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the same of others. But ordinarily, it takes ten 

 quarts of milk to yield a pound of butter. It there- 

 fore becomes a point of great importance, in select- 

 ing cows for the making of butter, to obtain those 

 whose milk is adapted to this purpose. 



The manner of feeding coios is a point not to be 

 neglected, in the management of a dairy. Good feed 

 not only increases the quantity of the milk, but it 

 improves the quality; and of consequence the butter 

 and cheese produced therefrom are better also. The 

 kind of food used is also to be regarded. Every 

 dairy-woman knows that the milk will indicate the 

 kind of food used; therefore those kinds of food 

 which leave the best flavour in the milk should be 

 selected. When cows have been fed on cabbages or 

 on turnips, who has not tasted the peculiarities of 

 these vegetables? When they are fed on indian 

 meal, on carrots, or on beets, — it is fair to presume 

 that these articles become incorporated with the 

 milk also. I do not presume to say which of these 

 articles is the most valuable to be cultivated for the 

 feeding of cows ; though I hope in this age of ex- 

 periments, with so many inducements as are now 

 held out for the trial, it will not be long before some 

 of our farmers will give us satisfactory information 

 on this subject. 



The manner of milking also demands attention. 

 Cows should be milked about the same time each 

 day; and they should be milked quick and clean. If 

 a portion of their milk is suffered to remain, this will 

 soon diminish the quantity, and the cows will dry up. 

 It is bad policy to trust milking to children, for they 

 usually do it moderately and imperfectly, and more 

 is lost thereby than would pay the best of laborers. 



The place for the setting of the milk, is also worthy 

 of attention. This should be cool, well ventilated, 

 and exclusively appropriated to this purpose. For 

 if it is permitted to be occupied in part for other 

 purposes, some things will find their way there which 

 will be injurious to the milk. It should also be 



