124 FAEM ACCOUNTS. 



May 24. Paid for medicine fl; meat 68c.... Hours of 

 labor: Cattle 4-J; horses 2; hogs f; poultry J; cleaning 

 harness 1 man 2J; sacking oats for feed 2 men J; sprouting 

 potatoes 1 man J. . . .Eggs laid 25. .. .Set aside for home 

 use : 1^ gallons milk, 1 pint cream, 5 eggs. 



May 25. Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs j; 

 poultry J ; sacking oats for market 2 men 1 ; cleaning succo- 

 tash 3 men 1; hauling lumber for house 1 man and team 3; 

 churning 1 woman 1-J . . . . Eggs laid 23 .... Set aside for 

 home use: If gallons milk, 1 pint cream, 6 eggs. 



Weight of feeds fed to live stock to-day: Cattle Corn 

 I'odder 140 Ibs., hay 175 Ibs., ground feed 24 Ibs., oats 8 Ibs., 

 skim milk 50 Ibs. ; horses Hay 95 Ibs., oats 41 Ibs. ; hogs 

 corn on cob 16 Ibs., barley 3 Ibs., oats 2 Ibs., and all skim 

 milk and buttermilk not otherwise used; poultry Oats 5 

 Ibs. 



The milk of each cow was weighed to-day, morning and 

 evening, as follows: Nell, morning 6.1 Ibs., evening 6 Ibs.; 

 Crossy, morning 9 Ibs., evening 8.5 Ibs. ; Black and White 

 Cow, morning 6.1 Ibs., evening 5.9 Ibs.; Durham, morning 

 4.7 Ibs., evening 4.3 Ibs. ; Dot, morning 12 Ibs., evening 11.7 

 Ibs.; Holstein, morning 16.5 Ibs., evening 16.1 Ibs. 



Samples of each cow's milk were taken to-day at both 

 milkings for composite test. 



May 26. Hours of labor : Cattle 3J ; horses LJ ; hogs -J ; 

 poultry ; gardening 1 man 2J, 1 man and team -J; repair- 

 ing fence 2 men and team 2. . . .Eggs laid 22. .. .Set aside 

 for home use: 1J gallons milk, 2 eggs, 6| pounds butter. 



The composite samples of each cow's milk taken on the 

 5th, 15th and 25th of the month were tested to-day as fol- 

 lows: Nell 3.6; Crossy 3.7; Black and White Cow 4.2; 

 Durham 4.3; Dot 4.2,, Holstein 2.8. 



A sample of this morning's cream tested 26 per cent. 



May 27. Paid for grinding hog feed 15c; wagon grease 

 25c; barber lOc .... Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, 

 berries 25c; 1 barrel of salt |1.20 Hours of labor: Cat- 



A man in the right with God on his side is the majority. Beecher. 



