44 MILCH KINE. 



E. T. Miles 1 Statement. 



To Committee on Milch cows : 



" Star," eight years old, weight 1070 lbs. Dropped calf 

 May 13, 1865. Her milk, for the first six days in the 

 month of June, measured, respectively, 20, 19 1-2, 20 1-4, 

 19 3-4, 20 1-4, 20 1-2 quarts. For the first six days of 

 September, 15, 15, 15, 15 1-4, 15 1-4, 15 1-4 quarts. No 

 trial has been made as to butter. In the month of June 

 there was made from her milk, 37 pounds of butter; 

 during this month, however, three quarts of her milk were 

 sold daily; my own family used milk without regard to 

 quantity ; we also indulged somewhat in the " June luxury," 

 strawberries and cream. In the month of June, she gave 

 657 quarts; in July, 553 3-4 quarts; in the month of August, 

 472 quarts. From the 29th day of May to September 25th, 

 inclusive, say 120 days, her milk measured 2110 quarts, or 

 17 5-8 quarts per day. Her keeping has been the pasture in 

 rear of my house, with from four to six quarts fine feed per 

 day, with corn fodder, for a short time, of not very good 

 quality. 



E. T. Miles. 



Fitchburg, Sept. 25, 1865. 



L. Barker's Statement. 



253 3-4 " 



