42 ON cows AND HEIFERS. 



ed this day for exhibition, is 6 years old. She was rais- 

 ed in this town. The sire, a native bull, a fine animal. 

 The dam, Dolly, an extraordinary milker, bred by Benj. 

 J. Phillips, Esq., of this town, and believed to be a full 

 blood Durham short horn. A particular description of 

 her may be found in Colman's 4th Report, No. 10, page 

 276. The quantity of milk which she has given at dif- 

 ferent periods is there stated. I have owned her three 

 years, and she has averaged 16 qts. per day for 6 months^ 

 In January 1840, she gave 565 qts. milk measured out, 

 averaging over 18 qts. per day in the coldest winter 

 month. She is remarkable for transmitting her milking 

 qualities to her offspring. Several of her calves have 

 been raised here, and are nearly equal to her. 



This Cow Countess bids fair to excel her dam. I 

 purchased her in Sept. 1839 — she had her second-calf 

 the Oct. following, and she gave for some months after- 

 wards 14 qts. milk per day, being then in the 4th year. 

 She has since had two calves, and has increased and 

 given a large quantity of milk, but being kept on the 

 farm with 20 other cows, no account has been kept of it, 

 until May last. She had a calf on the 3d of May, and 

 from the 12th a record was kept of the weight of her 

 milk, a statement of which is herewith submitted. Dur- 

 ing the time stated, 138 days, she has given 5956 lbs. 

 or 2382 qts. averaging 17^ qts. per day. I intend to con- 

 tinue the account, and ascertain how much she will give 

 in a year. She holds out w^ell, and will give milk up to 

 time of calving, but I prefer to dry my cows, and give 

 them 6 weeks rest. If they have this time to recruit I 

 think they do better. 



The milk from this cow is rich and makes excellent 

 butter. She is kept on a milk farm, and the quantity of 

 butter she would make has not been fairly tested. From 

 the 12th to the 18th June last, she gave 335^ lbs. milk, 

 being 19| qts. per day for 7 days. This milk was set 

 and produced 15 lbs. of butter. The milk was carried 

 two miles in cans, and it was about two hours before it 

 was set, which probably lessened the quantity of cream. 

 I think she would produce 18 lbs. of butter per week on 



