20 ILLINOIS dairymen's ASSOCIATION. 



was at their factories in ISTew York. He also kindly furnished me the fol- 

 lowing Statement, showing gross number of cows in dairies that supply them 

 with milk; the average number of cows giving milk, and the quantity of 

 milk received at their factory here, during the two years from May 1, 1882, to 

 May 1,1884. 



As the company do not receive the Sunday morning's milk from May 1 

 to November 1 of each year, we add one-thirteenth to the quantity received 

 at the factory to cover that quantity of milk produced. The company do not 

 receive the milk from cows for the first twelve days after their coming in, and 

 there is added for that at the rate of the daily average of milk received at 

 the factory. 



From May 1, to November 1, 1882 : 



Gross number of cows in dairies..": 3,319 



Average number giving milk 2,630 



Milk received at the factory 3,984,648 quarts. 



■^ Add one-thirteenth for Sunday morning's milk. 306,509 

 Add for 12 days' milk not received 281,931 



Total 4,573,088 



being an average of 344i gallons of milk per cow on the gross number of 

 cows for six months. 



From November 1, 1882. to May 1, 1883 : 



Gross number of cows in dairies 3,540 



Average number giving milk . 2,719 



Milk received at factory 4,118,072 quarts. 



Add for 12 days' milk not received 271,521 '' 



' Total 4,379,593 



an average for the six months of 310 gallons of milk per cow on the gross 



number of cows in those dairies. 



From May 1, to November 1, 1883 : 



Gross number of cows in dairies 3,260 



Average number giving milk 2,674 



Milk received at factory 4,058,652 quarts. 



Add one-thirteenth for Sunday mornings' milk. 312,204 " 

 Add for 12 days not received 286,082 



Total 4,653,082 



averaging 356i gallons of milk per cow on the gross number of cows in those 

 dairies for six months. 



From November 1, 1883, to May 1, 1884 : 



' Gross number of cows in dairies 5,028 



Average number giving milk — 3,828 



Milk received at factory 5,744,082 quarts. 



Add for 12 days' milk not received 376,661 



Total 6,120,743 



