436 
Croicn Estate at King Williams Toicn. 
crown lands have been carried on, in his Report dated 13th of August 
last, detailing the proceedings of the previous two years." 
From these Reports (as may be seen by their summary) it ap- 
pears that the milk of the Kerry cows was richer in cream than 
that of either the Ayrshire or the Galloways ; but rather inferior 
to the former in point of quantity. 
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN DAIRY. 
Experiments on Ayrshire, Galloway, and Kerry Cow s, from the IStli clay of April to the l"th day of 
June, 1841. 
Total 
Number 
of Quarts 
milked. 
Number 
of Quiirts 
set for 
Butter. 
Number 
of Quarts 
given to 
Calves. 
Number 
of 
Quarts 
sold. 
Number 
of Founds of 
Butter 
produced t'rom 
Milk set for 
Butter. 
3 Gallowav cons 
l,134i 
1,U5.J 
117i 
Average number of quarts milkeil from 3 Galloway cows from the time of 
calving till the present date, 61 quarts per day each. 
4 Kerry cows 
1,698 
191 
Average number of quarts milked from 4 Kerry cows from the lime of calving 
till the present date, 7i quarts per day each. 
9 Ayrshire cows 
4,313i 
1,202^ 
Average number of quarts milked from 9 Ayrshire cows from the time of 
calving till the present date, 9 quarts per day each. 
9i quarts of milk 
produced 1 II). 
of salt butter. 
quarts of milk 
pioduced 1 lb. 
of salt butter. 
101 quarts of 
milk produced 
1 lb. of salt but 
ter. 
The above 9 Ayrshire cows, when milked the first summer in 1838, having then produced 
their first calf, and e.ach three years old, gave in the mouth of July 67^ quarts per day, being an 
average number of 7i quarts to each cow jier day. Tlie same Ayrshire cows being six years old 
at May, 1841, each having produceil four calves, gave in the month of June, 1841, 93 ijuarts per 
day, average number 10;^ quarts to each cow per day for the month of June, being an increasi; 
of 25 quarts of milli to each cow per day lor June. The above four Kerry cows had each pro- 
duced their lirst calf and were four years olil at May, 1841. Tlie above three Galloway co« s 
hail each juoduced their first calf, and were three \ ears old at May, 1841. 
This, from the press of other matter, remained overlooked, 
but was recalled to recollection by a ' Statement of the com- 
parative quality of Milk from Alderney and Kerry (Irish) Cows, 
upon the farm of the Hon. Robert Clive, M.P., at Oakley Park," 
— as published in the second volume of the Journal : which shows 
the Alderneys to have been superior both in quantity of milk and 
cream. It was, however, accompanied with a note by the writer 
of this, doubting the experiment to have been satisfactory, and 
calling for further trials of a more accurate kind ; which it is to 
l>e hoped will be complied with, as it is very important to have 
duly ascertained the real value of a stock so well suited to the 
cottager and the occupier of poor land as that of the Kerry breed. 
With regard to the improvements made on the estate from the 
period of the former reports up to this communication, it is only 
