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been dry for 9 years, but liad milked continuously and given as 
much as 36 and 38 quarts of milk daily, keeping to this quantity 
for four months after calving, and never going below 9 or 
10 quarts per day. She had had a calf every year for 7 years, 
but only one in the last 18 months. She was now nearly blind, 
but in good health. Mr. Lambert gave 321. for her when 4 years 
old, at Kii'kby Stephen fair. She was a great feeder, and would 
eat nearly as much as two cows. Mr. Lambert sent his milk 
into Gateshead, sold it by retail at Ad. per quart, and at 3d. 
in quantity. His milk realised about 351. per month. He 
and his wife had their hearts in their farm and in its success. 
They fed their cows liberally, cared for them almost as for their 
children, and spared neither thought, labour, nor outlay to make 
them profitable. " Beauty " always got a double portion at Mrs. 
Lambert's hands, and was milked three times daily. 
The Judges, on their first inspection, conceived the idea of 
having the milk of the several stocks of cows subjected to a 
chemical analysis, thinking it might confirm or correct the 
generally accepted idea of the feeding value of different kinds 
of food, and also give some indication of the value of the hay or 
the pasturage of each farm. Having obtained the consent of 
the Council of the Society, and the obliging co-operation of Dr. 
Voelcker, their Consulting Chemist, the Judges sent him samples 
of milk taken by them on their second visit from the bulk of the 
milk at each farmhouse, as it was being sent away for sale. 
Six samples were thus sent, and an extra one from the milk of the 
Westmoi'land cow " Beauty," at Mr. Lambert's, making seven 
samples in all. The results of the analysis of each sample are 
thus stated by Dr. Voelcker : — 
Constituents 
Mr. Mar- 
sliall's, 
Broom- 
haugh. 
25 cows 
Mr. Trot- 
ter's, South 
Acomb. 
25 cows 
Mr. Fair- 
bairn's, 
South 
Gosforth. 
35 cows 
Mr. Lam- 
bert's, 
Whick- 
ham. 
11 cows 
Mr. Lam- 
bert's cow 
"Beauty " 
Mr. Reay's, 
East 
Brunton. 
48 cows 
Mr. Thom- 
son's, 
Wliit- 
cliester. 
38 cows 
Water. . . . 
Fat 
Casein, milk- 
sugar, &c. 
Mineral matter 
(ash) 
87- 11 
3-87 
8-21 
0-81 
86-38 
4-58 
8-33 
0-71 
86-71 
4-37 
8-16 
0-76 
87-04 
3-8o 
8-41 
0-70 
88-56 
3-00 
7-70 
0-74 
86-51 
4-53 
8-25 
0-71 
86-73 
4-29 
8-24 
0-74 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
lOC-00 
100-00 
Specific gravity 
at 60° F. 
Total solids . . 
Solids not fat . 
1-0326 
12-89 
902 
1-0310 
13-62 
9-04 
1-0318 
13-29 
8-92 
1 0322 
12-96 
911 
1-0304 
11-44 
8-44 
1-0314 
13-49 
8-96 
1-0321 
13-27 
8-98 
