8 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE 
Datry STATISTICS. 
Owing to the importance of the dairy industry in our State, and 
in the hope that, by learning so far as possible the practice among 
our dairymen and the corresponding results, improved methods 
might be suggested and prevalent errors corrected, in order that 
greater profit might accrue to this branch of agriculture, there 
were sent out from the station over 1,500 circulars, of which the 
following is a copy, together with a circular letter urging the 
importance of this investigation especially to those engaged in this 
industry. It was hardly to be expected that many of our dairy- 
men could answer more than a small number of the several 
questions asked in the circular, and yet I think all will agree that 
it would be greatly to their interest that they should so intelli- 
gently conduct their business as to be able to sealer answer 
the most if not all of them. 
New York Stare Darry Sratisrics. 
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How.long do*your cows. go Ty 2... ess eww weit os eels se 
At what season do your cows come in milk?..............-.... 200. 
‘Summer Expense for Cows. 
Number of cows during summer, ....... 
Pasture, grazed by cows, ...... acres. 
Green forage fed cows at pasture, ...... acres. 
Hay fed cows at pasture, ...... tons. 
Grain fed cows at pasture, ...... tons. 
Average daily milk yield in summer, .... pounds or .... quarts. 
Winter Expense of Cows for 1888-89. 
Number of cows wintered, ....... 
«. Fed cows during winter: 
Heyes. ck). tons;"value. oo Ac."e. 
Ensilage, ...... tons; value, ....... 
Fodder, corn, ...... TOUS PU VAlUe v0 Ge. 
Corn stover, ..... . tons; value; .....:. 
PILE AW e-file sie tons? “valnesoiieen. 
Other rough fodder, ...... tons; value, ....... 
Corn meal, ...... tons;) Value, Vise. ss 
