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der comes strictly within the views of your intended journal, and 
‘is particularly interesting to rural economists. I allude to the 
production of milk by artificial means. The case is as follows: 
m. A five-year-old middle-sized Cow, in full health, calved 
the latter end of March. From that period to July she 
gave about four gallons of milk per day, which yielded eight 
pounds of butter per week: from this time, grass becoming 
short and the dry weather continuing, she decreased in her 
milk, so much so that at Michaelmas she gave only one gal¬ 
lon a day, and the butter diminished in the same proportion; 
at which time she was taken into the cow-house, and allowed 
to go a few hours in the day into a small paddock. Some 
sweet hay was now cut into chaff, and boiling water poured 
upon it; and this infusion was allowed to stand, covered over, 
from the morning until feeding time in the evening; which 
being given, more was put together for the next morning^s 
feed. This has been continued to the present day. I find, on 
weighing the chaff and measuring the water, that she consumes 
twenty-eight pounds of hay-in chaff and twelve gallons of water 
every day; and that the quantity of milk at this period is nine 
quarts and a pint daily; which yields five pounds of butter per 
week. You will therefore perceive, that, although three or 
four months more have elapsed since the time of her calvings the 
product of milk and butter is more than doubled. It may be rea¬ 
dily imagined, that, from an animal living upon sweet hay alone, 
the milk and butter are of a peculiarly fine flavour. In breeding 
studs, I apprehend this plan of cooking the diet ‘ for brood 
mares, will be found advantageous, particularly to those mares 
which produce but little milk, and to old mares whose teeth 
are not good enough to grind dry forage. ' Wishing you every 
success in your arduous undertaking, one that cannot fail to be 
extensively useful, I remain, yours, &c. 
Veterin ARIUS. 
Nov, 15, 1827. 
To the Editor of the Veterinarian, 
Sir ; 
I BEG leave to thank you for the Prospectus of The Veterina-- 
rian, and to congratulate my brother Practitioners on the an¬ 
nouncement of such a work. With a feeling of degradation. 
