138 THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 



was won, the cow was lost. The winter yield, on dry- 

 feed, of sixteen quarts, is considered equivalent to 

 eighteen on grass." 



It would seem a convenient method for a purchaser 

 of a cow, who wished to approximate at least to the 

 amount of butter she would yield in a week, to arrive 

 at it by knowing the number of quarts of milk given in a 

 day ; and we have been hoping for some acknowledged 

 standard of estimating* this. The amount of milk requi- 

 site to make a pound of butter varies from five to six- 

 teen quarts in different animals and breeds. The 

 amount of cream also seems to vary as much, though 

 this depends greatly on care in skimming, Jersey cows 

 usually giving one pound of butter for every six to 

 eight" quarts of milk, very good grade cows ten to 

 twelve quarts, and ordinary cows twelve to sixteen 

 quarts. 



It is universally conceded, we believe, that Jersey 

 and Guernsey cows' milk requires less for a pound of 

 butter than any other breed, circumstances being equal. 

 Their milk has been passed off and sold as cream. 



