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5. Cow. Isaac Osgood, Andover. 17 quarts of milk per day; 

 made 50 lbs. of butter in the month of June. 



6. Cow. S. Noah, Danvers. In 148 days from 2d May, 

 gave 5S7J gallons milk ; — more than four gallons per day for that 

 time. 



7. Cow. T. Flanders, Haverhill. From 20th April to 22d 

 September besides 46i gallons milk used for family, made 163 lbs. 

 4 oz. butter. 



8. Cow. Daniel Putnam, Danvers. " This cow calved May 

 21st. The calf was sold June 20th for $7 62^. During the 30 

 days that the calf sucked there were made from her milk 17 lbs. of 

 butter. From June 20th to September 26th (14 weeks) she gave 

 3370 lbs. of milk, or more than 34 lbs. 6 oz. per day. The great- 

 est quantity on any one day was 45 lbs., or 17^ quarts. The weight 

 of a quart of her milk is 2 lbs. 9 oz. The greatest quantity in one 

 week was 288 lbs. The quantity of butter made in the same 14 

 weeks was 139 lbs. The greatest amount in one week was 12 lbs. 

 2 oz." 



9. Cow. Owned by William Osborn, Salem. The milk of 

 this cow from January 24th to April 10th, was 3127 lbs., varying from 

 33 to 48 lbs. per day, averaging 40^ lbs. per day during that time. 



10. Cow. Owned by Richard Eliot, Danvers. This cow's 

 milk gave 16 lbs. of butler in one week ; and she yielded on an aver- 

 age from 15 to 18 quarts per day, beer measure, for a length of time. 



All these cows were what is denominated our native stock. An in- 

 telligent gentleman, the owner of an extraordinary cow in the interior, 

 remarks, in a letter detailing her yield, what is highly important to be 

 remembered. " From the experience I have had with this cow, I 

 feel quite sure that many cows, which have been considered quite 

 ordinary, might, by kind and gentle treatment, good and regular 

 feeding, and proper care in milking, have ranked among the first 

 rate." 



The yield of a cow now owned in Andover is remarkable. Her 

 origin is not known, but her appearance indicated a mixed blood ; 

 and I was led to believe she partook of the Yorkshire blood, a race 

 of cattle which I have found in the neighborhood of Moultenboro' 

 and Canterbury, N. H., but whose introduction I am not able to trace. 



