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tlie best home-dairy management. In the first of the annexed 
tables the quantities arc those yielded by the different modes of 
•cheese-making at successful dairy-farms. 
Ko. 1. — A Table sliowiiic; tlic lbs. of Milk under domestic Dairying to make 
one pound of pressed Cheese. 
Date. 
Name of Competitor. 
Number 
of Cows. 
Mi!k in 
lbs. 
Clippse 
wlicn 
pressed. 
lbs. of Milk 
to make 
1 lb. of Cheese. 
July 
13 
26 '\ 
■» J 
«:l 
•» > 
,3jj 
June 
Mr. M. Walker, Stockleyl 
Park, Staff'ordsLire .. / 
Mr. 'j. Clay," Kinsale',' Os -1 
westry, Salop . . . . / 
Mrs. Saiikey, Bratton Farm,l 
Wellington, Salop .. .. / 
Mr. George Jackson, Tatten-i 
hall Hall, Cheshire .. ) 
Mr. Thomas Cooke, Hand-1 
ley, Cheshire / 
42 
41 
50 
18 
95 
1244 
1193 
1483 
478 
2520 
1430 
lbs. 
124 
112 
144 
45 
256 
140 
10? 
IOt 
No. 2. — A Table showing the average quantity of Milk jier Cow per day. 
Date. 
Name of Competitor. 
Number 
of Cows. 
Milk in lbs. 
Average per 
Cow. 
45 
1324 
lbs. oz. 
29 « 
45 
1269 
28 3 
50 
1574 
• 31 8 
18 
478 
26 8 
20 
C45 
32 4 
95 
2520 
26 8 
July 
3 
13 
8 
7 
4 
13 
("Mr. M. Walker, Stockley Park,l 
\ Staffordshire / 
|Mr. J. Clay, Kinsale, Oswestry,"! 
\ Salop / 
(Mrs. Sankey, Bratton Farm, 
\ Wellington 
fMr. Mays, Elford Park, Tam-| 
l\ worth J 
Mr. George Jackson, Tattenhall,! 
Hall, Cheshire / 
Xo. 3. — A Table showing the value of Milk for Butter-making. 
Date, j 
Name of Competitor. 
Number 
of Cows. 
Milk in 
lbs. 
Butter in 
lbs. 
Butter per 
lb. 
Milk per 
gallon. 
May 27 
July 
27 
( Mr. May, Elford Park,"! 
1 Tarn worth .. ../ 
(Mr. White, Knowlej 
< House, Lichfield — > 
( a week's milk . . ) 
Mr. M.Walker, Stock- 
1 ley Park, Stafford- 1 
Mr. J. Clay, Kinsale 
20 
10 
8 
322 
1782 
90 
250 
10 
50 
3.4 oz. 
8.6 oz. 
d. 
13 
17 
14 
14 
d. 
5 
41 4 
