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season. 1700 lbs. of pork were raised in connexion with the dairy. 

 Half ihe pork was considered due lo the cows. 



The process of making cheese began the 25th April, and ended the 1st 

 December. As soon as the cows calved, the cows received 3 qls. 

 of meal per day each — principally rye, with some Indian ; and each had 

 some whey, though not half what was yielded was given to them. 

 Three or four of the cows received meal all the summer. He 

 commenced feeding again with meal on the 25th July, and continued 

 to give them two quarts of meal until the 25th of August. On the 

 the 25th of August, he began feeding the cows with corn-stalks until 

 lOth September. Then the cows had the after feed of the fields ; 

 and from the 1st October, these cows had half a load of pumpkins per 

 day. In November, fed every cow fully with meal ; two and three 

 quarts per day until 1st December. After that, the cows had noth- 

 ing but hay until spring. From the same cows, at the same time, 

 butter enough was made, and milk enough used, for a family of six 

 persons. The cheese sold in New York for ^10 per 100 lbs. 



These products are certainly remarkable, and show what may be 

 done by attention, skill, and good treatment of the animals under our 

 care. The pasturage in Cheshire is of an excellent description. 

 The soil is generally of a rich gravelly loam resting upon litnestone, 

 and abounding in vegetable mould. It is likewise sensitive to the ap- 

 plication of plaster, which is very commonly used. 



IV. DAIRY STOCK. 



The farmers are unanimous in their preference of the common native 

 stock of the country, in which the Devon blood predominates, to any 

 foreign stock with which they are acquainted. They are in general as de- 

 cided in their preference of small, over large-sized cows. They are not, 

 however, raisers of stock ; and buy their cows wherever they can find 

 them, according lo their best judgment. The remarkable produce, 

 if so it be considered, is to be attributed to extraordinary good man- 

 agement and keeping ; and on this account, deserves the more at- 

 tention, as showing Avhat may be done. 



The dairy stock in England which seems to have the preference over 

 all others, is the Ayrshire. The origin of this stock is not well ascer- 

 tained ; but though it has some of the qualities of the improved Dur- 



