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ment is being repeated with some minor modifications, and no defi- 

 nite conclusions will be drawn until it is seen whether the similar 

 results are secured from it. 



INSTRUCTION AND EXECUTIVE WORK 



With the declaration of war by the United States, new responsi- 

 bilities were forced upon the nation. The members of the depart- 

 ment attempted to do something of immediate importance to in- 

 crease the surplus live stock from the State. Many short and 

 timely articles have been prepared for i)ublication during the past 

 year. The stockmen were encouraged to initiate certain improve- 

 ments and apply methods which were best suited to local conditions. 

 It must be said that the stockmen in the State rallied almost to a 

 man, and patriotically did everything they C(juld to produce more 

 meat for the nation. In many cases they spent more money at- 

 tempting to keep animals alive by giving them high priced feeds 

 than they could secure from them. 



During the year the registered Jersey cow, Gipsy Draconis, 

 owned by the University, has completed a semi-official test for a 

 year. This cow gave 10,162.7 pounds milk, 498.77 pounds butter 

 fat, equivalent to 586.78 pounds of 85 percent butter, in 365 days. 

 She has the distinction of leading every cow in the State in the 

 amount of butter yield for the year. Other cows were tested for 

 breeders of Holstein and Jersey cattle during the year. Table 

 XVIII gives the yield of cows in the University herd during the 

 past year. 



TABLE XVIII. — YIELDS OF DAIRY COWS AT THE UNIVERSITY FARM, 



1917-1918 



Name of cow 



Princess of Chewanbeek 



Childberte 



Gipsv Draconis 



Belle Liscomb De Kol 2d . . 



Josephine Ariz. Maid 



Theresa Belle Monona 



Josephine Ariz. Maid 2d... 

 *Margaret De Kol Johanna . . 



Madison Martha 2d 



*Miss Pell Pietertje 



Thersa Belle Moncna . 

 Average for herd 



Breed 



Jersey 

 Holstein 



Days 

 in milk 



Y'ield 



Milk 



Butter 

 fat 



Averag^e 

 butter fat 



♦Part of the lactation period. 



