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Ireland', and the Brittany cow from France, both of which breeds I 

 have pure. 



"I remain respectfully, 



"REUBEN RAINES. 

 "Richard Peters, Esq." 



In Chapter III. there is given a partial record of the cow 

 Guernsey 184, A. G. C. C., which indicates that she was up 

 to the standard of the breed of today. Her daughter, Katie 

 189, is credited with 14 pounds 5 ounces of butter in a week, 

 which record was probably made before 1860. 



In 1854 Thomas Motley published a yearly butter record 

 of the Jersey cow Flora 113, A. J. C. C., which was 511 pounds 

 2 ounces of churned butter. It would seem that this splendid 

 record should have early stimulated owners of all breeds of 

 cows to make yearly butter records, but, of course, such rec- 

 ords involved much work and attention. I think no yearly 

 butter record of a Guernsey cow was ever published, though, 

 following this record of Flora's, several private yearly records 

 were published of Jersey cows and some of other breeds. 



A few weekly butter records were made almost as early as 

 that recorded of Katie, and many since. While they are of but 

 little value in judging a cow, still such records are all we have 

 of many of our early Guernseys. As the list of weekly butter 

 records has not been published for some years, it may be of 

 interest to many who have but recently commenced the breed- 

 ing of Guernseys. Many of these were fat records with 20 per 

 cent added for overrun. 



Seven-day Butter Records. 



Name and Number of Cow and Owner Pounds Ounces 



Royalette 3299 F. W. Tratt 28 12 



Nubia's Vesta 5986 C. R. Bridgman 25 8 



Gully V 1590 S. L. Hoxie 24 2 



Lily Ella 7240 Jas. H. Beirne 23 11^ 



Imp. Bessie de la Pailloterie 1409 E. F. Bowditch 23 



Fantine II 3730 Chas. Solveson 23 7^ 



Fernwood Lily 1468 L. W. Ledyard 22 ll l /2 



Select 2205 Francis Shaw 22 8 



Kathleen 38 L. W. Ledyard 22 4 



Lilyita 7241 Jas. H. Beirne 22 I*/, 



Forest Queen 2019 Corydon Peck 22 



Imp. Blanche Chameau 676 A. Warner 21 14 



Rutila's Daughter 6670 H. McK. Twombly 21 



Duchess of Brittany 1613 S. L. Hoxie 21 4 



Chellie II 7130 Dr. E. P. Turner 21 4 



Lucille 115 E. F. Bowditch 21 



Madame Tricksey 6519 Geo. C. Hill & Son 20 10 



Garnet of Lehigh 2208 A. R. Fuller 20 



Minnehaha 1554 Corydon Peck 19 6 



Elegante 592 L. W. Ledyard 19 6 



Beautella 3293 Jas. H. Beirne 19 4 



Polly of Fernwood 1565 L. W. Ledyard 19 Itf 



Lady May 531 L. W. Ledyard 19 



Oueen Deette 9794 'A. J. Philips 18 1454 



Fernleaf 636 L. W. Ledyard 18 13 



