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calved March 15th, 1875, and is due to calve April 8lh 1876. 

 F'ed on three quarts meal and four quarts shorts with good hay. 

 After June ist, pasture and two quarts meal. 



Last ten days in March. 6^, 3-95 lbs per day or 30 3-5 quarts. 



April 57 1-5 " " 276-25 " 



May. 45 23-31 " " 21 39-50 " 



June. 379-32 " " 187-10 " 



" August. 309.16 " " 147-10 " 



STATEMExNT OF GEORGE W. RUSSELL. 



I enter my Jersey COW, "Nellie Blen, 2d," 1148, A. H. B., 

 calved August 17, 1870, making her five years of age, and bred 

 by me ; for the premium for the best milch cow of any breed, 

 with satisfactory evidence as to her milk, manner of feeding &c. 

 Nellie Ijlen, 2d, dropped heifer calf December 22d, 1874. Jan- 

 uary 1st, 1875, commenced to measure her milk and have mea- 

 sured it daily up to Sept ist, 1875. During the winter she was 

 fed on good hay with one quart corn meal and one quart cotton 

 seed meal twice a day until the 20th of May, after which she had 

 nothing but pasture feed until August ist, 1875, since then two 

 quarts meal daily. Due to calve Nov. 6th, 1875. 



Record of her Milk. 

 Gave in January, 627 quarts-20 1-4 quarts per day-1348 1-4 lbs. 



