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was cream. At the above trial her average weight was seven 

 hundred and ninety-one pounds morning, eight hundred and 

 sixty- four pounds evening. She gave, the first seven days 

 of September, one hundred and eighty pounds milk ; two and 

 one-fifth inches in ten of her morning's, and one and four-fifths 

 in ten of her evening's milk, was cream. At this trial her 

 average weight was eight hundred and forty pounds morning, 

 eight hundred and sixty pounds evening. 



Second, Mary is one-half Ayrshire, six years old, calved 

 April 4th, 1859. Sold the calf at six weeks old for $7. She 

 gave, the first seven days of June, one hundred and ninety-six 

 pounds milk ; one and one-fourth of an inch in ten of her 

 morning's, and one and one-tenth of an inch in ten of her 

 evening's milk was cream. At the above trial her average 

 weight was eight hundred and twenty pounds morning, eight 

 hundred and fifty-seven pounds evening. She gave, the first 

 seven days of September, one hundred and ninety pounds 

 milk ; one and three-tenths of an inch in ten of her morning's, 

 and one and one-tenth of an inch in ten of her evening's milk 

 was cream at this trial. Her average weight was eight hundred 

 and forty pounds morning, eight hundred and sixty-three 

 pounds evening. 



Third, Flash is seven-eighths Ayrshire, four years old, calved 

 March 6th, 1859. The calf was worth at six weeks old, for 

 veal, $10. Raised it. She gave, in seven days, from the 9th 

 to the loth of June, two hundred and eleven and one-half 

 pounds milk ; one inch in ten of her morning's, and nine- 

 tenths of an inch in ten of her evening's milk was cream at the 

 above trial. Her average weight was eight hundred and sixty- 

 four pounds morning, nine hundred and eighteen pounds 

 evening. She gave, the first seven days of September, one 

 hundred and eighty-eight pounds milk ; one inch in ten of her 

 morning's, nine-tenths of an inch in ten of her evening's milk 

 was cream at this trial. Her average weight was nine hundred 

 and twenty-one pounds morning, and nine hundred and fifty 

 pounds evening. 



Fourth, Gregory is one-half Ayrshire, thirteen years old, 

 calved May 20th, 1859. I did not try her milk the first seven 

 days of June. The first seven days of September she gave two 

 hundred and eleven and one-half pounds milk ; one and one- 



