REPORTS. 51 



'Weeks old 140 pounds. At the best of the season she gave from 14 to 

 15 quarts of milk a day. Three months from calving, she made 16 

 lbs. of butter in ten days ; and in August, about five months from her 

 calving, she made 14 lbs. in ten days; grass with two quarts proven- 

 der daily. This would give an average of full 15 lbs. in ten days for 

 182 days which is half a year, and at this rate we get 273 lbs. in 182 

 days, or six months, and 273 lbs. of butter at one shilling a pound, 

 comes to $45,50. All of which is respectfully submitted. 



STA.TEMENX OF MR. JAMES P. DEXTEB. 



My Cow from the 15th of July, to the 24th (ten days,) gave from 

 34 to 38 lbs. o^milk, and made 15 1-2 lbs. of butter. During a per- 

 iod iu Septem -(er, of ten days, her average quantity of milk was 34 

 lbs., from which I made 14 lbs. of butter. Her feed was grass, with 

 two quarts of provender daily. The cow calved the 4th of March, 

 and the calf was of a good quality. 



STATEMENT OE MK, H. L. BTDRNHAM 



The milk of my Cow, from October 1st to 21st was five quarts per 

 day ; very yelloAV and sweet. We have used one quart per day in 

 the family. The butter made in that time was nine ounces per day, 

 the Cow had only pasture feed. She calved on the 1st of August, 

 1850. 



STATEMENT OF ME. AEVAN BABNABD. 



Milch cow five years old. October 16, yielded 33 lbs. 4 oz. milk; 

 Oct. 17, 40 lbs. 12 oz. ; Oct. 18, 39 lbs. 12 oz. ; total 113 lbs. 12 oz. 

 Made from the above milk, 5 lbs. 12 oz. of butter. 



THEOPHILUS P. HUNTINGTON, Chairman. 



ON STEERS. 



The two years' old were a superior lot. All were fair and some 

 very fine. Your committee were happy to notice an improvement in 



