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 horned cattle is a mongrel, between the long 

 and fhort. The product of a cow they 

 reckon at from 5 /. to 8 /. Many give in 

 cheefe alone to the amount of 6 /. 10s. others 

 as follows : 



Cheefe, - - - 6 /. os. 

 Butter, 1 o 



Calf, - - - 10 



7 10 



The average quantity of milk per day about 

 four gallons. They do not keep above three 

 fwine to twenty cows. Their winter food is 

 hay and itraw ; of the firffc they eat about two 

 ton. A dairy-maid can take care of fifteen. 

 The fummerjoift is 25^. In the winter they 

 are always kept in the houfe tied up. 



It is fuppoied in general, that the famous 

 Chejhire cheefe depends more on the quality 

 of the land, than on any particular receipt. 



It has been found, that liming and enrich- 

 ing the land has made it the worfe for cheefe. 



Cold clays are beneficial foils for cheefe ; in 

 o-eneral, the word land makes the bed: cheefe. 



Many of the great dairy farmers keep 

 their cows like running hories, littered down 

 as well ; kept perfectly clean, and fed con- 

 ftantly with ground oats ; ftraw only till 

 Chrijlmas, Some of thefe make b/. 9/. and 

 i o/. profit per cow. 



The breed even of thefe is in general 

 fmall ; will not fat to above thirty- two ftone. 



None 



