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allowed. Some results of tests may be given to illustrate 

 this point. The following dairy tests have been made at 

 state fairs. At the Ohio State Fair a three-days' test re- 

 sulted as follows : The cow Queen Bess 20335 gave 99 

 pounds of milk and 5.316 pounds of fat ; the cow Miss 

 McKinley 17203 gave 82.7 pounds of milk and 3.843 

 pounds of fat; the cow Cassandra 2d 16305 gave 92.1 

 pounds of milk and 3.48 pounds of fat. At the Illinois 

 State Fair, in a three-days' test the Red Polled cow 

 Olena 18772 gave 128.4 pounds of milk and 4.533 pounds 

 of fat. The next highest cow of any breed in the show 

 made 4.234 pounds of fat. At the Wisconsin State Fair, 

 in a three-days' test the Red Polled cow Olena 18772 

 gave 125 pounds and 12 ounces of milk, and made 5.336 

 pounds of fat. The cow 24888 Pear made a record in 

 twelve months of 13160.6 pounds of milk and 603.66 

 pounds of butter-fat. Jean Duluth Beauty, 31725, 1 yr., 

 20280.6 pounds milk and 891.58 pounds fat. 



For beef. The steers make a good growth, are ready 

 for market at an early age and furnish a very fine quality 

 of meat. The following slaughter tests, made at the 

 International Live-Stock Exposition, show the standing of 

 the Red Polled cattle in meat-production : For two- 

 year-olds (1906), the highest yield was made by an Aber- 

 deen-Angus, dressing 69.5 per cent ; the next highest was 

 a Red Polled, dressing 69.2 per cent. For yearlings 

 (1906), the highest yield was a Red Polled, dressing 67.5 

 per cent; the next highest was a Hereford, dressing 67.1 

 per cent. For two-year-olds (1907), the highest yield 

 was made by an Aberdeen-Angus, dressing 66.9 per cent ; 

 the next highest was an Aberdeen-Angus, dressing 66.64 

 per cent; the next was a Red Polled, dressing 66.6 per 

 cent. In this test were fifteen entries. 



