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Some changes have been made in the individual cows composing the herd from 

 time to time. In all 37 cows have been used. 



Considering the dates on which most of the cows have ' come in ' or will ' come in,' a 

 larger quantity of milk may be expected in the half year from January 1st to July 6th, 

 than in the half year (herein reported on) from July 7th to December 31st. 



The total quantity of milk obtained was 59,896 pounds. 



It contained, on the average, 3*85 per cent of fat. 



The quantity of butter-fat was 2,306 pounds. 



A small portion of the milk was fed to young calves ; a quantity was sold for table 

 use ; and the remainder was made into butter. 



The yield of butter at the Experimental Dairy has been 115 pounds of butter per 

 100 pounds of butter-fat in the milk. If all the milk from the 40-acre lot herd had 

 been manufactured into butter, it would have yielded 2,651 ■ 9 pounds, from July 7th to 

 December 31st. 



