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make it pay. By our advice he purchased 

 a cross-bred cow of medium size which 

 was producing a large quantity of milk — : 

 between 5 gallons and 6 gallons per day 

 —with the result that he was not only 

 able to provide all the milk required in his 

 household, but all the butter, and to sell 

 sufficient milk to his neighbours to pay for 

 the cost of the food. 



A cow producing milk containing four per 

 cent, of fat would also produce 4 lb. 3 oz. 

 of butter from 100 lb. or 10 gallons of milk. 

 Thus a cow yielding 5 gallons of milk per day, 

 which was less than the average yield during 

 the first portion of the period of lactation 

 of the cow referred to, would supply 4 quarts 

 per day for the household and 4 quarts for 

 setting for cream, leaving 12 quarts for sale. 

 This milk at 4d. per quart would return 

 28s. per week, or much more than sufficient 

 to pay for the cost of the food where all is 

 purchased. The milk set for cream would, 

 on this basis, produce, in round numbers, 

 3 lb. of butter, so that, as actually happened 

 in this instance, the house was supplied for 

 a large portion of the year with milk and 

 butter free, together with a quantity of 

 skimmed milk which was left after the cream 

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