26 SHORT HORN CATTLE. 



of Sir Henry Vane Tempest, gave the following quan- 

 tities, " Yellow Rose at three years old, 36 qts. per 

 diem; at four years, 38 qts. do. Red Daisy, 32 qts. 

 per day; Magdalena, upwards of 32 qts.; Wildair, 

 32 qts.; Western Lady, 28 qts.; Venus, sixteen years 

 old, 26 qts. ; Alfrecle, 24 qts. ; Adela, (first calf,) 24 

 qts.; Yarm, 24 qts.; Moss Rose, (always fat,) 16 qts;" 

 and Mr. Berry adds that " these cows are steady 

 milkers, possessing great inclination to fatten." 



And to come down to our own day, the instances 

 are common of Short Horn cows giving from 16 to 24 

 qts. per day, making 2 lbs. and over of butter. The 

 cow Cora, owned by Daniel Tainter, Esq., of Worcester, 

 on a trial in 1859, made 18 lbs. of butter in one week 

 and 27 lbs. in ten days. Also her calf, Evelina, owned 

 by Messrs. A. C. & J. G. Wood, of Millbury, gave 

 when two years old, in the month of Jan., (without 

 grain or meal,) 16 qts. per day. Also the family of 

 cows owned by Mr. Wells Lathrop, of So. Hadley 

 Falls, and called " Yaricoes," are samples of milking 

 Short Horns, and last, though not least, Lady Sale, 5th, 

 bred by J. M. Sherwood, Esq., of Auburn, N. Y., and 

 owned by myself, made 101 lbs. of butter in one week, 

 when two years old, running in a common pasture. 

 Other cases, too numerous to mention, might be cited, 

 were it necessary to show the milking tendencies of 

 the Short Horn cow, but we deem it unnecessary, as a 

 fair trial has always satisfied an unprejudiced mind 

 of her excellency. 



