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of cut stover, 8 pounds of mixed hay ; and of grain, 12 pounds 

 of a mixture of oats, bran, and dried brewers' grain, with 2 

 pounds of oil meal. The ensilage was rich in corn, and she 

 was allowed in addition to this what wheat straw she cared 

 to eat. On April 1st she was turned out to pasture with the 

 rest of the herd and her grain ration reduced to 6 pounds. 

 The latter part of July she was fed soiling crops with the rest 

 of the herd. 



Two other cows, not otherwise mentioned, made over 

 500 ponnds fat. One was Yeksa Queen 631, owned by A. J. 

 Philips, of West Salem, Wis.,- that gave 9,886.9 pounds milk, 

 5.2 per cent fat, yielding 514.1 pounds fat. The other one was 

 Glenwood Girl 2d 9108, that gave 9,944.7 pounds milk and 

 508 pounds fat. 



At the meeting of the Guernsey Breeders' Association 

 held June 8, 1894, it was suggested "that premiums be offered 

 to breeders to induce them to breed for test. There seems 

 to be no end of records for the Jerseys and Holsteins but a 

 veritable dearth of Guernsey tests. The advancement of the 

 breed demands more thorough and systematic testing. The 

 subject was not discussed at length but was left for a future 

 meeting 1 ." 



October 26, 1894, at a meeting of this association in Phila- 

 delphia, the following rules were drawn up under which tests 

 were to be carried on by this association : 



"The samples must be secured for one day of each week, care 

 being exercised to have these (which should be taken as soon as 

 milked) well mixed. 



"The cows must be milked out clean and at regular hours, morn- 

 ing and evening, and' equal samples taken from the entire product of 

 the two milkings, properly cooled and delivered to Marshall and 

 Cochran, chemists, 315 North Fifth street, Philadelphia, in condition 

 satisfactory to them. The bottles must be full to prevent churning. 



"All expenses connected with the tests to be paid by the con- 

 testants. If any test appears phenomenally high, or if, for any rea- 

 son, the executive committee sees fit, they, or any one whom they 

 may deputize, are at liberty to visit the dairies and take samples for 

 themselves during the period of testing. 



> "Postal cards will be furnished all members making tests, on 

 which will be blank forms to be filled and sent monthly to the secre- 

 tary; this data to be formulated and given out at our meetings from 

 time to time. 



"The testing will commence 12th month (December) 1, 1894, 

 and persons cannot enter for the first year later than fourth month 

 (April) 1, 1895. Report on first year's tests to be made fourth month, 

 1st, 1896. Any one wishing to start in advance of above date may 

 do so by notifying the secretary and complying with these rules. 



