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1st, 1893, he recorded the average percentage of each of the cows. 

 The percentage of butter fat has been given with the transcripts of 

 milk records in previous pages. A few more recent totals are ap- 

 pended: 9562 Mempris N4, 291.10 lb., 238.97; 10207 Effigy N4, 

 346.28 lb.; 17918 Berry N4, 534.1 lb., 587.8, 590.52; 19220 Gemma 

 N4, 34437 lb., 389.7, 365.385; 19753 Edna N4, 27871 lb., 271.31; 

 20729 Gipsy N4, 327.253, 271.321; 21162 Evangeline N4, 300.3; 

 20316 Duchess of Necton N6, 212.28 lb., 280.44, 301.13; 21145 Dor- 

 mouse N6, 305.84 lb.; 22093 Donna N6, 270.11 lb., 225.68. 



6835 Twin Rosebud P3, 309.50 lb., 315.83; 18309 Sporle Eu- 

 geniePS, 345.34 lb., 271, 399.32, 366.63, 272.74, 232.73', 236.36; 

 18594 Emerald P3, 319.55 lb., 253.31, 364.43; 20722 Eve P3, 315.51 

 lb., 288.79, 277.23, 335.03; 19290 Lark L9, 335 lb., 379.4, 392.6; 18754 

 Moth L9, 282.19, 246.8, 253, 270.6. 



12619 Meadow Blush 2d Al (13V 2 yrs., on September 21st, 

 1910), milk, 22 lb.; fat, p. m. 3.8 a. m. 3.8; weight, .89 lb. 17126 

 Meadow Blush 3d Al, in 1903, fat 4.4; 1904, fat 5.1; September 

 21st, 1910 (c. 18th January), milk, 23 V 2 lb., fat, p. m. 5.1, a. m. 4.9; 

 weight, 1.10 lb.; February 22d, 1911 (c. 6th February), milk, 41 lb.; 

 fat, p. m. 3.9, a. m. 3.8; weight, 1.58 lb. 21729 Meadow Blush 5th 

 Al (1st c. November 20th, 1910). February 22d, 1911, milk, 32% 

 lb.; fat, p. m. 4.1, a. m. 3.2 weight, 1.17 lb. In 1898 Mr. Newton re- 

 ported in the Herd Book that the butter yield per 1 ; 000 lb. milk was 

 over 43 lb. in summer, over 44 lb. in winter. 



Mr. Chevallier had a full analysis of the milk of cows in the 

 Aspall Herd, made on February 20th, 1907, by Mr. F. J. Lloyd, in 

 November, 1910; and three tests in 1911 by the Eastern Counties 

 Dairy Institute. 12952 Sapphire U3, fat 4.03 per cent, other solids 

 9.55; on November 23-24, 1910, milk, 21 lb.; fat, p. m. 4.3, a. m. 4.25. 

 Calved down March 12th, 1911; May ll-12th, milk 40 lb., fat p. m, 

 4.2, a. m. 3.4. Her 21535 Aspall Pomona-lst c. September 2d; No- 

 vember 23-24; milk 28 lb., fat, p. m. 3.8, a. m. 3.8; February 20-21, 

 2d c.; August 4th, milk 23 V 2 lb., fat p. m. 4.5, a. m. 3.5; May 11-12, 

 milk 23 lb., fat, p. m. 4.6, a. m. 3.5; September 3-4, milk 32 lb., fat, 

 p. m. 3.7, a. m. 3.5; 5th c. October 20th, 1914, fat, p. m. 4.9, a. m. 

 4.0. 12986 Snowball A3, fat 3.30, other solids 9.74. 9127 Beehive 

 2 Suff., fat 3.68, other solids 9.18. 17291 Noisette 2d, fat 3.30, other 

 solids 9.29; in 1910-11, milk 39V 2 lb., fat, p. m. 4.0, a. m. 3.0. 18522 

 Cineraria, fat 5.38, other solids 9.94. 19650 Cineraria 3d, fat 4.00, 

 other solids 9.44. 19072 Cassia 2d, fat 5.18, other solids 10.90; May, 

 1911 (in milk 25 days), milk 56 lb., fat, p. m. 4.1, a. m. 3.2; Septem- 

 ber, milk 37 lb., fat, p. m. 4.5, a. m. 3.5. 21533 Aspall Pearmain 1st 

 (September, 1911, 45 days in milk), milk 39 lb., fat, p. m. 3.5, a. m. 

 3.2. 21538 Aspall Prunella (in milk 40 days), milk 25 V 2 lb., fat, 

 p. m. 4.5, a. m. 3.0. 31071 Brookshill Bud 2d Al (in milk 88 days), 

 milk 26 lb., fat, p. m. 4.2, a. m. 3.8; February, 1912 (in milk 38 days), 

 milk 42% lb., fat, p. m. 4.0, a. m. 3.6. 21589 Brookshill Bud 3d 

 (in milk 15 days), milk 29V 2 lb., fat, p. m. 4.9, a. m. 4.3. 21589 

 Brookshill Violet (in milk 143 days), milk 35% lb., fat, p. m. 4.6, 

 a. m. 4.5. 



The butter fat proportion of the milk yields in the several Amer- 

 ican tested Red Polled cows since January, 1908, has been set out 

 in previous pages as part of milk record transcript. A few other 

 facts and details may find place in this section of the essay. 



Mr. P. G. Henderson, of Central City, Iowa, as proprietor of the 

 Valley Farm Creameries, kindly furnished me with his milk deliv- 



