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Heretofore no mention has been made of the breed of the various 

 cows as it was preferred to discuss all the questions bearing upon age 

 weight, etc., before taking up a discussion of the breed. Of the 20 

 cows 9 were grade Holsteins;* 2 thoroughbred Holsteins; 6 grade 

 Jerseys; 1 thoroughbred Jersey, and 2 common grade cows bearing 

 evidence of having considerable Short Horn blood. The cows are 

 grouped below: 



Holsteins and Holstein Grades. 



Belva ^ 



Carrie f 



Freddie f 



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May f 



Mollie II 



Pearl ., \ 



Pet i 



Puss f 



Ruby f 



Jerseys and Jersey Grades. 



Beauty . .* at least f 



Bertha at least f 



Cora at least f 



Daisy , at least -J 



Gazelle .at least f 



Gem Valentine A. J. C. C. H. R. 57 , 881 



Jennie at least -J 



Commo7i Grades. 



Shadow 



Sue 



The percentage of blood in the Jersey grades is not definitely known 

 because the foundation of the Jersey part of the herd was secured by 

 purchasing some graded Jerseys that were known to be at least 

 three-fourths bred, thus making their descendants at least seven- 

 eighth bred. 



In Table XIV we have grouped together the cows according to 

 their rank in milk and butter production, and according to their 

 rank in the cost of milk and butter production, prefixing the 

 name of each animal with the letter belonging to its breed. It will be 



