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the cows at four days of age. In regard to feeding and general 

 management of my cows, 1 would say that I feed them regu- 

 larly, night and morning, on salt and English hay, and some 

 roots, with four to six quarts of meal and shorts per day. 

 Watered twice every day and groomed every morning. This 

 is my treatment, from the time they come to the barn in the 

 Fall until they are turned into the pasture in the Spring. 

 Their feed, since turned into pasture, has been common pastur- 

 age, with four quarts of meal and shorts per day, and green 

 fodder in its season. 



First 10 days 

 after calving. 



Last 10 days 

 in August. 



Average. 



Brunette, calved Mar 4, 1873. 16 qts. per day. 11 qts. per day. 13^ qts. per day. 



Cora, 



Maud, 



Pride, 



Dora, 



Lydia, 



Emma, 



Nellie, 



Jennie, 



Mar. 21, 1873. 

 April 1, 1873. 

 April 7, 1873. 

 May 15, 1873. 

 June 30, 1873. 

 July 1, 1873. 

 July 28, 1873. 

 Aug. 7, 1873. 



16 

 20 

 16 

 23 

 16 

 15 

 19 

 14 



10 

 12 

 13 

 11 

 9 

 12 

 18 

 12 



13 

 16 

 14i 

 17 



m 



13i 

 18i 

 13 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE M. WONSON. 



East Gloucester, Sept. 23, 1873. 

 Entered by Geo. M. Wonson, one herd of six cows, two of 

 them dry, to calve next month. Four of them, with fair feed, 

 will give over twenty quarts of milk per day. The other two 

 are two and three year old heifers, promising to make good 

 cows. Their feed is one quart of meal and two quarts of 

 coarse shorts, morning and night. Also, a small armful of 

 green corn fodder, each night since the 25th of July. The 

 pasturing is very poor. I think the four cows will average 

 fifteen quarts of milk per day, through the season. 



