Barn, plan of a, 150, 151, 153 Barn, cellar, convenience of, 154 Barn, temperature of for cows, 154 Bean-vines, value of, 139, 370, 371 Beauty of stock, 28, 36, 41, 72, 73, 104 Berkshire swine, crosses of the, 362, 363 Boussingault’s equivalents, 125, 126 Breed, meaning of the term, 49 Breed, an element in judging dairy cows, 91, 92 Breeds, some must be kept pure, 361 Bull, selection of for breeding, 62, 63, 66, 75, 77 Butter, origin of, 217 Butter, not made by the early Jews, 217 Butter, from cream first skimmed the best, 218 Butter, making of, 220, 221, 228, 229, 230, 232, 309, 320 Butter, modes of churning, 226, 228, 232, 309, 311, 318 Butter, salting of, 238, 321, 386 Butter, composition of, 121, 239, 379 Butter, producing localities, 392 Butter, quantity of milk to make a pound of, 382 Butter, qualities of, 239, 391, 409 Butter, worker, 226, 231, 235, 236 Butter, from poor and rich pastures, 391 Butter, use of the sponge to remove butter-milk, 231, 234 Butter, fat or oil of, 239, 240 Butter, in winter, 233, 385, 410 Butter, in lumps, 238, 323, 327 Butter, time of churning, 229, 236, 319, 386 Butter, cleansing the casks for, 324, 325 Butter, mode of packing, 237, 238, 323, 326 Butter, coloring of, 328, 359 Butter, made by burying cream, 239 Butter-milk, use of, 329, 345, 361 Butter-milk, proportions of, 379 Buying dairy stock, 111