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cow. The use of males for breeding is commenced at a year 

 and a half old, but they are not much used till two. In 100 

 calves 94^ per cent, are living and 5^ per cent. dead. Among 

 100 calves, 55^q per cent, are males, and 44^^^ P®^ cent, 

 females. In 100 parturitions, 4 j^^ per cent, are twins. 

 A form of cattle register is kept as follows : — 



The form of pedigree register is as follows 



An account is kept so that the weight of milk of each cow 

 and each month is seen at a glance, the yield of each noted and 

 the yearly yield noted. The average annual yield per cow is 

 4,816 pounds. It occurs as follows ; — 



After that the yield continues the same for some time, or falls 

 off. It does not increase. The largest yield of any one cow 

 bred at Hohenheim was from a cow which I saw when there. 

 Her weight was about 1,200 pounds. She gave in one year 

 nine thousand six hundred and seventy pounds, in the year 

 after her fifth calf, at the age of eight. The general average 

 yield of milk is four times the live weight of the cow each year. 



