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THE GUERNSEY BREED 



at pasture the hay was omitted. During August, September and 

 October, they had' 2 bushels cut corn fodder daily instead of hay. 



"N. I. Bowditch, Framingham, Mass." 



The following records were reported for 1897: 



Age 

 years 



15 



14J4 



11 



Name of animal 



Politesse 1329 



Miss Bobolink 2157 



Peace 3292 



Young Polly 3492 10 J4 



Bonet 3488 Wy 2 



Miss Cowslip 4662 &y 2 



Cousin Amelia 4511 8J4 



Cousin Althea 4510 S l / 2 



Cousin Bonita 4512 8*/ 2 



Young Celia 4513 Sy 2 



Miss Beautiful 4597 % l / 2 



Young Dido 5291 7*/ 2 



Miss Chicago 6820 5 



Miss Delight 9053 3 



Misswood's Perseverance 6 



Cousin Adelina 9051 3 



Pounds milk 

 in one year 

 3,797.75 

 12,437 

 6,427.50 

 7,330 

 6,618.75 

 7,927 

 7,978 

 6,911 

 7,012.25 

 7,397.50 

 7,610.75 

 4,292.50 

 6,818.50 

 4,802 

 8,473 



Average 



per cent 



butter-fat 



4.8 



4.8 



5 



5.08 



5.6 



4.6 



3.9 



4.9 



4.7 



4.7 



4.3 



5.7 



5.5 



5.6 



5.5 



4.7 



Total 

 pounds 

 butter-fat 

 182.29 

 576.98 

 321.37 

 372.36 

 370.65 

 364.65 

 304.14 

 338.63 

 329.57 

 347.31 

 327.26 

 244.67 

 375.01 

 268.91 

 466.01 

 236.88 



5,050 



"Average pounds of butter, 397.108. Average length of time in 

 milk, 10% months. All the above are Guernseys bred and raised on 

 Millwood Farm. 



"N. I. Bowditch." 



In 1896, Joseph L. Hope, superintendent of the Florham 

 Farms, Madison, N. J., gave the following record of the Flor- 

 ham herd for 1895 : 



Age 

 Name of animal years 



Rutila's Daughter 6670 3 



Honoria 4th t Imp., 5989 5 



Supreme 3d, Imp., 7639 2 



Queen of Hearts 7124 2 



Selectrina 6213 3 



Guernsey Rose, Imp., 5992 5 



Victorina 6212 3 



Queen 4th, Imp., 7646 3 



Virginia of Madison, Imp., 6000 6 



3 

 2 

 Daisy Pearl, "imp., 5990 5 



Rebecca 2d, Imp., 7637 . 

 Bijou of St. Martins 2d 6214. 

 Comely, Imp., 7642. 



Richesse du Chene 5th, Imp., 7648.. 

 Grace of the Touillets, Imp., 7650... 



Picture, Imp., 5995 



Coca 4258 



2 

 2 

 5 

 6 



Belvidera, Imp., 7644 1 



Sundari 10th 7638 1 



Deanie 3d, Imp., 7643 



Guernsey Rose 2d 7121 



Lady Antoinette III, Imp., 7645 



Royal Lady 7126 



Posy, Imp., 7636 



Engadine 7489 



Those marked with * were imported and arrived at the farm December 31, 1894. 



"From the above it will be seen that 15 cows completed' a year's 

 work. Their average butter yield was 417.90 pounds; average milk 

 yield, 6,626 pounds; 15.85 pounds milk to a pound of butter. Their 

 average age at commencement of year was 3 years and 8 months. 



