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is now giving nearly nineteen quarts per day. Maud's largest 

 yield has been twenty-two and twenty-three quarts a day. 



Maud has won first and second premiums at New York State 

 fairs, among a large competition ; and two years has been in 

 the Gold Medal Herd, of same society. 



I also enter my two thoroughbred Ayrshire heifers, " Lily 

 Dale," 1475, and " Lassie," 1442, for premium. " Lily Dale " 

 dropped her last calf, Oct., 1870, and is due to calve Oct. 5, 

 1871. She was bought by me last winter, but did not arrive on 

 my farm until May 6th. Her yield, calving Oct., 1870, during 

 the first ten days of June, was as follows : — 



Total for ten days, 197^ pounds ; average, 19 t 7 q 5 7 pounds per 

 day. 



During the first ten days of September Lily Dale was dry. 

 She has won first premium at New England Fair, 1871. She 

 has been second at New York State Fair, 1870, and has twice 

 been in Gold Medal Herd at latter society's shows. Her dam 

 is a celebrated prize winner, in Scotland and this country. 



" Lassie " dropped her last calf, April 16th, 1871, and is due 

 to calve April 3d, 1872. 



