51 



10 cows produced of butter 1120 lbs. S oz., sold at 

 18 cts,, ..... $201 69 



" " cheese, 800 lbs. sold at 9 cts., 72 00 



J73 69 



13. Tolland. — From a highly intelligent farmer in a town ad- 

 joining the county, Tolland in Hanijoshire co., I received so partic- 

 ular an account of a dairy, that I shall here insert it, though it might 

 be thought to come more properly under the report of another 

 county. 



15 cows produced 4500 lbs. cheese, sold at 9 cts. 



per lb. ..... . $405 00 



and 509 lbs. butter sold at 19;^ cts. 99 25 



$504 25 



Fifteen cows will nearly fatten 4 hogs, weighing in the spring 20 

 lbs. each ; in the fall, 240 lbs. each. In this case it is deemed pro- 

 per to credit the milk with 140 lbs. weight of each of these swine ; 

 140 lbs. -\- 4 are equal to 560 lbs. pork at 8 cts. = $44 80 — this 

 divided by 15 gives to each cow a credit of $2 98| cts. — 

 Butter and cheese 504 25, add pork 44 80=549 05. 

 The proceeds of each cow is $36 60^ — add calf and 



rennet $1 00, $37 60^ . . . $37 60^ 



Exj}C7ises. 



Wintering a cow, usual charge, . . . $90 



Pasturing do. $6 50, salt 50 cts., . . 7 00 



Interest on the value of a cow $23 at 10 per ct. . 2 30 



One woman will manage the milk of 30 cows, 

 Her wages $1 50 per week, 28 weeks, her board $1 



per week 

 Wages and board for a dairy of 30 cows would be $70, 



or $2 33 each, 

 Additional help in milking and turning cheese 67 cts. 



Profits of a cow. 



