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case with my pastures, which are a light, g-ravelly soil, of ordina- 

 ry quality And lor the same reason my fall feed, or the feed 

 from my mowing lands after the first crop was taken off, was 

 much less than usual. 



The extreme warmth of the weather was very unfavourable 

 for the making of butter, some part of the time, as will be seen 

 from a comparison of the products in different weeks. And my 

 cellar was not as well constructed as 1 could have wished, and as 

 I intend to have it for keeping the milk and cream cool. 



As to the quahty of the butter, I can only say, that my cus- 

 tomers, who are among the most particular in the choice of this 

 article of any in Salem, always expressed themselves entirely sat- 

 isfied with it, and cheerfully gave the highest market price 

 through the season. 



Tne following is the quantity of butter furnished for the mar- 

 ket from these live cows in the several weeks as numbered, com- 

 mencing June 1st, and ending October 31st. 



1st week 50' I 12th week 35} 



s^ 



41 

 401 

 45i 

 45 

 (si:^: days) 38 

 38i 

 37i 

 41 



The whole amount in the above time is 88 1| pounds, being 

 more than 8 pounds per week for each cow. 



I have also kept an account of the produce of these cows in the 

 month of November, and find the same to have been 157' pounds; 

 making a total in six months from five cows, of 1038^ pounds, 

 or 208 pounds to a cow nearly. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by 

 Danvers, Dec. 1, 1825. JESSE PUTNAM. 



Then Jesse Putnam made oath that the foregoing statement 

 by him subscribed, is correct and true, before me 



J. W. PROCTOR, 

 Justice of the Peace. 



