To Increase the Fat in Milk. 



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It will be seen that this cow ran farrow in 1902. Therefore her 

 records for the third and fourth periods are not coincident with a 

 lactation period. The record for the third period is from July 8, 

 1902, to February 23, 1903, or 33 weeks, at which time the cows were 

 returned to Mr. Gibson's. The record for the fourth period is from 

 February 23 to October 13, 1903, and from December 28, 1903, to 

 February 23, 1904, or 41 weeks in all. 



4. Dinah. 



This cow was a native two-year-old heifer. She was small and thin, 

 but grew rapidly during the winter of 1900-1901. At calving in 

 1901 she had a severe attack of garget and lost half her udder. For 

 this reason she was not bred again and was sold for beef in Septem- 

 ber, 1901. She did not enter the experiment until the second week 

 and was then fresh in milk. Her lactation periods were as follows : 



1900 



1901 Dropped calf 



April 4 to Feb. 15, 1901 

 April 11, dry Sept. 7 



45 weeks 

 21 weeks 



5. Patty, 



This cow was nearly white in color and evidently was in some 

 degree descended from Short Horn ancestry. At the beginning of 

 the e.xperiment she was small and decidedly inferior in appearance, 

 but she'grew rapidly and made a good-sized cow. She was one of the 

 best in point of production. When the experiment began she was 

 suckling a calf. She entered the experiment in the second week and 



