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GuENON ON MiLcn Cows. 



■well fed and not too long milked stock of these breeds should give a pound 

 of butter to every nine quarts of milk. 



"Having been present at the examination of my herd by the State Guenon Commis- 

 sion, on Saturdaj% June 1, 1878, and having since examined their report by the original 

 record made on the spot by them, and compared it with my account'of the herd, 

 handed to Mr. J. S. Williams, May 21, or more than one week before thej' made the 

 examination, I do certify that the accompanying report is correct and true. 



Eastburn Reeder, 

 New Hope, Bucks county, Pa." 

 Rabbit Run Farm, June 15, 1878. 



"I certify that Eastburn Reeder handed me his account of his herd ten days boibre 

 the examination was inade by the State Guenon Commission ; that I was present with 

 others at tlie examination ; that the two reports were compared in the presence of a 

 number, shortly after the examination, and were generally satisfactory ; and that I 

 have now examined the accompanying reports by the two original records, made at 

 separate times as above mentioned, and have found them correct and true copies of 

 said original records. 



J. S. Williams, 

 Secretary of the Solehury Farmers^ Club." 

 June 15, 1878. 



Examination of Eastburn Reader's Herd. 



Accounts of the Herd by Eastburn 



Reeder. 

 No. 1. — Bell. — Age, 12 years. Grade, 

 Alderney. Calved November 10, 1877. 

 Greatest yield when f resli, IG quarts jjer 

 day. Yield May 20, 1878, 10 quarts per 

 day. Butter, 8 pounds in seven days. 

 Tried February, 1875. 

 Milks to one month of calving. 

 No. 2 — TOPSY.— Age, 10 years. Guern- 

 sey. Calved March 9, 1878. 

 Greatest yield when fresh, 18 quarts. 

 Yield May 20, 1878, 14 quarts. Made 

 12 pounds in seven da vs. 

 Tried Jmie, 1872. 



Goes dry three months before calving. 

 No. 5.— Firefly, (1133.)— Age, 8 years. 

 Jersey. Calved October 28, 1877. 

 Greatest yield wlien fresh, 14 quarts. 

 YieldMay20, 1878, 12 quarts. Averaged 

 6 pounds butter for forty weeks, from 

 Sept. 1, 1872, to Junes, 1873. Greatest 

 yield of butter in any one week since, 

 10| pounds. 



Never goes dry ; has been milked reg- 

 ularly since August 27, 1872. 

 No. 4. — Isabelle, (1935.)— Age, 6 years. 

 Jersey. Calved September 19, 1877. 



Greatest yield when fresh, 12 quarts. 

 Yield May 20, 1878, 8 quarts. Made 9 

 pounds butter in seven days. 



Tried October, 1877. 



Milks to one month of calving. 

 No. 5.- -Marian. — Ago. (J years. Guern- 

 sey. Calved February 15, 1878. 



Greatest yield when fresh, 14 quarts. 

 Yield May 20, 14 quarts. 



Butter never boon tested. 



Milks to within one month of calving. 



No. 5.— Urania, (2793.)— Ago, 5 years. 



Jersey. Calved January 30, 1878. 



Greatest yield when fresh, 12 quarts. 

 Yield May 20, 12 quarts. 



Butter never been tested. 



Milks to one month of calving. 



Opinions of the Herd by the Guenon 



Commission. 

 No. i.— Bell.— Grade, Alderney. Flan- 

 ders, 2d. 

 Quantity, 18 to 20 quarts. 



Quality, fair. 

 Dry three to four months. 

 No. 2. — TopsY Guernsey. Curveline, 2d. 



Quantity, IG to 18 quarts. 



Quality, first rate. 

 Dry two months. 

 No. 8. — Firefly. — Jersey thorough-bred. 

 Demijohn, 2d. Daughter of Niobe, 3d. 

 Quantity, 12 to 14 quarts. 



Quality, medium. 

 Dry two months. 



No. .^.—Isabelle.— Jersey thorough 

 bred. Flanders, 3d. 

 Quantity, 16 quarts. 



Quality, first rate. 

 Dry one month. 



No. 5 Marian Guernsey. Curveline, 



3d. 

 Quantity, IG quarts. 



Quality, first rate. 

 Dry two months to three months. 

 No. 6. — Urania.— Jersey thorough-bred. 

 Selvage, 2d. 

 Quantity, 14 quarts. 



Quality, second rate. 

 Dry one month. 



