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•Sold. tHeifer. 



This farm, perhaps, holds the distinction of having purchased the 

 first Jersey cow that was brought into that section of the State. For 

 several years the owner bred only pure Jerseys, but later on intro- 

 duced some Holstein-Friesian blood. This infusion of blood was_ an 

 attempt to couple the milk flow of the Holstein-Friesian with the rich- 

 ness of the Jersey milk. After several years of work with this object 

 in view, the owner of the herd realized that he was not making progress 

 and abandoned the idea. 



During 1911-12 the herd was composed of three pure bred Jerseys 

 and eleven grades. The herd was headed by an excellent pure bred 

 Jersey sire whose dam's record in butter production for one year was 

 only 10.5 pounds short of the 700 pound mark. 



In connection with twenty acres of Bermuda and twenty acres of 

 Lespedeza and native grass pastures for six months, the following feeds 

 were used during "the year : 



Cottonseed meal $26.16 per ton 



Cottonseed 18.00 per ton 



Sucrene 28.00 per ton 



Sorghum hay 5.00 per ton 



Mixed hay 12.00 per ton 



Corn silage 2.50 per ton 



Corn stover 8.00 per ton 



