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The dam of this stock was a noble sized cow, raised in Groton, 

 Mass.; but the owner there knew nothing particularly of her origin. 

 She was sold to a gentleman by the name of Haskins, residing in 

 Dorchester, about five miles from Boston ; and her cream was of 

 such extraordinary richness, that it would become separated into but- 

 ter by the motion of the carriage in bringing it into the city. The 

 stock owned by Mr. Jaques is descended from this cow by a cross 

 with the improved Durham short horned bull Coelebs, imported some 

 years since into Boston by a gentleman of that city, and owned after- 

 wards by JNlr. Jaques. This bull was without a pedigree ; but it is 

 said there is good reason to believe, that he was a regular descendant 

 from Mr. Collins's celebrated bull Comet. The bull now owned by 

 Mr. Jaques is a son of his by the daughter of the Haskins cow, 

 which was also the daughter of CcElebs. 



Mr. Jaques is entitled to great credit for his care and judi- 

 cious selection in continuing and improving the stock. I have re- 

 peatedly seen the cream from these cows ; and its yellowness and 

 consistency are remarkable ; and in company with several gentlemen 

 of the Legislature, I saw a portion of it converted into butter with a 

 spoon in one minute. The color of Mr. Jaques' stock is a deep red, 

 a favorite color in New England. They are well formed and thrifty 

 upon common feed ; and, if they continue to display the extraordi- 

 nary properties by which they are now distinguished, they promise to 

 prove themselves, for dairy purposes, the most valuable race of ani- 

 mals ever known among us ; and as remarkable as any of which we 

 have any information. They have now reached the third generation ; 

 and maintain their high character. 



From six cows taken promiscuously in a dairy of improved short 

 horn stock, in England, with a view to test the quality of the milk, 

 it was found that they gave in the following proportion of butter to 

 one quart of milk : 



No. 1, .3 oz. 6 dwts. No. 4, 1 oz. 10 dvvts. 



2, 1 " 6 " 5, 1 " 14 " 



3, 1 " 12 " 6, 1 " 6 " 



These measures, it will be perceived, are given in Troy weight, 

 of which it requires 1 75 lbs. to make 144 lbs. Avoirdupois. It is not 

 stated, whether the quart was beer or wine measure ; and it is there- 



