82 GuENON ON Milch Cows. 



The undersigned having been present at the examination of Thomas Gawthrop's 

 herd of dairy cows, by the Guenon commission, on the 2d day of 9 month, 1878, am 

 free to say that, although most of the cows were blanketed from horns to tail, their es- 

 timate, in a great majority of them, very nearly corresponded with the owners account 

 previously prepared. 



M. E. CONABP. 



West Grove, Pa., 11 month 7, 1878. 



Joseph Pyle would have signed had he been present at the examination. Expresses 

 confidence in the system. 



T. G. 



Examination of J. Sc J. Darlington's Cows, October 2d. 



The commission visited the herds of Messrs. J. & J. Darlington, Octo- 

 ber 2, at Darlington station, on Westchester road, Delaware county. These 

 gentlemen make the finest butter and get the largest price in the market. 

 Their dairy is admirably arranged. They have farms of four hundred 

 and eighty acres, and have a herd of one hundred and sixty-seven cows. 

 They had selected about a fair sample of the herd in two lots of cows. 

 The first lot, from No. 9 to 33, was on one farm, and those numbered from 

 1 to 1 4 on the other farm. These gentlemen kept no test of the quality 

 of anj' cow's milk, and have no exact record of the quantity given by any 

 cow; but as they are experienced dairymen, and thoroughly practical 

 men, they knew about what each cow was giving in milk, and about its 

 general quality, and sufficient to pronounce the grade of each cow, whether 

 first, second, or third class. Therefore, in their record they do not give 

 the exact record, as the committee would have desired, so as to compare 

 with their own estimates, but they give the general qualities of the cow, 

 and the two records must be compared from that stand point. Another 

 matter must be taken into consideration. The Messrs. Darlington are 

 liberal feeders, which accounts partly for their rich, tasty butter, and tends 

 to make their cows do full work, A standard of quarts for first, second, 

 and third class, upon which to estimate the qualities of the cows, was agreed 

 upon between the commission and Messrs. Darlington. 



J. & J. DABiiiNaTON's Account. 



No9.— 



Quantity, first. 



Time, six to eight weeks. 



First-class cow. 

 No 61.— 



Quantity, second. 



Time, six to eight weeks. 



Second class cow. 



No. 4.— 



Quantity, third. 



Time, four to six weeks. 



Third class cow. 

 No. 1.— 



Quantity, first. 



Time, four to six weeks. 



First-class cow. 

 No. 41.— 



Quantity, first. 



Time, lour to six weeks. 



First-class cow. 

 No. S2 — 



Quantity, first. 



Time, four to six weeks. 



First-class cow* 



GuENON Commission's Account. 



No. 9. — Grade Durham. — Bicorn, second. 



Quantity, second. 



Quality, second. 



Time, four to six weeks. 

 No. 61. — Grade D u r h a m. — Imperfect 

 Flanders, third. 

 Quantity, second class. 

 Quality, second class. 

 Time, two months. 

 No. 4. — Grade Durham. — Flanders, third. 



Quantity, third, 



Quality, second. 



Dry one month. 

 No. 1. — Grade Durham — Flanders, seo'd. 



Quantitj', second. 



Quality, second. 



Up to her time. 

 No. 41 Grade Durham. — Flanders. 



Quantity, first. 



Quality, second. 



Time, six weeks to two months. 

 No. ;g5.— Grade Durham. — Flanders, 2d. 



Quantity, first. 



Quality, first. 



Up to time, say four to six weeks. 



