 2,663 



or 3 tons, 840 lbs. Averaging, within a fraction of 

 15 quarts per day, without any estimate of the quan- 

 tity that the calf took, which was all that he wanted. 

 The milk sold for five cents per quart, making an 

 income from the milk, for six months $136 80 



From sale of calf, . *. . . 6 00 



$142 80 



The largest quantity any one day, fifty two pounds, 



or twenty quarts one and a half pint. Her pasture, 



until the drought came on, was good, after that I 



gave her some hay and one bag of shorts. Her milk 



