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BESSIE. — Breed, grade Jersey; age, 5 jears; dropped last calf Oct. 17, 1884. 



Tear and 



Month. 



Dally 



Yield of 



Milk. 



Composition of Milk. 



Total 

 Sulids. 



Snlids 

 not 

 Fat. 



1884. 



Nov. 18, 

 24, 



Dec. f), 



10, 



17, 



24, 



1883. 

 Jan. 7, 



15, 



3} lbs. shorts, 3| lbs. meal and 



16 lbs. li:iy. 

 '3\ ll)s. shorts, 3:} lbs. meal, 3^ 



llis. gluten meal and 16 lbs. 



hav. 

 '3^ ll)S. shorts, 3) lbs. meal, 3j* 



ll)s. gluten meal and 16 lbs. 



hay. 

 3^ lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. meal and 



15 lbs. bay. 



■ 3^ lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. meal and 



15 lbs. hay. 

 3.i lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. meal and 



15 lbs. bay. 



29 lbs. 



21 " 



29 " 



29 " 



87.0G 

 87.91 



86.18 

 86.99 



87.41 

 85.36 



87.26 

 87.29 



12.91 

 13.09 



13.82 

 13.01 



12.59 

 14.64 



12.74 

 12.71 



8.90 

 9.13 



980 

 9.29 



9.27 

 9.89 



9.01 

 8.80 



LADY HORACE.— Grade Ayrshire; age, 5 years; dropped last calf Oct. 16, 1884. 



1884. 



Nov. 18. 

 24, 



Dec. 5, 

 10, 

 17, 

 24, 



1883. 

 Jan. 7, 

 15, 



3| lbs. shorts, 3| lbs. meal and 1 

 16 1I)S. hay. J 



'3.^ lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. meal, 3]] 

 lbs. gluten meal and 20 lbs. > 



\ '''ly. J 



3i lbs. shorts, 3| lbs. meal and ) 

 I 19 lbs. hay. j 



' 3| lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. meal and 



19 ll)s. hay. 

 3{ ills, shorts, 3^ lbs. meal and 



19 lbs. hay. 



8.99 

 9 20 

 9.78 

 9.06 

 8.88 



9.08 



8.95 

 9.00 



