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in 31 days ; Naoma made 95 lbs. 2 ozs. in 30 days ; Mary 

 Ann of St. Lamberts made 511 lbs. in 155 days; Pansy 

 1019 made over 600 lbs. in a year ; Jersey Belle of Scituate 

 over 700 in a year; Eurotas 778 lbs., and gave birth to a 

 calf, in eleven months ; Jersey Queen of Barnet made 850 

 lbs. in twelve months. 



The above instances from a large number are given in sup- 

 port of the statement that the Jersey surpasses in amount of 

 butter-yield all other breeds on a moderate and healthful 

 ration, and responds beyond any other breed to increased 

 rations. 



We have said that there are twenty thousand registered and 

 twice as many unregistered Jerseys in the country. The 

 question may be asked, Why have we not more butter-yields 

 recorded ? 



In the first place, I answer we have more tests in propor- 

 tion to the number of our cattle than have any other even of 

 the so-called butter breeds. There are twenty thousand reg- 

 istered Jerseys and three hundred tests of from fourteen 

 pounds a week up to twenty-six ; and we have a dozen tests 

 for a month and half a dozen for a year. There are six 

 thousand Holsteins in thecountry from whom we should have 

 one hundred tests — we have hardly twenty : these are for 

 one and two weeks only, none for a month and none for a 

 year. Their milk records show great persistence, however, 

 and no doubt we shall have numerous important additions 

 to the present list of their tests. 



Of the Guernsey cattle we will say there are two thou- 

 sand in America. From these we should have thirty weekly 

 tests : I have not heard of three, and we have none for a 

 month or a year. 



It should in this connection be borne in mind that the sep- 

 arate test of a cow for her butter, even for a week, is a matter 

 of no little labor on a busy dairy or breeding farm ; and 

 tests for a month or a year really call for the outlay of con- 

 siderable capital as well as labor. 



Accurate butter tests for a year, however, are the true and 

 only foundation of scientific breeding. 



The Jersey not only makes more butter in a day, week, 

 month, year ; but she makes more in a lifetime ; for she is 



