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old form that she demonstrated her superiority as a milk- 

 producing cow, and at that time she was sold to a person in 

 my own town of Southbridge. Under his care she began 

 at once to increase, on her previous quantity of milk, until 

 her yield reached a point that was remarkable. At this 

 time she was a family cow ; that is, she was the only one in 

 the possession of the owner, and was kept to supply his 

 family with milk. She had the best of care, the best of 

 feed, and all she wanted to eat ; and all this we should and 

 must do for each and all of our cows, to reap success. 



From time to time I saw this cow and her unusual yield 

 of milk, and I thought I would like very much to become 

 her owner, and this wish I realized the first of last April. 

 She calved on the 7th of April, and, as she had not been in 

 the company of other cows for the previous three years, I 

 concluded to keep her by herself until she became familiar- 

 ized with her new surroundings. Under my care she 

 surpassed her previous milk record, giving, from May 12 to 

 January 12 of this year, 10,807 pounds and 11 ounces, — 

 an average of 45 pounds a day. From May 18 to June 7 

 inclusive, a period of twenty days, her yield was 1,403 

 pounds and 12 ounces, — an average daily production of 

 33 quarts. During these twenty days and up to the 20th 

 of July she was milked three times a day. Her feed was 

 the best of pasturing, together with two quarts of clear corn 

 meal and four quarts of bran. Large and gratifying as was 

 her yield of milk, it was no less remarkable for its richness. 

 A trial test, comprising her milk of three consecutive days, 

 commencing June 1 , gave an exact 9 pounds of unsalted 

 butter, — an average of 3 pounds a day, or 1 pound of 

 butter from 23 pounds of milk. This, you will remember, 

 was in June, when a relatively larger quantity of milk is 

 required for a pound of butter than is the case later in the 

 season. A previous butter test, made by her preceding 

 owner in the September prior to my purchase, showed that 

 it required only 15 pounds of her milk to make 1 pound of 

 butter. Her milk record for the two years preceding my 

 ownership of her was for 1888 10,591 pounds and 7 ounces, 

 — an average daily yield of 29 pounds, or 13J quarts per 

 day for the year. Her total production of milk in 1889 was 



